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Kyrie Irving has elected to opt-in to his $37 million player option for the 2022-23 season after negotiations dragged Nets' fans to some dark places and played out publicly through the media. Sean Marks and Joe Tsai held firm and Irving at the end of the day bet on himself and remained steadfast in his four-year commitment to Kevin Durant and the Nets. A History of the Nets-From Teaneck to Brooklyn, coming out July 11! Order your signed author copy for $30 today! Send us a DM @NetsHistory w/ your email address & ship address, and you can take home a piece of @BrooklynNets History! #netsworld #nba #netslevel #nets #Kyrie #bklyn pic.twitter.com/lf3i076KtQ — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) June 27, 2022 The aggravating part about the whole scenario is that the week long drama sidetracked the front office from addressing other important components of the team's roster. Brooklyn still holds Bird Rights to Bruce Brown and Nicholas Claxton, thereby matching any team...

  Before you head for the comments and call foul on this idea, I promise there is a shred of logic. There's been a lot of noise regarding the Nets ongoing negotiations with Kyrie Irving on a long-term deal. While many leaks, mainly from Kyrie's camp, are intimating that Irving has a wishlist of teams he'd consider destinations via the sign-and-trade route.  ESPN Sources: If Kyrie Irving can’t reach an agreement to stay with Brooklyn, he has a list of teams he’d like them to consider on sign-and-trades, including Lakers, Clippers, Knicks, Heat, Mavs and 76ers. None of those teams have cap space to sign him without Nets’ help. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2022 If Marks let's Irving walk to a team with cap space or Irving takes considerably less money to join a contender, Kevin Durant could be soon out the door behind him by way of a trade request. Perhaps somewhat surprising is that the Philadelphia 76ers are among the squads Irving would consider if...

  Don't forget, without Kyrie Irving, there is no Kevin Durant. Case closed. As much as an enigma as Irving is and the headaches he's caused the fan base, management and the coaching staff, he was the main recruiter bringing Durant to Brooklyn. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022 Growing up a Nets fan in West Orange, New Jersey, Irving claimed the New Jersey Nets as his hometown team. Irving marveled at the Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin squad that clinched back to back NBA Finals berths in 2002 and 2003. After starring alongside LeBron James to bring a title to his hometown of Akron, Ohio, Irving had a special motivation to bring a first Larry O'Brien trophy to Nets fans in the New York metropolitan area and Brooklyn. After a honeymoon period during the 2019 summer, Irving has p...

 Kevin Durant and Charles Barkley don't pull any punches when exchanging blows through the media. This time, Durant counted Sir Charles' haymaker when the NBA Hall of Famer insinuated that the old era of NBA players will only respect him even he's the main guy on a championship team.   All this shit is nasty, another terrible analogy from a hatin old head that can’t accept that we making more bread than them. It’s just timing Chucky, don’t hate the playa https://t.co/43BWSuijjV — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 20, 2022 Strangely, Durant brings up the financial spoils that the modern day NBA player enjoys compared to those who played in the 1990's. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022  Barkley is merely talking about titles in his tirade and not necessarily the bloated contracts awarded to th...

  Kyrie Irving is holding the Nets franchise hostage again. This time, it's not for a refusal to comply with local vaccine mandates, but to tease the idea of testing free agency if long-term contract talks fall apart with Brooklyn. Shams Charania is reporting the two sides have reached an impasse and Irving's camp has listed the Lakers and Knicks as potential landing spots for the superstar point guard if he does test free agency. Sources: Kyrie Irving, Nets are at impasse in conversations about his future in Brooklyn, clearing way for the seven-time All-Star to consider the open market. Lakers and Knicks expected to emerge among potential suitors. Inside Pass at @TheAthletic : https://t.co/VbOOtrzdTB — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 20, 2022 Irving is chasing a supermax deal, one that could land him a starting salary of $45.2 million for 2022-23. In three seasons in Brooklyn, Irving has only played in 103 out of 226 possible regular season contests for a multitude of r...

