Nets Add Another Piece In Forward Andrei Kirilenko
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to a contract with forward Andrei Kirilenko, another strong addition for a team that has loaded up on talent this offseason. Kirilenko accepted...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Prokhorov Has Gone All In, And The Expectations Have Risen
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns And we thought Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov went all in last summer when he committed about $330 million of his vast fortune on player contracts for his Barclays...
View ArticleNets, Celtics Finalize Deal That Sends Pierce, Garnett To Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — It’s official. The blockbuster breakup of the Celtics is complete. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are Brooklyn-bound. The Nets and Celtics finalized their draft-night trade...
View ArticleNets Introduce New Stars Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce At Barclays Center
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Welcome, welcome! Paul Pierce stared straight ahead, an occasional smile or laugh interrupting the otherwise distant look on his face. Now a Net, it’s clear he’s still...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Deron Needed To Answer Questions At Press Conference
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns “The secret of basketball,” as Isiah Thomas told Bill Simmons in Simmons’ tome “The Book of Basketball,” “is that it’s not about basketball.” For some reason, that...
View ArticleNets Agree To A Deal With Swingman Anderson
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to a deal with 30-year-old journeyman swingman Alan Anderson, continuing their busy offseason. Agent Mark Bartelstein says Friday that Anderson...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Nets Must Address 3 Issues To Make Move On Miami
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns With last week’s signing of free-agent reserve swingman Alan Anderson, the Nets have officially concluded Part II of their version of Extreme Makeover. That ragtag...
View ArticleNets’ Kirilenko: ‘It’s Time To Take A Shot To Win A Title’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Andrei Kirilenko took a $7 million pay cut when he opted out of a deal with the Timberwolves to play for the Brooklyn Nets and Russian owner Mikhail Prokhorov. League...
View ArticleJ.R. Smith: Knicks Are ‘Still The Marquee Team In New York’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Knicks-Nets rivalry is continuing to heat up. The Nets made the more significant splash this summer, acquiring future Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce — along...
View ArticleFelton Responds To Pierce, Declares Nets ‘Will Never Take Over The City’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Brooklyn Nets small forward Paul Pierce has been pounding his chest during the offseason about how the Nets are going to win the hearts of New Yorkers. New York Knicks point...
View ArticleIt’s That Time, Again: Lichtenstein’s Nets Training Camp Primer
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns Most sports fans focus on baseball and football during October. For the new-look Brooklyn Nets, however, this just might be their most important month until April....
View ArticleGM Billy King: ‘This Is The Window’ For Nets To Push For A Championship
DURHAM, N.C. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The time is now. Billy King put together this Brooklyn Nets team to win right away. The Nets general manager said Wednesday that he’s not worrying yet about the future...
View ArticleLichtenstein: New-Look Nets Unveil Star-Studded Cast
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns The Brooklyn Nets won the opening tip of their first preseason game in Washington last night. Within 15 seconds, Paul Pierce took a handoff from Kevin Garnett and...
View ArticleAndrei Kirilenko Reminds J-Kidd Of — Wait For It — LeBron James
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce were the Nets’ major additions this summer. But general manager Billy King also acquired other key pieces, one of which was Andrei Kirilenko. And...
View ArticlePaul Pierce: Nets ‘Can Be Talked About In NBA History’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Paul Pierce has seen it happen. He played on one of those teams that started as potential and turned into potent, the 2007-08 Celtics winning 66 games and an NBA championship...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Nets Are Still Waiting For Defensive Consistency From Lopez
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns Forgive my bias, but Brooklyn’s Brook Lopez is the best offensive center in the game. The great players are known to augment their skills each season, whether it be...
View ArticleLichtenstein: No Need For Nets To Panic — But Adjustments Are Needed
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns A 2-4 record so early in an NBA season doesn’t spell panic. But I can clearly make out the “p” and the “a” forming in the Nets’ locker room. Remember those...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Nets’ Offense Under Kidd Has Been Totally Offensive
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns In a word, the best description of the Nets offense this season is that it’s been offensive. That is, to the eyes of their fans who expected far more from a roster...
View ArticleNets’ Paul Pierce Out 2-4 Weeks With Broken Bone In Right Hand
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Nets’ nightmarish season just continues to get worse. Paul Pierce will be out two to four weeks with a broken bone in his right hand, the biggest loss yet for the...
View ArticleGM Billy King Says Nets Won’t Go Into ‘Panic Mode’ Following Lopez Injury
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — General manager Billy King said Sunday that the Brooklyn Nets are disappointed by the latest injury to Brook Lopez, but are not in panic mode. Lopez broke his...
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