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Nets Insider Podcast: Season Recap, No Sleep in Brooklyn

AboutJoin Randy Zellea of Back Sports Page and Rick Laughland of Nets Insider as they cover every era of Nets basketball from Teaneck, New Jersey to Brooklyn, New York.Zellea worked within the Nets pubic relations department during the Nets back to back NBA finals run with Jason Kidd leading the...

With Mavs on verge of hiring Jason Kidd, Nets fans left wondering what went wrong for him in Brooklyn

If the Dallas Mavericks do indeed hire Jason Kidd to succeed Rick Carlisle as the team's head coach, the former Nets legend and head coach will be taking over the franchise that originally drafted him. Kidd coached Brooklyn during it's failed Big three era of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry...

Sign and trade most likely scenario for Spencer Dinwiddie, Nets

Spencer Dinwiddie deserves the lucrative deal coming his way this off-season, but the long-term contract and salary level he'll command during free agency probably won't come from Brooklyn's front office. Nets' GM Sean Marks understands this reality and as crafty and shrewd as there is across the...

Nets should not listen to any trade offers for Irving, Durant or Harden as all three are simply untouchable

Nine regular season games and five playoff games, that's the sample size Nets fans and the NBA world got with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden fully healthy and together. The idea that Sean Marks would entertain offers for one or any of his star players is simply outrageous. Each star is...

Nets assistant coaching exodus is a blessing in disguise

On Tuesday, the Boston Celtics hired Brooklyn Nets assistant, Ime Udoka, to be their head coach as he was appointed by coach-turned general manager, Brad Stevens. Mike Dantoni is interviewing for a second time with the Portland Trailblazers and is a finalist for the head coaching gig in the Pacific...

James Harden making sensible decision and withdrawing from Team USA due to hamstring injury

You can finally exhale Nets fans. Just days after committing to play with Team USA in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics this summer, Nets guard James Harden will use the summer to rest and rehab the grade 2 hamstring strain he suffered during the playoff run. The injury landed HArden on the injured list twice...

In Playoffs, Steve Nash forgot the one thing that kept injured Nets afloat all season long

Sometimes the answer is right under your nose. When Steve Nash had the opportunity to go into his bag and try to find a spark in Games 6 and 7 with Kevin Durant and a hobbled James Harden shouldering the scoring load and massive amounts of minutes, the head coach decided to ride or die with his starting...

For health or for country, Durant, Harden commit to Team USA in Tokyo Olympics

Kevin Durant will be turning 33 in September and nearly two and a half years removed from an Achilles injury that many thought might diminish his athleticism and star power significantly. Durant sat out 2019 and returned this past season, despite missing time due to contact tracing and hamstring issues,...

Harden reveals what everyone already knew, he was a lot more hurt than Nets let on

James Harden was essentially playing on one leg in Games 5,6, and 7, but he gave it his al nonetheless. Following the Game 7 loss, Harden told reporters that he had a Grade 2 hamstring strain with a normal recovery time of 4-6 weeks. Harden took barely a fraction of that time to heal the injury before...

Basketball Gods not on Nets' side as injuries derail Brooklyn's title hopes

The Nets faced their fair share of adversity this season, but injuries and a championship worthy Buck team proved to be too much to overcome in the end. It's easy to question Steve Nash's strange rotations or how he leaned too heavily on Kevin Durant's 1-on-1 prowess on the offensive side, but injuries...
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