Richard Jefferson knows a thing or two about playing in NBA Finals. He played in two with the New Jersey Nets and two with the Cleveland Cavaliers, winning the 2016 Larry O'Brien Trophy.    The all-time Net great compared LeBron James winning the title in his hometown in 2016, Steph Curry winning his fourth ring and first finals MVP this June, with how Kevin Durant will feel when he climbs that NBA mountaintop in Brooklyn. "Kevin Durant's next championship will be the most important one to his career and I believe he will get it done" — Richard Jefferson #NBATwitter #NetsLevel pic.twitter.com/4Oa2TLa4ZK — 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣’ 𝙉𝘽𝘼 (@_Talkin_NBA) June 17, 2022 Brooklyn took a major step back last year with a part-time, unvaccinated Kyrie Irving causing a major distraction, while a disgruntled James Harden demanded a trade out of town. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @c...

 In a stunning move, Golden State assistant coach Kenny Atkinson has reversed course after being named the next head coach this past week of the Charlotte Hornets and decided to stay in the Bay Area. The former Nets head man was a hot name on the head coaching market after an abrupt ending to his tenure as head coach that ran for three seasons in Brooklyn. ESPN Sources: Kenny Atkinson has decided he won’t become the Charlotte Hornets’ head coach and will remain with Golden State as top assistant. After being offered job during the NBA Finals, further conversations led Atkinson to believe it would be best to remain with Warriors. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 18, 2022  Atkinson had an opportunity to take over a talented, but young roster on Charlotte with LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges headlining a talented roster. While an opportunity to chase back to back titles with a Warriors squad looking to write a second chapter to their dynasty, Atkinson's decision comes a...

According to Draft Kings Sportsbook, the Nets, Warriors, Celtics and Clippers have identical odds to hoist the Larry O'Brien next season. The Clippers, Nets, Celtics and Warriors all have the same odds to win the 2023 NBA Championship (+600) pic.twitter.com/nAQfjgGlMp — DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) June 17, 2022 It's pretty shocking that the oddsmakers are so bullish on a Nets squad with so many question marks. Kyrie Irving is likely but not guaranteed to remain in Brooklyn as he can exercise a player option. But the two sides have yet to agree to a long-term extension ahead of the June 30 deadline. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022 Steve Nash has been a punching bag for the fan base and if the Nets get off to a slow start to the season, calls for his firing will grow even loude...

  If you haven't heard about the antics of "Fake Klay Thompson" by now, you're missing out. Prior to Game 5 at Chase Center between the Warriors and Celtics, YouTuber Dawson Gurley, otherwise known as Big Daws, waltzed right through security dressed in a full uniform as a Klay Thompson doppelganger. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022 Passing through five levels of security, including a metal detector, Big Daws made his way through the bowels of the arena and onto the court to get in some pregame shooting practice. Finally, after doing everything but actually entering the locker room and playing in the game, Dawson was questioned by security about his credentials and only then was politely escorted out of the building. To Dawson's dismay, he later received a letter from Warrio...

By no later than June 29, both Kyrie Irving and Patty Mills will need to decide if they'll opt-in to their contracts. Otherwise, the potential exists to negotiate a long-term deal with the Nets, become unrestricted free agents or in the least likely of scenarios, agree to a sign and trade route. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022 Mills is due $6.2 million and Irving 36.9 by opting in to their respective deals. No, a divorce been the organization and these two players isn't imminent, but there's not exactly been surefire discussions that either player will assuredly be back next year. Sean Marks has his work cut out for him. Mills was the anti-Kyrie last season. The Nets guard was available for all games, a team-centric leader, but with an undersized frame that gives little defensive resistance ...

  Kevin Durant is the kind of player that lets his play do the talking, He's not the "ra-ra" type to give fiery pregame speeches nor is he known to get in his teammates' faces for making a mistake. I’m an employee and one of the guys on the team. Some moments I’m out in front, some moments I’m not. The main message comes from the coach imo https://t.co/EqxQYrkhQq — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 13, 2022 So, of course on the heels of a heroic playoff performance from his former teammate, Steph Curry, the Durant haters were out challenging his leadership capabilities. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022 The Brooklyn Nets superstar isn't afraid to mix it up with detractors on Twitter by setting the record straight. One of the more interesting tidbits from Durant came when he mentioned th...

