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Isaiah Whitehead's charity day proof he's 'not going anywhere'
Being able to play in his hometown is a luxury Nets guard Isaiah Whitehead does not take for granted. On Sunday, he hosted his third annual Giveback Day at Coney...
The standouts — and flops — in Nets' first summer league taste
LAS VEGAS — The Nets, with their roster comparatively veteran laden by the standards of summer league, should have an edge. They did Friday night in pulling out a 75-72...
Nets need so much work, they treat summer league like the real thing
LAS VEGAS — Most teams’ summer-league contingents are made up of rookies, hopefuls and long shots. But most teams aren’t the Nets — coming off the worst season in the...
Nets' roster moves start with a battle they're not used to having
LAS VEGAS — Nets general manager Sean Marks can spend the next few days sweating out whether the Wizards match his offer sheet to Otto Porter Jr. But head coach...
Getting young was only first step of Nets' grand plan
Youth will be served in Brooklyn — or at least get major playing time. How fast the Nets can rebuild will depend on how quickly they guide their youngsters through...
Jeremy Lin insurance is high on Nets' to-do list
The Nets’ 20-62 season is over, but each game they won down the stretch with Jeremy Lin at point guard was a bittersweet reminder of the dozens they lost when...
Nets win 2nd straight: You won't believe last time they did that
Nearly a year had passed since anyone had witnessed it. There were times odds indicated fans would be more likely to see Bigfoot cavorting with the Loch Ness monster than...
Nets hint at strategy for the next phase of long rebuild
Even though Brooklyn has played better since the All-Star break — Thursday’s 121-110 victory over the Knicks was their fourth win in nine games — the Nets know their rebuild...
What Isaiah Whitehead told Seton Hall for NCAA inspiration
A year ago, Isaiah Whitehead was spending his time on the South Orange, N.J., campus of Seton Hall preparing for the Pirates’ NCAA Tournament opener with Gonzaga. Monday afternoon, the...
The Nets a perfect cure for Dirk Nowitzki milestone hangover
DALLAS — Now that Dirk Nowitzki has joined the exclusive 30,000-point club, the Mavericks can get on with the business of trying to finish a turnaround season with an improbable...
Brook Lopez reaches milestone in Nets' first win in long time
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Brook Lopez reached a career milestone and was given the game ball. What he cherished most was the victory, a rarity these days for the Nets. The...
Why Sean Marks' under-the-radar move could pay off for Nets
DENVER — While getting a first-round pick without dealing Brook Lopez will get the headlines, plucking K.J. McDaniels without giving up essentially anything might have been general manager Sean Marks’...
Nets newcomer gets top grade in rough midseason report card
The Nets ended the first half of the season not only with the league’s worst record, 9-47, but with a 16-game home losing streak, which is the third longest in...
Trevor Booker is the epitome of the kind of player Nets want
The mere mention of Trevor Booker makes his coach smile. He’s everything Kenny Atkinson wants the Nets to be known for: development, unselfishness and a team-first attitude. Booker is posting...
Khadeen Carrington learning 'how to be Batman' for Seton Hall
It wasn’t supposed to be easy, going from a sidekick to a superhero, from Robin to Batman. It just seemed that way early on for Khadeen Carrington, Seton Hall's junior...
Nets youngsters overwhelmed in miserable outing
The Nets’ youth movement was in full swing, with first-round pick Caris LeVert getting his first NBA start on Friday night. He was in the lineup with fellow rookie Isaiah...
Nets’ furious rally and new look eventually fall apart
The Nets’ first game with their young foundation trio in the starting lineup didn’t go as hoped. Two struggled, a third got hurt and in the end the Nets lost...
Why Nets' Kenny Atkinson made good on lineup threat
With the Nets lacking energy and leaking defensively, coach Kenny Atkinson had threatened changes. The threats turned into action when point guard Spencer Dinwiddie and power forward Trevor Booker lost...
How the Nets' young nucleus is developing chemistry
The Nets are the NBA’s worst team, but they also are one of the youngest — and what hope they have rests on that youth. Yes, the Nets are struggling...
How Nets deal with mounting losses — beyond ‘praying’
The Nets’ season has been a tractor pull through waist-deep mud. Blueprints were torn up long ago because a key piece to the plan, point guard Jeremy Lin, has barely...