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Photo by Megan Briggs/ Nothing is imminent, say Woj. The Heat and Blazers haven’t talk in months, reports Chris Haynes. But Jake Fischer of Yahoo puts Nets on list of teams who could be interested in Tyler Herro. A single one-word reference in a Jake Fischer round-up has NetsWorld all atwitter (pun intended.) The word was “Nets” and it was part of list of teams that could be interested in Tyler Herro should a larger Damian Lillard-to-Miami trade develop. Here it is... The Jazz — as well as the Bulls, Hornets and Nets — are considered a team interested in...

Photo by Bruce Bennett/ Keeping superstars healthy has long been an NBA priority. Now, it’s one in the WNBA, led by the Liberty. Considering the Tsais’ donations to academic study of performance, it shouldn’t be a surprise. If the WNBA is going to make the next big step, that stairway to success can be found at Barclays Center. The New York Liberty is one of the original teams in the league and plays in the country’s largest market. It has both a rich past and a superstar-driven present. The national media is noticing. In the past week, the team’s starters...

Photo by Brock Williams-Smith/NBAE via In a summer centered around international basketball, the Long Island Nets are taking one more bite before the seasonal calendar flips to fall tomorrow. In deal with the Indiana Mad Ants, the Long Island acquired the G League rights to forward Troy Baxter Jr. for those of journeyman big Thon Maker yesterday. Baxter formerly played in New Zealand, was set to play in Bulgaria this year, but will now join the Nets on Long Island. Just Announced: The Long Island Nets have acquired the returning player rights to forward Troy Baxter...

The Nets have been gathering in Brooklyn the last couple of weeks. Now, they’re just a week and a half away from getting on the court in earnest. The calendar is closing in. The Nets will hold their annual GM/head coach press conference at HSS Training Center Tuesday morning, a week before Media Day, also likely to be held at HSS. Then on October 3, things will get real when training camp opens. The Nets will spend their first four days at HSS then, fly to Las Vegas for another two at UNLV and their first preseason game vs. the Lakers on October 9. They return for their...

Long Island Nets When you’re a G League team, you are always under construction. And that means building a roster with two-way contracts, NBA assignments, trades and yes, even local tryouts. On Wednesday, the Brooklyn Nets announced they had signed two players, 6’8” wing Jordan Hall, and 6’0” point guard Kiefer Sykes, but Barclays Center will be their first stop; their final destination almost certainly is Nassau Coliseum, home of the Long Island Nets. The Nets are also expected to sign 6’11” center/forward Patrick Gardner, who played for the Egyptian...

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via It took 40 minutes plus overtime of some off-the-rails basketball, but the Liberty have won a playoff series for the first time since 2015 On September 22, 2015, the New York Liberty defeated the Washington Mystics by five points in front of 9,255 Madison Square Garden fans to advance to the WNBA semifinals. The Liberty did not win another playoff series for quite some time, immediately losing to the Indiana Fever after that, then tumbling through eight years of chaos which included a temporary home in Westchester, a sale of the franchise,...

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via The NBA loves Las Vegas and the Nets will be in Sin City for the latter half of their training camp The Nets will split their training camp between Brooklyn and Las Vegas this year, with the first three days at HSS Training Center and the last three on the UNLV campus, the team announced Tuesday. The HSS segment of camp will take place from Tuesday, October 3, through Friday, October 6, then move to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for sessions on Saturday, October 7, and Sunday, October 8. The Nets play their first preseason...

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Off to a good start. The New York Liberty opened up the WNBA playoffs against the Washington Mystics and were in a tight affair for much of the evening. However, NY was able to pull away late and came away with a 90-75 victory in front of a raucous Barclays Center crowd on Friday night. For a bit more on game one, check out my live guest appearance on the Gotta Get Up podcast with Erica Ayala! Where to follow the game ESPN is the place to be. Tip after 7 PM. Injuries Han Xu has overseas commitments and is not with the team. Sandy Brondello...

Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via It’s a given in the G League that the key to success is a solid point guard. And on Monday, the Long Island Nets acquired one of the G League’s top 1s, Kiefer Sykes. The Long Island Nets have themselves a point guard. Long Island announced Monday that they acquired point guard Keifer Sykes from the Motor City Cruise. In return, the Nets sent G League rights to Treveon Graham and a first round pick in the 2024 NBA G League Draft. Sykes 29, appeared in 32 NBA games — 11 starts — 2021-22 with the Pacers Indiana, averaging 5.6...

Fox5ny In an interview with FOX5’s Tina Cervasio, Ben Simmons talks about this season. Ben Simmons is back in Brooklyn and back on the court and tells FOX5’s Tina Cervasio that he’s “super excited” about playing in Brooklyn with “guys who are easy to play with.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tina Cervasio (@tinacervasio) “I’m super excited to be in Brooklyn, he told Cervasio. “We got a great team. I think this year is going to be a completely different year (compared to) the last couple.” It was...

Photo by Jamie Squire/ Lucas Kaplan and Ben Pfeifer take a deep look at Nic Claxton’s progress Nic Claxton is about to make big money, like REALLY big money, in about 10 months. That’s when free agency opens next July and the 6’11” big man from South Carolina will become a free agent. Barring a setback, Clax is likely to be a top free agent and under the CBA, the Nets won’t be able to extend him till then and since he’ll be an unrestricted free agent, the they won’t have the right to match an offer he’ll receive from elsewhere. No matter where he...

Noah Eagle will bring the family legacy as well as his own extensive broadcast experience to the Nets beat. Two “Birds” are better than one! According to Andrew Marchand of the Post, that’s YES Network’s plan for its Nets coverage this season. Marchand reports Monday that Noah Eagle, the 25-year-old son of Ian Eagle, will be joining the YES broadcast starting December 2 when the Nets face the Magic at Barclays Center. YES and Noah Eagle confirmed the news later Monday... Almost that time of the year again Very excited for this. Where Brooklyn at?...

Every weekend, we’ll be updating the Nets’ off-season with bits and pieces of information, gossip, etc. to help fans get ready for ... whatever. Let’s assume the Nets are done for the off-season, other than a couple of Exhibit 9/10 signings. Let’s also assume they don’t play a role in facilitating any superstar trade, whether Damian Lillard or James Harden or that someone else, like a Giannis Antetokounmpo or Donovan Mitchell, doesn’t shock the world with their own trade request. Finally, let’s assume that no one on the current roster stubs his toe on a child’s...

Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports With training camp only three weeks away, there’s finally momentum on a Damian Lillard trade. Do Nets still fit as a third team? Is Woj speculating or is he working? That’s always the question when Adrian Wojnarowski offers a new twist to an old story. He did that Friday afternoon when he told Malika Andrews on ESPN’s NBA Today that there’s finally some movement in the Damian Lillard trade talks. Miami Momentum. “My sense is that the Blazers have done a lot more talking with teams in the last say 10 to 14 days than they did...

Photo by Bruce Bennett/ Breaking down the ins and outs of a much-anticipated Liberty-Mystics series, one that kicks off Friday night The New York Liberty are set to tip-off their 2023 WNBA postseason run against the Washington Mystics on Friday night, in perhaps the most intriguing battle of the W’s first-round. The Mystics, a tough but oft-injured team in ‘23 whose 19-21 finished belies their true talent, are no small foe. The Liberty, of course, know this, as their 32-8 campaign season was bookended by two losses to Washington, as they finished their best...