 The Brooklyn Nets remain the only NBA team to be swept out of the 2022 NBA playoffs. In four games vs the Celtics KD Steph 26.3 PPG 34.3 PPG 38.6 FG% 50.0 FG% 33.3 3P% 49.0 3P% pic.twitter.com/qaS3wuKwnq — StatMuse (@statmuse) June 11, 2022 Think about that.  A team led by Kevin Durant and with Kyrie Irving as his running mate failed to not only get out of the first round, but to win a single playoff game. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022 It's pretty astonishing, but if you watched the turmoil of the Nets' regular season, in the end, it wasn't all that shocking. Durant struggled mightily with turnovers as he was blitzed by constant double teams directed by Ime Udoka and the Celtics. Steve Nash and his staff failed to make any adjustments and the results spoke for themselves. Flash...

When the 2022-23 NBA regular season gets underway, Kevin Durant will have just turned 34 years of age. Still in his prime, but with a likelihood that some slippage in durability and explosiveness will start to rear its head in the coming seasons. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022 Look no further than Steph Curry's monumental performance to even the series with the Celtics by dropping 43 points in a do-or-die scenario. Even more impressive is the fact that Curry joined some elite company alongside Michael Jordan and LeBron James as the only three players to score 40-plus points in the NBA Finals at 34 or older. A table for the greats. pic.twitter.com/xMRbrs8fRR — NBA (@NBA) June 11, 2022 That performance by Curry should light a fire under Durant and in some way inspire the superstar to maintai...

Kevin Durant is often lauded as one of the greatest players in NBA history, but a new study by The Game Day concludes he is actually the greatest of All-Time (GOAT), statistically speaking. The study uses several metrics to reach this conclusion including total number of rebounds and assists to turnovers and personal fouls and averaged them out over the total number of years played. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022 Durant, followed by Nikola Jokic and Larry Bird ranked highest on the GOAT meter. Honorable mention included LeBron James ranked No. 6 and Michael Jordan No. 10. The full study can be found here . It's unlikely this will once and for all put an end to the NBA GOAT debate, but its data-centric approach will at least be a talking point for fans.

  Kevin Durant is no stranger to mixing it up with reporters, fans and trolls on Twitter. The Brooklyn Nets superstar has had plenty of time on his hands since his club was swept out of the first round of the playoffs by Boston. Durant has been the recipient of plenty of bashing, but even when high praise was sent his way, the NBA legend took it as a backhanded compliment. This is a slight to me. — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 9, 2022  Perhaps Durant is looking at this simply for what it is, praising his one-on-one ability and diminishing his role as a team leader and player. Or perhaps he thinks he's the best player scorer of all-time. Only Durant knows the answer to these questions and the all-time great comparisons are for the fans and media to debate and players to roll their eyes at. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider...

  Draymond Green is a ride or die teammate, just ask Steph Curry. After a Twitter debate that raged on between Green and Kevin Durant regarding whether Curry or The Slim Reaper faced more double teams, the Warriors big man wanted to set the record straight in the NBA Finals Game 2 postgame presser. Draymond Green: "When KD was here, our offense still started with Steph. That's the way it's always going to be." pic.twitter.com/bWVxxv4aOc — HoopsHype (@hoopshype) June 6, 2022 Shockingly, Green sticks with his initial assertion that Curry is the draw that stirs Golden State's drink, while Durant, who is this era's most lethal scorer, did not get the type of attention that the Warriors point guard received from opposing defenses. It's hard to argue with Green, as his Warriors evened the series against the Celtics in San Francisco, not without a few chippy moments from the fiery power forward. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of h...

