The Brooklyn Nets have now lost nine straight contests to the Boston Celtics after falling 113-99.
Michael Porter Jr. led the way for Brooklyn with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
The Brooklyn Nets won their second game of the season on Sunday night over the Washington Wizards, but even with the team getting in the win column, the fan base cannot even be satisfied.
In what can only be described as a tankathon, Nets fans took to social media to complain about Brooklyn earning the early season win.
Nic Claxton and Michael Porter Jr played otherworldly, while Tyrese Martin rebounded from a rough outing against Orlando Friday night.
While fans will moan and groan that veterans are playing over rookies, the Thanksgiving holiday is not even here yet. It's clear that the Nets, when all is said and done, will be towards the bottom of the NBA standings.
Where they'll fall in the NBA draft lottery is anybody's best guess. But crying over wins in December is a senseless exercise.
Brooklyn Nets analyst Rick Laughland joins host Josh Woolever on The Brooklyn Boys Show to break down the keys to success for the 2025–26 NBA season.
From Michael Porter Jr's role to the team’s new rookie core, they analyze what Brooklyn must do to return to playoff contention.
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Kevin Durant is notoriously good at trash talking. Whether it's directed at opposing fans, players, coaches or former players, he holds no punches.
But when it comes to sentimental moments, those are usually few and far between. Maybe his 2014 NBA MVP award acceptance speech when he famously said about his mom, Wanda, "You the real MVP."
So in the second season of Netflix's docuseries Starting 5, Durant had another tear jerking moment with Bruce Reznick, aka Nets super fan, Mr. Whammy.
These are the moments that transcend sports and a side of Durant that he rarely shows.
Nets Insider joins Spenny and the Nets show.
Spen & Rick react to Joe Tsai’s recent comments, breakdown #Nets preseason games in China & talk about what’s trending on Nets Twitter.
The Nets knocked off the Suns in the second game of the China Games in Macao, 111-109.
Cam Thomas led all scorers with 16 points in 26 minutes, but that was hardly the story of the contest.
Brooklyn may have selected five rookies in the first round of the 2025 NBA draft, but an unlikely candidate has emerged as potentially the most impactful of them all.
This 19-year-old has a wealth of experience playing professionally in the Israeli league. He also dons Luka Doncic's No. 77 as he aims to emulate the Slovenian-born great.
Ben Saraf, who was a polarizing pick among the Nets fan base, is showing major signs of emulating another European-born great, Manu Ginobili.
The left-handed combo guard plays with great pace, and court vision. His 11 assists led all players on Sunday.
At 6-foot-6, his length is a major advantage in the paint against smaller guards. While Saraf finished with just four points on 2-of-5 shooting, his selfishness in finding the open man is eye-opening.
It might be premature to compare this teenager to a Hall of Fame. Argentinian-born great, but he certainly impressed in his young Nets career.
Any organization needs full alignment and a shared vision starting at the top of the organization on down to the players.
It should comes as no surprise that a rudderless organization for the better part of its existence is having trouble getting on the same page.
Speaking with Brian Lewis of the New York Post, Nets owner Joe Tsai shared a few concise, but direct thoughts on the upcoming season.
Joe Tsai: “We have one pick in 2026, and we hope to get a good pick. So you can predict what kind of strategy we will use for this season. But we have a very young team.” #nets #nba 👇🏾 https://t.co/tx6pV4GVmY
— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) October 10, 2025
After a 2024-25 campaign where the Nets did not truly tank and drew the eight spot in the NBA Draft Lottery, it seems that the plan is clear.
Well, maybe to everyone but head coach, Jordi Fernandez.
Jordi on Joe Tsai saying #Nets want a good draft pick: "He says he wants a good draft pick because no matter where we pick, our front office is so good we're going to pick a very good player...So whatever we pick, that's why he's excited because we're going to pick right." #NBA
— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) October 12, 2025
The Nets overachieved under Fernandez last season until ill-fated injuries became just too much to overcome.
Brooklyn is expected to be among the NBA's bottom feeders, but an interesting dynamic will play out between the culture building and compete to the last whistle Fernandez, and the star-starved owner and front office that wants that next marquee young player to land in Brooklyn.
While Tsai is not alone by declaring his team's intention to have one eye on the NBA Draft Lottery and tank, his comments are likely fine-worthy as it flies in the face of the competitive landscape Adam Silver is trying to create.
Perhaps Fernandez is trying to cover for his owner, but it's also possible the young coach loves taking on an immense challenge of taking a roster bereft of top tier talent and playoff experience into league relevance.
Even large portions of the Nets fan base will root for losses to endure short-term pain for long-term gain. What Tsai and Marks may have overlooked is that folding is not in Fernandez's DNA.
Good luck tanking with a coach that doesn't seem to be fully onboard with the marching orders from up top.
Cam Thomas bet on himself this off-season and early returns are promising.
