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Nets could target these three players in NBA free agency
NBA free agency officially begins Thursday. Here are three players that will be on the Nets' wishlist.
NBA trade market heating up as deadline approaches
The NBA trade market is in high gear ahead of Thursday’s 3 p.m. cutoff. Wednesday saw a number of notable names move to new teams, with former Knicks guard Iman...
Nets may check in with Wizards as 'perfect fit' now available
MIAMI — The Nets desperately wanted Otto Porter Jr. before last season. Now that the Wizards have essentially put their entire roster on the trading block, do the Nets still...
Shaq doesn't even know who's on the NBA team he owns
Now who's Shaqtin' a Fool? Shaquille O'Neal, who has made a second career out of mocking the gaffes of JaVale McGee and occasionally the rest of the NBA on TNT's...
The sneaky-smart logic behind Nets' offseason roster moves
LAS VEGAS — Nets general manager Sean Marks would likely do well in this city’s casinos. Sunday morning’s quick pivot from Otto Porter Jr. to DeMarre Carroll showed his poker...
Nets lose out on Otto Porter Jr: What's their Plan B and C?
LAS VEGAS — As expected, the Wizards matched the Nets’ offer sheet to Otto Porter Jr., and as expected, general manager Sean Marks missed out on the fourth — and...
Nets have intriguing free-agent Plan B — if they're not screwed by timing
LAS VEGAS – The Nets still are waiting to see whether the Wizards match their offer sheet to top free-agent target Otto Porter Jr., but an intriguing backup plan just...
Nets and Otto Porter Jr. waiting to see if Wizards will blink
LAS VEGAS — The Nets’ offer sheet to Otto Porter Jr. arrived at the Wizards’ offices Thursday evening. Now the Nets’ pursuit of the top restricted free agent on the...
Nets sign Otto Porter Jr. to big offer sheet: Will Wizards match?
The Nets cleared a huge hurdle Tuesday by signing top free-agent target Otto Porter Jr. to an offer sheet. Now all they can do is wait and see if the...
Otto Porter suitors are falling as Nets' hope grows
The Nets just moved a step — or two — closer to landing top offseason target Otto Porter Jr. Sacramento already had extended Porter a four-year, $106 million offer sheet,...
The Nets are getting their shot with Otto Porter
The Nets reportedly will finally get their meeting with top target Otto Porter Jr. on Monday. And if they want any chance of landing the best restricted free agent on the...
The Nets' top free-agent target just got even harder to land
Nets target Otto Porter Jr. landed a maximum contract offer sheet from the Kings on Sunday. Now the question is: Will the Nets offer the Washington restricted free agent a...
Nets lose out on more targets, hold out hope for Otto Porter
The Nets scratched J.J. Redick and Joe Ingles off their list Saturday. Now they’re on to Otto Porter Jr., a long shot at best. Redick, whom the Nets were willing...
Nets' free-agent targets talking to other teams first
With free agency starting off at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Nets targets J.J. Redick, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Otto Porter Jr. gave their first meetings to other teams. And if Brooklyn...
Nets have $30M in cap space: How they could spend it
First comes the housecleaning. Then comes the spending. The Nets spent Thursday sorting out their own free agents, and will spend Friday deciding what to do with some of their...
One of John Wall's teammates won't love Paul George recruitment
A new team has entered into the Paul George sweepstakes: the Washington Wizards. According to ESPN, the Wizards have held trade talks with the Pacers over the superstar, who told...
Nets smart to be wary of the deep end of free agency
The Nets aren’t fooling anybody, especially themselves. They admit after finishing an NBA-worst 20-62 they have far too many holes to fill in one offseason or with one player. The...
Wizards hero shows Nets he'd be valuable get in free agency
The Nets are bereft of draft picks, so their best hope for getting out of the Grand Canyon-sized hole into which they have put themselves into is to get lucky...