Nets get served a lesson from rebuild-success Magic
Hopefully the Nets were taking copious notes. Beyond the usual lessons they can learn from losses, the Magic embody much of what the Nets hope to eventually become and provided them with an ideal rebuilding blueprint to follow. They have a much different rebuild than the Magic, as evidenced by the Nets' 123-100 loss on […]
Nets’ let-it-fly mentality has been key to unexpected start
Jordi Fernandes' instructions to his team were certainly heeded. Let's fly. The Nets' 3-point prowess has been central to their 9-10 start to the season despite most predicting them to be last in the NBA. The first-year head coach, who wants to make that the identity of the offense, has emphasized that all season. They […]
Nets roll past Suns behind two-way player’s 30 points in Cam Thomas’ absence
PHOENIX — The Nets lost their leading scorer, but won the game. Shorthanded Brooklyn will be without Cam Thomas for at least three weeks with a hamstring injury. But they did enough to defeat Phoenix and old friend Kevin Durant 127-117 at Footprint Center. Dennis Schroder, who scored 29 points, hits a layup in the […]
Nets’ injuries piling up with Cam Thomas sidelined by hamstring
PHOENIX — The Nets will be without their leading scorer for the better part of a month. Cam Thomas was diagnosed with a left hamstring strain following an MRI scan on Tuesday. He will be re-evaluated in three weeks. Nets star Cam Thomas has been diagnosed with a strained left hamstring. NBAE (via Getty Images) […]
Nets’ Cam Thomas won’t play vs. Suns due to hamstring injury
PHOENIX — The Nets will be without their leading scorer against their old friend Kevin Durant on Wednesday against Phoenix. Cam Thomas joins a long list of players out with left hamstring soreness. Coach Jordi Fernandez pulled Thomas midway through the third quarter on Monday “to protect him from himself.” Cam Thomas shot Andrew Wiggins […]
Cam Johnson, Cam Thomas exit Nets’ win over Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO – The Nets have placed Cam Johnson and Cam Thomas on injured reserve after being ejected from Monday's win. Brooklyn was already without Nic Claxton, Dorian Finney-Smith, Ben Simmons and Noah Clowney. However, Johnson sprained his right ankle in the first quarter when he landed on Draymond Green's foot, and was unable to […]
Shorthanded Nets storm back to beat Warriors after star’s injury
SAN FRANCISCO – Already short-handed, the Nets lost their hottest hand. However, they refused to lose the match. Despite putting Cam Johnson on the injured list, Brooklyn fought back with a 128-120 come-from-behind victory over Golden State in front of a packed Chase Center crowd of 18,064 on Sunday. With Johnson out with a sprained […]
Nets’ injury bug getting worse amid challenging road trip
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Nets were already set to be without Dorian Finney-Smith and Ben Simmons for Monday's game against Golden State. But now, both Dennis Schroder and Noah Clowney are questionable as well. Schroder missed Sunday's win at Sacramento with right ankle soreness, and Clowney sprained his left ankle in the fourth quarter. He […]
Nets rally to give Jordi Fernandez tight win over ex-team Kings, mentor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Nets coach Jordi Fernandez returned to Sacramento to face the Kings and Mike Brown, he wasn't just facing his coach, he was facing his family. Brown didn't let his protégé down on Sunday, and Fernandez certainly wouldn't have wanted him to. He scored 16,750 points at the Golden 1 Center before […]
Nets were hoping Ben Simmons would push offense, but he hasn’t
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nets coach Jordi Fernandez said early in the season that he expected Ben Simmons to be aggressive and shoot double-digits every night. So far, Simmons has never achieved his goal. Simmons is coming off a second hip surgery and has declared himself healthy for the first time in years, which begs the […]