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HOOPSHYPE: Nets national TV game ratings jumped dramatically in 2019-20
Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/ After years of getting few, if any, national TV games, the Nets proved last season that they can attract a national audience ... even without Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. In a Hoopshype survey of national TV ratings in 2019-20, Nets had the 12th highest ratings for games broadcast on ESPN and TNT. That’s out of the 27 teams that appeared on the two networks. The Nets also experienced the fourth biggest annual ratings jump (42.04 percent). Moreover, the Nets-Blazers “bubble” game, the 134-133 thriller won by Portland, was the most-watched final regular...
ClutchPoints Oct 28, 2020
Bradley Beal’s reason for why quicker start to season is good for Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant
Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal stopped by the JJ Redick Podcast to give his take on a number of topics ranging from trade rumors to All-Star snubs. One of the topics was the NBA restart, and how it might help Brooklyn Nets superstars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. The NBA Board of Governors is currently […] The post Bradley Beal’s reason for why quicker start to season is good for Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant appeared first on ClutchPoints.
ClutchPoints Oct 26, 2020
Nets stars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving are working out together
Things are finally shaping up for the Brooklyn Nets as the franchise’s two superstars in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant are starting to go back to the lab in preparation for the upcoming 2020-21 NBA season. On Monday, the two All-Stars were seen working out together after a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. […] The post Nets stars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving are working out together appeared first on ClutchPoints.
NetsDaily Oct 26, 2020
Brooklyn Nets Player Tiers with Seth Partnow: Glue Guys Podcast
Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports Kyrie Irving is Tier 3... Kevin Durant is Tier 1 (still)... and four more Brooklyn Nets made Seth Partnow’s NBA Player Tiers on The Athletic. Seth joins Mike to discuss how the Nets stack up with the rest of the NBA contenders, whether he would consider trading Caris LeVert and why he’s still bullish on Kevin Durant’s chances of being elite next season. Click here to read Seth’s NBA Player Tiers on The Athletic.
NetsDaily Oct 26, 2020
Bondy: Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant combining on signature sneaker
Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports In the world of sneaker sales, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant are monsters. As Stefan Bondy reports Monday... Only LeBron James ($32 million) earns more from sneaker endorsements than Durant’s $26 million per year Nike deal, according to Forbes. Irving is seventh at $11 million behind Russell Westbrook ($12 million), Zion Williamson ($13 million), James Harden ($14 million) and Steph Curry ($20 million). Michael Jordan is still the unquestionable king earning $130 million per year from Nike. So what happens if the Nets bestie superstars combine forces? We...
ClutchPoints Oct 26, 2020
Nets’ Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving collaborating on new sneaker
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have yet to play a single minute together as teammates for the Brooklyn Nets, but already, the hype surrounding them has been unreal. So much so, that Nike is reportedly backing a sneaker collaboration between these two superstars. Ben Nethongkome, a Nike footwear designer who helped Irving with the Kyrie […] The post Nets’ Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving collaborating on new sneaker appeared first on ClutchPoints.
NetsDaily Oct 22, 2020
LA’s Sports Academy becoming HSS Training Center West
The Sports Academy, formerly known as the Mamba Sports Academy, is Southern California’s top training facility for hoopsters whether they’re NBA all-stars or kids just learning the game. And lately, it’s become sort of HSS Training Center West, a location where seemingly everyone on the Nets roster from Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to Jaylen Hands and Devin Cannady have been working out, both individually and in 5-on-5 settings. Just in the past few days, images or video of KD, Kyrie, Caris LeVert, Spencer Dinwiddie and Hands have shown up on Twitter or other social media. Take a...
NetsDaily Oct 22, 2020
The Athletic paints uncertain portrait of Nets chances in 2021
Photo by James Devaney/ In a survey of 20 agents and a John Hollinger analysis, The Athletic suggests that while the Nets have Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, their chances of winning it all next season remain cloudy. In both cases, chemistry not talent is cited as Brooklyn’s big issue along with injuries and Steve Nash’s lack of experience. In Ben Standig and Mike Vorkunov’s anonymous survey of the agents, only seven agreed with the proposition that the Nets are favorite coming out of the East, while 12 basically said not so fast. Apparently, one agent did not respond. Among...
