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Injury-ravaged Nets outpaced 113-99 by Indiana



 The Brooklyn Nets were the walking wounded going into Monday night's game against the Indiana Pacers at Barclays Center. 

D'angelo Russell, Ben Simmons, Cam Thomas, Cam Johnson, Trendon Watford, Isaiah Whitehead, Maxwell Lewis and De'Anthony Melton were all listed as out.


 



Without a true point guard, the Nets tried to make do with Keon Johnson and Tyrese Martin trying to orchestrate the offense. 

The results were what you would expect for a short-handed team, as the Pacers climbed to above the .500 mark for the first time all season with Tyrese Haliburton leading the way with 23 points and 8 rebounds 

Day'Ron Sharpe led the way for the Nets with 16 points and 13 rebounds. 

Brooklyn will hope to get healthy but it's quite possible only Simmons would be ready to come off the injury report when the Nets welcome the Pistons to Barclays Center on Wednesday. 


Sixers big three drubs Nets 124-99

 



Joel Embiid had 28, Tyrese Maxey 18 and Paul George 17 as they coasted to a 25-point victory. 

Brooklyn led 11-0 early but was outscored 124-88 the rest of the way. 

The Nets had no answers for Embiid and with Ben Simmons, Trendon Watford, Cam Thomas and Cam Johnson out, there was just simply not enough firepower in Brooklyn's chamber. 

The Nets have dropped 12 of their last 16 games and are sinking down the Eastern Conference standings and up from NBA Draft Lottery Board. 

Zaire Williams led the way for Brooklyn with 19 and Tyrese Martin added 16. 

Jordi Fernandez and crew welcome the Pacers to Barclays Center on Monday night. 

Nets escape Milwaukee despite late scoring drought



 The Brooklyn Nets had lady luck on their side in Milwaukee. 

The Bucks outscored Brooklyn 20-2 over the final 6:55 of the game, but the Nets survived 113-110.

Nic Claxton forced Giannis Antetokounmpo into a missed go-ahead layup attempt and Zion Williams cooly sank two pressure-packed free throws to push the Brooklyn lead to three in the closing seconds.

Jordi Fernandez's crew kept its composure despite his team failing to make a shot for nearly the final seven minutes of the last quarter. 

Brooklyn blew a big lead to Orlando last Sunday and this time was able to gut out a win. 

The Nets are two losses back of Chicago for the final play-in spot.  Brooklyn takes on the team between them and the Bulls in the standings, the Sixers, on Saturday night at Barclays. 



Cole Anthony's game winner beats Nets with late game Magic



 Brooklyn led by as many as 21 points Sunday against Orlando before a 16-2 run down the stretch helped the Magic grab a comeback win. 

Cam Johnson left the game after aggravating a hip injury he first suffered on December 26 against Milwaukee. That injury caused him to miss the Spurs game on December 27. 

Cam Thomas returned from injury and produced 25 points, six rebounds and six assists while Jalen Wilson added 16 and Noah Clowney 13.

Despite those stand out performances, the Nets were disjointed in the fourth quarter and were outscored 34-16. 

It was a difficult loss for Brooklyn, a game that they had control of for 40-plus minutes. 

Before Sunday night's game tipped off, Sean Marks executed a trade with the Lakers that brought Brooklyn back their point guard in D'Angelo Russell along with Maxwell Lewis and three future second round picks in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. 

Since Dennis Schroder was traded to Golden State earlier in the month, the Nets have been lacking continuity to organize the offense when Ben Simmons is out of the lineup or on the bench. 

Now, Russell in his second stint with the Nets, is not expect to be bought out and will at least be with the team until the deadline. His playmaking and scoring will be much needed alongside Cam, Thomas and Cam Johnson. 

Like last year, early season win over KD's Suns just smoke and mirrors




 The Brooklyn Nets are in a free fall. Last year, the Nets started 13-10 after beating the Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn endured a miserable final 59 games that year. 

