New Jersey Nets

After playing such a prominent role in the Orlando Magic's run to the NBA Finals in just his rookie season, Courtney Lee figured that he would be an important cog with the Magic for many years to come. Or so he thought. Just two weeks after the Magic lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals...

By Fred Kerber(fkerb@aol.com) By FRED KERBER Brook Lopez was working out at the Nets facility today - he's got a camp at Hoop Heaven in Whippany this week. So the guy who has to raise his 13.0 scoring by, oh 50 to 60...

By Fred Kerber(fkerb@aol.com) By FRED KERBER So let's get those 2010 mock drafts going. Who do you think the Nets should take at one? With Thursday's trade of Vince Carter and the drafting of Louisville wing Terrence Williams, the Nets have started...

By web editor(kboehm@nypost.com) The Nets selected Louisville forward Terrence Williams with the 11th pick in the NBA Draft....

With the NBA Draft just a few days away, Ball Don't Lie has decided to weigh in with its own 2009 Mock...

Vince Carter and Devin Harris believe the New Jersey Nets could use another point guard. However, the two men...

By web editor(kboehm@nypost.com) Northjersey.com reports the Nets' proposed moved to Brooklyn could hit another setback this week. The Web site says, "On the eve of several critical votes next week on the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, seven New York city and state...

The New Jersey Nets were the feel good story in 2001-2002 leading up to the NBA Finals. Everyone was ready for the Lakers' reign of terror to end and with Jason Kidd the Nets had become one of the most exciting teams to watch. In the end, though, ...

Nets' arena vision: 'Brooklyn brand' Gehry had never designed a big league arena before Nets owner Bruce Ratner called, whereas Ellerbe brings experience in building multiple NBA arenas that will help get the job done in time for a planned 2011 opening. “They know where the land mines are ...

 FL Two other sports team owners made the list: New Jersey Nets owner Bruce Ratner, who is still trying to develop Atlantic Yards with a new Nets arena in Brooklyn, fell from No. 8 last year to No. 23 this year; and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson ranks ...

 NY by Henrik Krogius (Krogius@brooklyneagle.net), published online 06-10-2009 So Brooklyn will get the second-best. Greatness was perhaps too much to expect in this anxious and squabbling borough. Frank Gehry's design for the Nets arena will not get built ...

 China This is the second NBA season for Yi Jianlian. After moving from the Milwaukee Bucks to New Jersey Nets, the sophomore did his best to meet expectations. Experiences and regrets are now helping him to become a more mature player.

 CA It is no secret that the Nets have had trouble selling out games wherever they played in New Jersey. The Izod Center lacked sufficient public transportation to enable the franchise to draw 18000 fans a night. This had lead to the team needing to keep ...

New Jersey Nets guard Keyon Dooling had successful arthroscopic hip surgery to remove loose particles from his right hip. The surgery was performed on Monday by Drs. Bryan Kelly and Riley Williams at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Dooling will begin rehabilitation in se...

Nets use projection technology for big new ads in seating bowl By DON MURET The New Jersey Nets have created new advertising space in the far reaches of the Izod Center seating bowl, and team officials think it could generate an additional $400000 to $500000 in revenue next season. ...

No, Nets boss Rod Thorn is quite transparently on the fence about whether to retain Frank. It's a bit refreshing, really. Refreshing and, in the end, irrational. Questioning the success of a coach after a lottery season, you'll see no quarrel there. ...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: Spurs win division title from late Finley, Duncan heroics By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Leave it to the seasoned veterans to end the San Antonio Spurs' regular-season on a high note. ?? Michael Finley's buzzer-beating three-pointer sen...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA James hits 37, Cavs clinch league-best record and home-court edge By Paul Levine, dpa????= ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - The Cleveland Cavaliers are headed home with their heads held high. ?? LeBron James scored 37 points, and the Cavaliers clinched the NBA's best reco...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: Blazers burn through Spurs, tighten up playoff race in West By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - For the past seven seasons the Portland Trail Blazers have been road kill in San Antonio, but on Wednesday night they became road Warriors. ?? Brando...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Allen's game-winning three in double OT lifts Celtics over Bobcats By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - With the game on the line, Paul Pierce had the ball and the Boston Celtics star didn't have to think twice about what he was going to do with it. ?? Pierce h...

