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On the latest episode of Nets Fans You Know, sports writer and NetsInsider.com editor Rick Laughland joins Pete to discuss Mikel Brown Jr.’s development, his early-season role off the bench, and what Brooklyn Nets fans should expect from the sixth overall pick during his rookie season. Despite the excitement surrounding Mikel Brown Jr.’s arrival in Brooklyn, his role coming off the bench has raised questions about how the Nets plan to develop the 6th overall pick of this year's NBA Draft. After missing three of the Nets’ four preseason games with an ankle injury, Brown played 18 minutes of the preseason finale, giving hope to Nets fans that he would be in the starting 5 come opening night. Not only did he not start, but head coach Jordi Fernandez would goto confirm that the team would take a cautious approach to his minutes restriction in addition to keeping him out of back-to-back games. Something we have already seen as Brown sat for the 2nd game of this weekend's back-to-bac...

  The Long Island Nets are preparing for the 2026-27 NBA G League season, officially announcing their training camp roster as the organization begins assembling the group that will represent the Brooklyn Nets’ G League affiliate in the months ahead. The Long Island Nets, the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, have completed their training camp roster of 17 players. This roster includes seven returning rights players, three affiliate players, three players signed to a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets, one NBA G League International Draft selection, and three local tryout participants. The roster features a combination of returning talent, developing players, and new opportunities for individuals looking to establish themselves in the professional ranks. With 18 players listed, including a designated two-way player, Long Island will have several names to evaluate as training camp gets underway and the team works toward determining its final roster for the upcoming ca...

  Mikel Brown Jr is starting the season with a minutes restriction and coming off the bench for the Brooklyn Nets.  The rookie tweaked his ankle during the summer, and Brooklyn's training staff is taking a conservative approach.  The Nets Insider team debates whether the rookie coming off the bench is a long-term play by the organization, or just temporary until he's nursed back to full health. 

  The Brooklyn Nets and New York Yankees have more similarities than you think.  The obvious one that comes immediately to mind is that their games are carried by the YES Network and streamed on DAZN.  Peel back the layers and you'll see each team with an owner and general manager joined at the hip.  Brian Cashman joined the Yankees organization in 1995 and has served as the GM since 1998.  He first served under George Steinbrenner and is now reporting to the late owner's son, Hal.  The Bronx Bombers currently have a 26-year championship drought.  That dryspell has spanned three managers: Joe Torre, Joe Girardi, and now Aaron Boone. During New York's post mortem press conference, Hal reinforced his belief in the GM and in fact doubled down with an extension.  The Yankees are a perennial playoff team with lofty expectations from a fan base that expects a championship or bust mentality.  The Brooklyn Nets, on the other hand, are an organization...

  Photo courtesy of ESPN  It might be a long year for the Brooklyn Nets.  Putting up a little resistance in the paint or at the rim in Wednesday's home opener, Charlotte had its way with a Brooklyn squad that was supposedly reaching a turning point in it's rebuild.  The vibes appeared to be high at Barclays Center, as they celebrated 60 seasons of Nets basketball with a throwback tri-color court and retro red, white, and blue uniforms with "Nets" emblazoned across the front.   The Nets came out flat and allowed Charlotte to dictate pace and physicality.  Rookie Mikel Brown Jr. play 20 minutes and went 2-of-8  from the field, 1-of-3 from 3-point range, and tallied three assists and three rebounds.  The Nets allowed 44 points in the paint, while committing 22 turnovers. Charlotte committed 21 of its own. Julius Randle led the way for Brooklyn with 33 points, on 11-of-18 shooting with eight rebounds, and seven assists.  Michael Porter Jr. d...

  In June 2024, the Brooklyn Nets made two franchise-altering trades with the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets that reshaped the organization's direction and allowed them to fully commit to a long-term rebuild. Now, two years into that rebuild, one of the last remaining obligations from the 2021 James Harden trade has raised questions about how the organization should approach the 26–27 season: The Houston Rockets' right to swap first-round picks with the Brooklyn Nets in the 2027 NBA Draft. With the memory of the Rockets using the Nets' pick to land the third overall selection in the 2024 NBA Draft still fresh, a portion of the fan base believes Brooklyn should take a more aggressive approach to improving the roster in hopes of minimizing the damage of a potential swap. Of course, swapping draft positions with Houston would hurt, but the Nets can't afford to let another organization dictate their long-term vision because of a decision made five years ago. That trade...