The Nets young shooting guard, who was in a contract standoff with the Nets front office, made a major statement during the NBA's China games in Macao.
Thomas started the game 6-6 with 14 points in the first quarter. He finished with 22 points on 7-12 from the field and led the team in assists with six in just 24 minutes.
Jordi Fernandez wanted to see more playmaking and sharing the ball from the pure scorer and his preseason debut far exceeded those expectations.
If Thomas keeps this type of performance up throughout the season, he'll likely go to the highest bidder. Beyond improving his passing and defense, Thomas will need to prove that he can stay healthy and on the court night in and night out.
If Thomas can check all those boxes, it might really be his Last Dance here in Brooklyn.
The Nets were defeated by the Suns in OT, 132-127.
The Knicks and the Nets are seldom trade partners. When both sides of the East River agree to a deal, it is newsworthy.
So when Brooklyn's rising playmaker Mikal Bridges was sent in a blockbuster move that brought five future first round picks to the Nets last summer, it raised a lot of eyebrows.
Leon Rose pushed all his chips to the middle of the table to bring in fellow Villanova product Bridges to play alongside Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart.
What the Knicks executive didn't think about at the time was that the move precluded him from acquiring a true superstar down the road. Bridges was extended this summer and the future core of the Knicks is intact.
Shams Charania of ESPN reported that Giannis Antentekoumpo was linked the the Knicks with ongoing trade talks taking place over the last couple of months.
New York emerged as the only team Giannis Antetokounmpo desired outside of Milwaukee in the offseason, sources told ESPN, and the Knicks and Bucks engaged in talks for a window of time.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 7, 2025
Inside the clouds leaving Giannis' future hanging in the balance: https://t.co/yxcmDnzQ6K
The harsh reality for the Knicks is they gave away the future draft picks that would have brought the Greek Freak to MSG. New York has yet to win a division title, conference title or NBA title with Brunson, Hart and Bridges leading the way.
Acquiring Antentekoumpo would have planted the Knicks firmly as the favorites in the Eastern Conference, but without him they'll be in a dog fight with Cleveland, Orlando and Indiana in a quest to capture the East.
The Brooklyn Nets are in a full rebuild. Taking five first round draft picks was unprecedented by Sean Marks and company.
So while Terance Mann at the ripe old age of 27 is the oldest player on the roster, hope for the young nucleus of players developing remains high.
Sixteen players 25 years or younger, including five rookies spells a developmental year for Brooklyn.
Expectations from fans are at an all-time low.
The national pundits are also tabbing the Nets as a bottom feeder team.
ESPN's Power Index has the Nets among the cellar dwellers.
For those hopeful the team can draft in the top 3 position in a front-loaded 2026 NBA draft, ESPN's Power Index doubles down on the fact the Nets will struggle to find wins this upcoming season.
Some fans will be rejoicing at the fact the franchise won't be in NBA purgatory like last year where they're not bad enough to land a top draft pick, but not competitive enough to clinch a playoff berth.
Jordi Fernandez, Marks and his staff will look to evaluate what pieces will be building blocks in the seasons ahead. But there will likely be some major growing pains in Brooklyn for 2025-26.
2K26
Originally posted at GauntletofGaming.com
Nothing about 2K26 is ground moving or earth shattering. Perhaps it's more like a few aftershocks or minor tremors for a franchise largely in need of a major shake-up.
In that regard, it delivers.
With gameplay nuances absent from season's past, 2K26 presents the most realistic and rewarding simulation since its 2K22 installment.
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Animations are less clunky, buckets are more realistic and in rhythm, while defending the 91'x49' hardwood is as challenging as ever.
Taking a charge is a thing of yesteryear and finishing through contact is more painstaking than ever.
2K26
Defending the rim with even the most feared shot blocker is no easy task, and forget closing out at a 3-point sniper starting from the paint.
2K26
MyGM mode has negligible improvements, while a revamped and a bit more intriguing MYCAREER mode will capture your attention with a compelling storyline.
2K26
Tutorials and mini games while fun at first but elementary for returning players playing offline.
Overall, the 2K26 experience is harkening back to its 2010 decade heyday, but there's still room for improvement as it's not quite at must-have status with this installment.
Score: 8.2
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Buck.
For now.
Speaking with Dario Melendez of WISN 12 News in Milwaukee and other beat reporters, The Greek Freak didn't exactly dismiss all of the juicy rumors that indicated the superstar's interest in playing outside Milwaukee if the organization can't compete for a title.
Giannis when asked by @Dario_Melendez if there was any truth to reports over the summer about him considering playing elsewhere: pic.twitter.com/odTlIc6pqW
— Bucks Lead (@BucksLead) September 29, 2025
The Nets were one of several teams linked to Giannis, with many disregarding the trade rumors as ludicrous.
Clearly, Giannis is still committed to the Bucks, but if things go sideways for the organization yet again this upcoming year, the trade talks will only intensify at the deadline and really heat up in the summer.