ClutchPoints Oct 21, 2020
This Hypothetical Nets Trade Gives Kyrie Irving-Kevin Durant A 3rd Superstar
The NBA Draft is just a few weeks away and the league is looking to lift their moratorium on trading in the coming days. This offseason, teams have less money to spend in free agency than in recent years because the salary cap may remain stagnant, so some experts believe teams, like the Brooklyn Nets, […] The post This Hypothetical Nets Trade Gives Kyrie Irving-Kevin Durant A 3rd Superstar appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Nothin' But Nets Oct 18, 2020
Nets: Spencer Dinwiddie has weird take on role for Brooklyn
Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie had a strange comparison for himself while discussing his role on the team. There will be a ton of questions surrounding the Brooklyn Nets entering next season, the most obvious being how Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will look following their respective injuries. The former, of course, missed the entirety […] Nets: Spencer Dinwiddie has weird take on role for Brooklyn - Nothin But Nets - Nothin But Nets - Brooklyn Nets News and Fan Community
ClutchPoints Oct 18, 2020
LeBron James-Kyrie Irving beef forever misconstrued, per Iman Shumpert
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving recently stirred the pot with a statement made on new teammate Kevin Durant ahead of their partnership come the 2021 NBA season. “One thing I’ve always been comfortable with, I felt like I was the best option on every team I played for down the stretch,” Irving said on Durant’s […] The post LeBron James-Kyrie Irving beef forever misconstrued, per Iman Shumpert appeared first on ClutchPoints.
ClutchPoints Oct 15, 2020
VIDEO: Kyrie Irving reacts to return of classic Nets tie-dye throwbacks
Whenever the 2020-21 season starts, the Brooklyn Nets will be wearing their tie-dyed sky-blue throwback jerseys and star point guard Kyrie Irving is very excited about it. Irving, who grew up a Nets fans as a kid, wants to bring the franchise back to the Finals while paying homage to some of the great Nets […] The post VIDEO: Kyrie Irving reacts to return of classic Nets tie-dye throwbacks appeared first on ClutchPoints.
NetsDaily Oct 12, 2020
Hello, New Jersey? Nets pushing their ‘roots’
Brooklyn Nets On Monday, the Nets posted a video on social media that got our attention... for a lot of reasons. Raised in JerseyRooted in BrooklynRecognized Everywhere.10.14 pic.twitter.com/aRoX8iSKIQ— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) October 12, 2020 Narrated by an unseen (and unidentified) Kyrie Irving, the 31-second video points to the New Jersey roots ... both the team’s and his. Kyrie voices over video that takes the viewer from Barclays Center “over the bridge, under the tunnel” to the New Jersey Turnpike, past an exit for the Meadowlands Sports Complex and into...
Hoops Habit Oct 12, 2020
Can Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash unlock Kyrie Irving?
Can new Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash help Kyrie Irving be the best point guard he can be and grow his leadership skills? Hiring Steve Nash as the Brooklyn Nets head coach seems like a good idea on paper. Steve Nash is of the ten greatest point guards in NBA history and now is the head […] Can Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash unlock Kyrie Irving? - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats
NetsDaily Oct 5, 2020
Nets early favorite to come out of the East in 2020-21
Photo by Al Bello/ A Colorado sports book has listed the Nets at 8-1 odds to win it all next season, the third best odds in the NBA and the favorite to come out of the East. SportsBetting.com on Monday laid out the opening odds... The full list. pic.twitter.com/GdnXrYVLL6— SportsBetting.com (@WeSportsBetting) October 5, 2020 The odds, of course, are based on the healthy return of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, plus no doubt the resigning of free agent Joe Harris. All are seen as likely. With the NBA Finals still underway, a lot of fans on social media are braving the jinx...
