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Kyrie Irving talked to teammates after listing pillars of Nets’ future
NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving said he has spoken to teammates about comments in which he listed the players he saw as being a part of the team’s future. “I reached out to make sure nothing was taken out of context — making sure that the guys knew exactly what I meant,” […]
Continue readingKyrie Irving says team’s needs ‘glaring’ after Nets fall to 76ers
PHILADELPHIA — Kyrie Irving said “it’s glaring” that the Brooklyn Nets have more work to do for their roster to reach the level necessary for championship contention. “I mean, it’s transparent. It’s out there. It’s glaring, in terms of the pieces that we need in order to be at that next level,” Irving said after […]
Continue readingDeAndre Jordan is the NBA’s $40 million best friend
“The Star-Spangled Banner” has played in Barclays Center, the opposing team’s starters have been introduced and booed by fans, the Nets’ player-introductions video has concluded, the team huddle has commenced and broken up and the buzzer has sounded. But before any NBA game can begin, Jordan has to finish. In this moment, Jordan is a […]
Continue readingNets snap 7-game losing streak as healthier days loom ahead
Free throws from Joe Harris sealed Brooklyn’s 117-113 win over Miami. The win ended a seven-game losing streak for Brooklyn, the longest active skid in the league. Dinwiddie finished with 26 points and a career-high 14 assists. “Getting the monkey off our back felt really, really, really, really, reallllly good,” Dinwiddie said, grinning ear to […]
Continue readingBen McLemore: The NBA lottery pick who lost his way, and his road back
“I was like, ‘Wow!’” McLemore told ESPN last month. “Coming back to the team who drafted me? They believed in me from the jump — a young kid from St. Louis. They are giving me the opportunity to show them why they drafted me in the first place.” But it quickly became clear McLemore was […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Ish Smith is red hot
Veteran journeyman Ish Smith has found a home in D.C. as a productive playmaker and should find a home on your fantasy roster, as he produced 27 points last night, the third-highest tally of his career. Smith has averaged 19.5 PPG and 8.1 combined dimes and rebounds the past six games while ranking seventh on […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Streaking Memphis on a roll
It’s not just top Rookie of the Year candidate Ja Morant and gifted second-year talent Jaren Jackson Jr. who are putting in impressive minutes, as surging scoring guard Dillon Brooks continues to be efficient from the field. Brooks delivered 19 points last night and has averaged 16.4 PPG with 1.3 “stocks” (steals plus blocks) per […]
Continue readingCaris LeVert scores 13 in return, but Nets drop 5th straight
On Saturday, the Nets were competitive through most of the game but crumbled in the fourth quarter, giving up 38 points in the final period. “These things happen,” Joe Harris said of the slump. “You stick with the process, you stay level-headed and you trust in the process that we are going to figure it […]
Continue readingTomas Satoransky among top fantasy basketball free-agent finds
A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster can prove rewarding. When curating this fluid collective of statistical contributors, it helps to consider your end-of-bench players in direct competition with the talent floating in free agency. The goal of this weekly series is to identify players available in […]
Continue readingKyrie Irving’s injury, Spencer Dinwiddie’s dominance and the biggest Brooklyn Nets questions
What is the update on Kyrie Irving? It was Sunday, one hour and 45 minutes before opening tip between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers, and by this point in the season, the Nets head coach was on auto-pilot when it came to responses about his All-Star point guard. “No update, no timetable,” Atkinson said. […]
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