  In a live stream via twitch, Kyrie Irving was his own worst critic for disappearing in the final three games of the playoffs against the Boston Celtics. Kyrie Irving says he Focusing on His Body this Summer 💪🏾 #Netsworld pic.twitter.com/rrJU1m6MM9 — NetsKingdom 👑🗽 (@NetsKingdomAJ) June 3, 2022  Irving, who of practices Ramadan, fasted from sunrise to sunset. This had very little impact on him in Game 1 of the 2022 NBA playoffs and during the prior year's playoff run in Brooklyn. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022   However, Irving appeared in only 29 regular season games after the team refused to let him be a part-time unvaccinated player, before relenting and allowing him to play in road games played outside of New York and Canada. The Nets' point guard was mesmerizing in his s...

 The Nets have a history of teaming up three All-Star caliber players without much playoff success. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022   Whether the New Jersey Nets assembled Derrick Coleman, Kenny Anderson and Drazen Petrovic in the 90's, Jason Kidd, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson in the mid-2000's, the Brooklyn Nets assembled Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Deron Williams in 2013-14 or the Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden led teams in 2021-22, astonishingly none of those talented squads advanced past the second round of the playoffs.  It's pretty mind numbing to think rosters with many future Hall of Famers could fall incredibly short of playoff success, but if Nets' history teaches us anything, it's that the sum of the team's parts are greater than the whole. ...

In 55 seasons of Nets basketball there has never been as talented a duo as Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving choosing to sign with the team. Most of the franchise's legendary players came either via trade: Julius Erving, Jason Kidd, Drazen Petrovic, Vince Carter, just to name a few or via the draft: Brook Lopez, Buck Williams, Derrick Coleman, Kenny Anderson, Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin among others. Never has a marquee free agent elected to sign with the Nets. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022 So when the dynamic duo of Irving and Durant selected to play in Brooklyn, it sent shockwaves throughout the NBA and certainly in Nets' World. Two players, still in the primes of their respective careers, aiming to bring the franchise its first ever title was a pipedream. Somewhere along with way, ...

When you're winless in the first round of the NBA playoffs, it's not often you'll have bouquets of flowers thrown in your direction. But when the team that swept you goes on to become Eastern Conference Champions and steals Game 1 of the NBA Finals on the road against this era's dynastic Warriors squad, it starts to raise some eyebrows. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022 The Nets fell victim to the closest sweep-point differential-wise, in NBA playoff history. Not a single Nets fan wants to hear it but the sweep was closer than meets the eye. Brooklyn had a tumultuous season with an NBA record 43 different starting lineups taking the court.  A disgruntled James Harden forced his way out and the centerpiece of the trade with Philadelphia never made his highly anticipated Nets debut in th...

 Kevin Durant doesn't pull any punches when criticizing NBA media pundits and how they portray him and the league overall. Pre-order TODAY: A History of the Nets-From Teaneck to Brooklyn   In his latest exchange via Twitter, Durant calls out ESPN and FOXSports1 personalities for setting the game of basketball back due to how the game is covered. My theory is that guys like steve, skip and Shannon have changed the game for the worse. Playas like Stephen and Michael can only push the game forward. https://t.co/0Oc9J2HqxS — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 2, 2022 Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022 The war of words didn't stop there, as Durant's assertion saw a strong response from one of the most recognizable and loudest NBA pundits out there. …..news for you @KDTrey5 . We ain’t going any dam...

The Brooklyn Nets have an embarrassment of riches as far as perimeter shooting is concerned. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Seth Curry, Patty Mills and Joe Harris are all long-range snipers of the highest order. But are the Nets too perimeter oriented? Absolutely. Pre-order Today! New Nets History Book reveals untold story of how ... https://t.co/MAfdYDALWV #NetsLevel #NetsWorld #NBA @chibbs_1 @KendallG13 @dbearak @DHenryTV — Nets Insider (@NetsHistory) May 12, 2022 Brooklyn doesn't get to the free throw line with regularity, outside of Durant and Irving attacking the rim when they're able to split double-teams. Harris and Curry will both be coming off ankle surgery, while Mills showed that heavy minutes in a starting role wore him down in the second half of the 2021-22 NBA regular season.  Pre-order TODAY: A History of the Nets-From Teaneck to Brooklyn  Curry and Mills are both undersized and below average defenders that teams hunt in Steve Nash's switch happy...