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Nets' injury-prone Jeremy Lin insurance wants to come back
Greivis Vasquez, who was signed to be Jeremy Lin’s backup but was bought out in the wake of ankle woes, told Hoopshype he had a second surgery in November and...
Nets' point guard carousel spins again with Yogi Ferrell drop
With the Nets looking to upgrade their cadre of point guards, they waived undrafted rookie Yogi Ferrell on Thursday and added free agent Spencer Dinwiddie. The 6-foot-6 Dinwiddie had been...
Nets miss Jeremy Lin really, really bad
INDIANAPOLIS — Nets fans are going to be thankful whenever Jeremy Lin returns. With each passing game — and each lopsided loss — it’s increasingly clear that Brooklyn’s point-guard problems...
Homecoming hero: Hollis-Jefferson dominates in Nets' win
PHOENIX – Maybe Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is having an offensive epiphany. Or maybe he was inspired by having his mother make a surprise trip to see him play, or being back...
How Jeremy Lin's absence made life harder for Brook Lopez
Anybody wondering what life is going to look like for the Nets without point guard Jeremy Lin got a glimpse on Friday night. Brook Lopez got fronted in the post,...
Nets' weakness could be exploited by Pistons' rebounding machine
Coach Kenny Atkinson knew before the Nets’ first game that rebounding could be a problem this season, and on Monday, the Bulls exploited the issue, holding a plus-13 edge on...
Nets' Plan B and Plan C at point guard aren't working
Nets guards Randy Foye (right hamstring) and Greivis Vasquez (right ankle) missed Monday’s 118-88 loss to Chicago at Barclays Center. It was concerning partly because Vasquez’s history of ankle woes...
Nets' new era begins with Jeremy Lin at the controls
BOSTON — With the Nets’ season — and Kenny Atkinson’s tenure as coach — tipping off Wednesday night against the Celtics at TD Garden, they know they’re not winning an...
Fired-up Greivis Vasquez: I'm more than a Nets leader
Don’t use the word "mentor" around Greivis Vasquez. He signed with the Nets to contribute, not serve as a rah-rah bench guy or a veteran merely around to help Brooklyn’s...
Nets' biggest strength is the play they're avoiding
With a beleaguered bench and dodgy defense, Brook Lopez and Jeremy Lin running the pick-and-roll — Brook-Lin — is probably the one thing the Nets can count on this regular...
The one positive the Nets can take out of a game they blew
After getting humiliated defensively in their two previous preseason games, the Nets challenged themselves to put up more of a fight. They did Thursday. And though it wasn’t enough to...
Anthony Bennett making most of 'fresh opportunity' with Nets
Neither the Nets nor their reclamation project, Anthony Bennett, want to say it, but this may be the former No. 1 overall pick’s last best chance. “It’s a long road,...
The 'Energizer Bunny': Electric rookie PG trying to make Nets
Undrafted rookie Yogi Ferrell has an uphill climb to make the Nets’ roster. But the high-octane point guard has more than enough energy to climb, crawl, run or anything else...
Nets want to see Jeremy Lin improve in this key category
Nets point guard Jeremy Lin is coming off his lowest career assist rate (4.1 per 36 minutes), and both he and coach Kenny Atkinson said he has to get back...
Nets' Greivis Vasquez may return to lineup sooner than expected
Greivis Vasquez has insisted steadfastly he will be ready for the Nets’ regular-season opener. But on Tuesday, Brooklyn’s backup point guard scrimmaged again and implied he might be ready to...
Former No. 1 overall draft pick out to prove to Nets he's no bust
Nets coach Kenny Atkinson doesn’t know what his rotation will be this season. He doesn’t even know how many minutes he plans to give to each player in the team’s...
How Jeremy Lin is looking out for Coney Island's Isaiah Whitehead
There is no question Jeremy Lin is the Nets’ floor leader and starting point guard. The question is who will back him up, and what Brooklyn will get out of...
Nets get a surprise visit from a Brooklyn-born legend
Chris Mullin was a surprise attendee at Kenny Atkinson’s first day of training camp as Nets coach, representing his home borough and supporting his longtime buddy. “I’m good friends with...
How do Nets hope to surprise? Strategy comes into focus
Much has been said about the Nets’ talent shortage, and they can’t just turn journeymen into stars or D-Leaguers into dominant players. If they plan to exceed expectations — as...
Jeremy Lin's oddball version of 'Space Jam': Your move, LeBron
Michael Jordan. LeBron James. Jeremy Lin? The new Nets point guard – and social media icon – joined that list when he took the starring role in a "Space Jam...