Kyrie Irving didn't exactly leave the Nets on great terms. After demanding a trade and being dealt to Dallas ahead of the 2023 NBA Trade deadline, both Irving and Nets fans can't help but think what could have been in Brooklyn.
It's amazing to think what the Nets' big three could have achieved had a pandemic not disrupted the world, but alas, we'll never truly know.A Crazy time for sure! https://t.co/jrEGCH3BsN
— Kyrie🤞🏾 (@KyrieIrving) July 16, 2025
Brooklyn Nets fans rooted for the team to lose games intentionally. Tanking was in vogue. Log on to your favorite social media platform, specifically Twitter/X, and droves of accounts celebrated with each passing Nets loss.
While general manager Sean Marks executed a trade with the Houston Rockets to reacquire draft picks last year, but he failed to deal several veterans before the start of this season.
A few veterans were dealt at the deadline including Dorian Finney-Smith and Dennis Schröder, but other veterans in contract years including Keon Johnson, Trendon Watford, Zaire Williams and Cam Thomas elevated their level of play.
As a result, the flawed plan of intentionally losing games went down the tubes. Add to that a rookie coach in Jordi Fernandez, who won the coaching battle on most nights, and you had a team that was not an a true tanking position.
The Nets acquired D'Angelo Russell from the Lakers in the Finney Smith trade. Russell, in his second stint with the team, had some bright moments that resulted in wins.
The Nets had some late season injuries that saw them sputter down the stretch.
Brooklyn had a puncher's chance at a top three or a top five pick, but drew number eight.
Lesson learned? There are no guarantees in the NBA draft lottery.
Tanking, and building through the draft is certainly one strategy, but it is not foolproof. The Washington Wizards are proof of that.
So as the Nets evaluate the draft field to see who they will select at number eight, they can go in any direction.
Package the pick for a star player, trade up in the draft to select a prospect they have their eyes on, or potentially trade down. Everything is on the table.
June 30th's NBA Draft promises to be a very active and perhaps monumental night in the history of the Brooklyn Nets franchise.
The message from the the Nets fan base is clear. No more shortcuts.
Sean Marks has picked up the pieces from a failed big three era and a discontented Mikal Bridges by turning ugly situations into a cupboard loaded with future first round draft picks.
Every indication from Marks and the Nets is that they will continue down the pathway of a steady rebuild by developing young assets and keeping future draft picks.
There is one clear exception, however.
Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Bucks 30-year-old star may be staring at another first round exit in Milwaukee and might possibly ask out this summer.
The Nets' general manager indicated that he would be opportunistic if there was a player of Giannis's ilk that could single handedly change the trajectory of a franchise.
While in theory the Greek Freak might be able to be the start of a huge turnaround in Brooklyn, the timeline for the player and the organization just does not align.
The Nets would need to maximize Giannis's prime window as he enters his age 31 season next year.
Brooklyn does not have the win-now cast that Milwaukee does and that franchise is further than ever from competing truly for a title.
The Nets would need a complete roster haulover that would likely require Marks to send out multiple first round picks and young pieces.
This would be a third time in the Brooklyn Nets era that they would try the quick fix. Both times and it ended in historically bad fashion. So while the forbidden fruit of Giannis may be dangled out there this off-season, the Nets should stay on the current path and avoid the temptation altogether.
The New York Knicks rested most of their starters but that did not matter on Sunday in Brooklyn.
Mikal Bridges checked in for a mere six seconds and then exited to the bench to prolong his games, played streak and complete 82 games played this season.
Trendon Watford and Tyrese Martin had 20 each, but after scoring 66 points in a torrid shooting Pace. In the first half, the Nets offense got stuck in the mud and only scored 39 in the second half.
A miserable season has drawn to an official close for the Nets and now everyone's attention turns to May 12th NBA draft lottery.
Brooklyn was outpaced 28-16 in the first quarter and never recovered. The Nets were dominated in every statistical category and had no answers for Rudy Goebert's 35 points and 11 rebounds.
Keon Johnson tallied 20 and Drew Timme finished with a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Without many key vets and with the Timberwolves aiming to lock up a playoff spot, Brooklyn faced an uphill climb.
Anthony Edwards had just nine points in 31 minutes, but Minnesota hardly the support as it coasted to a 26-point victory.
Brooklyn's final game of the season comes Sunday at Barclays as they will play host to the Knicks.
In a season where Nets fans were split about whether to tank or not to tank, a win in the regular season finale against the reveled Knicks is good for the Nets fan's soul.
Atlanta outscored Brooklyn 33-14 in the first and never looked back.
Zaccharie Risacher had a game high 38, while Trae Young added 24.
Jalen Wilson led Brooklyn with 20 and Toscan Evbuomwan added 18.
The Hawks scored 66 points in the paint and shot an unconscious 57.1 from the field.
The Nets play a back to back as they visit Minnesota on Friday.
