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Nets preview: It's all on Brook Lopez
For the past three seasons, the Nets — with a payroll that soared past the luxury-tax threshold — were hoping to compete into May and June. This season — back...
NBA's top 50 players: Why LeBron isn't on top
Here is the second half of The Post's top 1oo NBA players list with the season set to tip off on Wednesday. Here's Part 1 from Friday. Part 2: 50-1...
Nets taking final roster trim to very last minute
The Nets are going to take as much time as they can finalizing their regular-season roster. After not making any roster moves Sunday, the Nets will go into Monday with...
Giants' flier on little-known running back pays off in spades
The way he told it, Giants running back Orleans Darkwa was as surprised as everyone else when he was told to head out onto the field and get his first...
Ugly numbers don't tell the whole story for Giants' defense
The Giants spent most of Sunday’s game against the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium trying to get their defense off the field. But when Big Blue needed a stop most —...
Your guide to the 15 most interesting men of the NBA
You may not have noticed, thanks to Daniel Murphy doing his best Linsanity impression, but the NBA season finally is upon us. Though the Knicks and Nets both appear headed...
Sidelined Willie Reed only can hope and pray for Nets roster spot
As the Nets draw closer to Monday’s deadline to set their roster to the regular-season limit of 15 players, Willie Reed is waiting to see if he’ll make it. “I’m...
NBA commish: It's OK if Isiah, Dolan talk Browne-Sanders suit
Adam Silver said he didn’t have a problem with Isiah Thomas and James Dolan rehashing the Anucha Browne Sanders sexual harassment lawsuit – and thinks the Knicks owner and his...
NBA player rankings, 100-51: You won't believe Kobe's spot
Over these two weeks, The Post will be running through 10 of the hottest issues around the NBA heading into the 2015-16 season. Everyone loves a good list. Everyone loves...
Why Lionel Hollins means more to the Nets than ever before
The Nets are a team that has spent the past five years chasing stars under the ownership of Mikhail Prokhorov. They have landed some — Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Kevin...
Lionel Hollins' plan for impossible Nets challenge
The Nets have been a team that’s spent the past five years under the ownership of Mikhail Prokhorov chasing stars. They’ve landed some – Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Kevin Garnett...
How Thunder are borrowing from Spurs to keep Kevin Durant
Over these two weeks, The Post will be running through 10 of the hottest issues around the NBA heading into the 2015-16 season. The NBA, more than any other league,...
'Just chilling' helped Nets' Markel Brown return to work
Markel Brown had time to kill after suffering an oblique strain during the Nets’ training camp at Duke three weeks ago. So how did he spend his time? “I’ve been...
Andrea Bargnani's injury odyssey in three nonsensical answers
Andrea Bargnani’s horoscope was positive Wednesday, but there’s no reason to think it still would be that way Thursday. Such has been life with Bargnani in Brooklyn, as the Italian...
Spurs' Aldridge splash irrelevant if Tony Parker keeps slipping
Over these two weeks, The Post will be running through 10 of the hottest issues around the NBA heading into the 2015-16 season. Since the Spurs stepped away from their...
Nets cut former UConn star Ryan Boatright
The Nets began the process of getting their roster ready for the regular season Tuesday, but still have more work to do. General manager Billy King said the team had...
Get to know Justin Harper, Nets big man who's hanging on
One of the recurring preseason story lines for the Nets has been the injuries that have decimated their big-man depth. Between Andrea Bargnani (tight hamstring) and Chris McCullough (knee surgery...
Kobe Bryant's Lakers ending a guaranteed Hollywood flop
Over these two weeks, The Post will be running through 10 of the hottest issues around the NBA heading into the 2015-16 season. It’s rare for an NBA legend to...
Lionel Hollins' 62nd birthday apparently wasn't too exciting
BOSTON — Nets coach Lionel Hollins turned 62 years old on Monday. How did he mark the occasion? “I laid around my hotel room all day, getting ready for the...
Nets are getting a worn-down version of Bojan Bogdanovic
BOSTON — After Bojan Bogdanovic excelled for the Nets in the final few weeks of his rookie season — including capturing Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors last April...