Right now, the Nets are a game and a half behind Milwaukee and Richard Jefferson. And before he gets a chance to tell us otherwise at tomorrow's shootaround, don't think Jefferson isn't jacked for this game. The team that traded him in the off-season ...

Devin Harris hit an unbelievable lunging half-court shot at the buzzer and the New Jersey Nets snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 98-96 victory over the slumping Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. With players from both teams surrounding the scorer's table, the refe...

Nets Insider  MA New Jersey Nets' Devin Harris looking forward to matchup with New ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com On further review, Harris' shot was good Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Carter must prove he is a "money" player Nets Insider New York Post - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

After an extensive review by the officials, Harris' three-pointer was ruled good and the Nets ended a five-game slide. Harris finished with a game-high 39 points and handed out eight assists, while Keyon Dooling added 16 points and Vince Carter chipped ...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA James plants 52 at the Garden, Cavs nip Knicks 107-102 By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - "King James" added another chapter to his legacy. ?? LeBron James had his 21st career triple double with a season-high 52 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds on Wedne...

By rss@youtube.com (1EDmanLV) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., January 28,2009(AP) -- With Jose Calderon back in the lineup, the Toronto Raptors are hoping the second half of the season is a lot better than the first. Calderon had 17 points and 11 assists and the Raptors escaped with a 107-106 victory over New Jersey on Wednesday ni...

By rss@youtube.com (1EDmanLV) SAN ANTONIO(AP) If Tim Duncan threw down more dunks, he says he might better understand why NBA fans have made him an All-Star starter for 10 consecutive seasons. The New Jersey Nets probably know why. The slumping Nets scraped and matched San Antonio nearly shot-for-shot throughout a ten...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: Mason's late three-point play lifts Spurs over Lakers By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Roger Mason broke the hearts of the Los Angeles Lakers. ?? Mason converted a game-winning three-point play with 10.5 seconds left as and the San Antonio Sp...

The Nets' penetrating backcourt duo, Vince Carter and Devin Harris, finished with 67 points to lead New Jersey past the Pacers. ... Mid-Day Report: LeBron Staying? HoopsWorld For now, King James will continue to reign in Cleveland Toronto Sun

By Kelly Dwyer Houston 114, New Jersey 91 Denver 97, Portland 89 19 and 11 for Nene on Monday, the Nuggets held the NBA's second-best offense (114 points per 100 possessions) to just 100 points on 100 possessions, while dominating Portland on the boards (43-32).

By Thomas Halzack I've usually been on the "Lawrence Frank is a very good coach" side of things. But I was worried about the attitude and the unmotivated game of team star Vince Carter in what was to be a rebuilding year after dumping Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson last season.

The Knicks won three of the four meetings last year - including the Kidd migraine game on Dec.5. The only game the Nets won was when Harris was playing point later in the season. You can bet that Harris wants to develop the same kind of dominance and aura that Kidd help over the Knicks. That’s the be...

By Joe Netsfan(noreply@blogger.com) So from those 15 the Nets have 5 guards (Carter, Harris, Dooling, Douglas Roberts and Ager), 7 forwards (Yi Jianlian, Bobby Simmons, Jarvis Hayes, Eduardo Najera, Stromile Swift, Ryan Anderson and Trenton Hassell) and 3 centers (Josh Boone, Brook Lopez and Sean Williams). Not exactly m...

By Joe Netsfan(noreply@blogger.com) After that, well, the pickings are slim. Dooling, Najera and Hayes are the veterans being counted on off the bench, but they haven't exactly had time to build up a lot of chemistry with the club. Sean Williams looks lost to me, Chris Douglas Roberts and Ryan Anderson have moments but they're r...

By Adam Lauridsen Saturday’s game was only available on NBA League Pass, but those who missed it were spared some of the NBA’s ugliest basketball in the first half.  The Warriors relied primarily on put backs, broken plays and trips to the foul line to claw their way to 52 points.  You can blame some of the uglin...

Devin Harris will make the All-Star team: The great point guards are in the West: Chris Paul, Steve Nash, Deron Williams, Jason Kidd, Baron Davis and Tony Parker. Harris had his inconsistent moments after being traded to the Nets, but he set single-game career highs in points and assists u...

By Tom Ziller While I think the Nets will be the second worst team the league, albeit an entertaining one, they have a shot if Chris Douglas-Roberts makes a phenomenal leap, Vince Carter does everything he's never done in his career but is capable of, and the frontcourt gets healthy. Long shot, but a shot.