This year, after beating the Suns and moving to 9-10 on the season, The Nets are just 2-8 and headed straight for the lottery. 

That's not a bad thing according to many Net fans who want the team to draw as many ping pong balls as possible with the hopes of nabbing a top pick and grabbing Cooper Flagg or Dylan Harper.

Sean Marks already sold off Dennis Schröder with more vets, including Dorian Finney-Smith among others, likely on the move. 

For first year coach Jordi Fernandez, a promising season will likely see his roster poached by true championship contenders as the Nets front office aims to stockpile draft picks and future assets. 

Those who are in the anti-tank camp only wished that Marks jump started the tank last season by trading veterans at that early juncture.

Now, the Nets have picked a direction and will need the right bounce of a ping pong ball to draft a future building block. 



 

Nets GM panic selling in Schröder trade to GS



 The Brooklyn Nets were winning too many games. 

That was the concern general manager Sean Marks had when he moved point guard Dennis Schröder and a future second round pick acquired from Miami, for two-second round picks, De'Anthony Melton and Reece Beekman.

Sitting at a record of 10-15 entering the start of the week, Jordi Fernandez's crew was sitting pretty in the play--in position. 

Meanwhile, Marks, has become enamored with the 2025 draft class, including multiple scouting trips to New Brunswick to evaluate top prospects, Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey from Rutgers. 

Many half-witted fans on social media applauded the move by Marks in a not so subtle attempt to tank the season. 

By simply trading the Nets emotional leader and leader of the offense, Marks is aiming to position this team for a good chance at a top three to five pick. 

The reality is the NBA draft lottery is a different system from that of the NFL, where in football it behooves teams to tank and lose games for the number one overall pick. In 2019, the NBA draft lottery was tweaked to flatten out the odds for the three worst teams. 

The Nets currently have eight teams with a worse record than them in the NBA, and will be a long shot to get a top three pick or even land within the top five. 

Those same fans celebrating Marks's move in a premature sell job, were the same ones months ago and over the last few years calling for his firing. 

At the end of the day, Marks could have held out to the trade deadline to higher the asking price for some of his valuable vets and capitalize on desperate teams looking to improve on the margins. 

There's a reason why 99 percent of teams wait until right before the trade deadline to sell and buy. 

At the of the day, Marks felt strongly that this current roster and group of veterans can compete for a playoff spot, and wanted to cut the head off the snake before he had a tougher decision to make at the deadline. 

Now, Nets World is hoping that the ping pong balls bounce their way as they are likely flushing down a potential playoff season. 

More vets will be on the move before the trade deadline, with Schröder being the first domino to fall. 

 


Ja Morant has 'disrespectful' run-in with Nets' head coach



Ja Morant led the Memphis Grizzlies to a 135-119 win on Friday night over the Brooklyn Nets, but that wasn't the biggest story. 

In fact, Morant's 28 points and 10 assists as splendid as it was, took a backseat to the histrionics that took place at halftime and after the game. 

Morant hit a clutch bucket right before the halftime buzzer to send the Grizzlies into the locker room on a high note.


Instead of celebrating with his teammates and heading to the home tunnel, Morant headed the opposite direction to jaw right in the face of Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez. 

It wasn't an uncomfortable moment to watch, and Morant seemed to revel in the trash talking. 

Fernandez did not react or engage in any back and forth, but his reaction clearly showed he was not pleased. 

Then, with the final seconds taking off in the fourth quarter, Morant  continued jawing in the Nets direction.

 

Dennis Schröder let his voice be heard in the conversation as he walked toward the Grizzlies side. 

Fernandez tried to remove his team captain from the situation with tempers flaring and Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins assessed a technical foul. 

In good faith, Fernandez shook hands with Jenkins as Morant and others continued talking.

Brooklyn still won the season series against Memphis 2-1, but the Nets head coach's frustration was palpable with his team letting up 68 points in the paint?

Morant was clearly out of line and Fernandez handled himself well. Now, fans will wait to see if the NBA will hand down any fines. 

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