By Basketbawful Placeholders: Bobby Simmons, Brook Lopez, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Eduardo Najera, Jarvis Hayes, Keyon Dooling, Ryan Anderson, Yi Jianlian Cleared out for future LeBron cap space the purposes of winning: Bostjan Nachbar, Darrell Armstrong, DeSagna Diop, Marcus Williams, Nenad Kr...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Herald Nets set to wheel and deal Knicks’ quest for LeBron James will drive decisions made by Donnie Walsh Investigation launched into death of Celtics fan The once and future Celtics NBA.com Blog from USA minicamp ESPN Ranking the best available free agents Red's Army In appreciation of James Posey NY Post Thorn says Jefferson not happy NY Daily News Stephon Marbury seems unfit for Knicks Patriot Ledger Celtics to keep eye on free-agent market beginning tonight Manila Vanilla Basketball and Pacman BostonSportZ Celtics partying in Vegas Sporting News Numbers don't lie: Players moving, players staying WCVB Celtics fan hospitalized after celebration dies ProJo NBA blocks out thrills of college basketball   [read the full post]

The Knicks won three of the four meetings last year - including the Kidd migraine game on Dec.5. The only game the Nets won was when Harris was playing point later in the season. You can bet that Harris wants to develop the same kind of dominance and aura that Kidd help over the Knicks. That’s the be...

The Mavs also will deliver to the Nets $3 million and two first-round draft picks in 2008 and 2010. Forward Malik Allen and swingman Antoine Wright, a former Texas A&M star who has been slow to develop as a pro, are headed to the Mavs.

NEW ORLEANS -- As the Mavericks and New Jersey Nets worked to salvage their blockbuster trade Friday, Devean George and his agent reaffirmed their stance, while Jerry Stackhouse's loose comments from Wednesday threatened to further unravel the already dangling deal for Jason Kidd.

By David Friedman Jason Kidd does not have a blog like Gilbert Arenas or a cool nickname like Chris Paul's "CP3." Kidd is not the flavor of the month among NBA point guards and his name too often gets lost in the shuffle behind guys who have never been to the Finals or who only play effectively at one end of the court or who are good at putting up stats without actually making their teams any better. Kidd led the New Jersey Nets to back to back Finals appearances in 2002 and 2003 at a time when the team had a good but certainly not overpowering group of players. The Nets are just a .500 team so far this season but Kidd can hardly be blamed for their mediocrity; he is averaging 11.6 ppg, 10.7 apg (second in the NBA) and a career-high 8.8 rpg, which is better than many of the league's bi...   [read the full post]

By Ben Osborne In the third, the inevitable happens. The Pistons continue their smooth execution on offense, while consistently disguising their defenses and ultimately forcing the ball away from the Nets only two real offensive threats, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson, who each attempt only 11...

By Lang Whitaker Vince came in so reliant on dunks and high-flying action, but once his body turned brittle and that threat in his game was removed, Vince didn’t have anything else to rely on. He can fire up jumpers with the best of them, but his shooting percentage is a thoroughly average 45 percent. When the c...

By FLCeltsFan It is interesting to see the differences between the Athlon preview and this one. While both see the Celtics second to the Nets in the division and don't see the Celtics getting to the conference finals, Athlon sees the Heat finishing out of the playoffs and CBS see them going to the NBA Finals. Both see Phoenix winning it all this season. They ask if Pierce, Allen and Garnett make the Celtics the team to beat in the East. Here is part of their answer: But the other top teams in the East have something the Celtics don't: a solid bench. Players like Leon Powe, Tony Allen, and Brian Scalabrine aren't exactly scaring anybody. And that could be the difference when the playoffs arrive. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

Vince Carter opted out of the final year of a contract with the New Jersey Nets that would have paid the AllStar guard 16.3 million next season.

Jason Kidd scored 20 points and the Nets somehow delayed an early summer vacation with an ugly 8372 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night to pull within 32 in their Eastern Conference semifinal.

Crunch time. Money time. Call the final minutes of an NBA game whatever you want, but its the time when superstars lead their teams to victory.

By Russ Bengtson The Nets counter with Boki Nachbar and Josh Boone. And Marcus Williams checks in and re-starts it, tossing a 25-foot alley-oop to Mikki Moore. Antoine Wright checks in for the ultra-important last 4.3 seconds of the quarter. End of 1, Nets up 31-22. End of the third, Nets lead 71-70.