Brad Penner-Imagn Images The latest chapter in the Cam Thomas saga provides more than a modicum of hope that the Nets and their high scorer will get things done. Keith Smith, writing for Spotrac, unloaded his Summer League notebook Monday after talking with Eastern Conference coaches and executives during the Summer League. In doing so, he provided a big dump on how … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Nets coach: ‘We love Cam Thomas … We’ve never wavered’
Cam Thomas and the Brooklyn Nets are in an inevitable purgatory
Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Thomas is a great basketball player who has improved every season. But this story was written long before he cursed at Zach Lowe. Jordan, LeBron, Shai, Giannis, Shaq, Wade, Kobe, Hakeem, Steph, KD, Kawhi, Tatum. That’s the full list of players to post a 30% usage rate and win a championship in the same season since 1982, per … [Read more...] about Cam Thomas and the Brooklyn Nets are in an inevitable purgatory
Deadlines and Commitments: News desert approaches edition
Photo by Tom O’Connor/NBAE via Getty Images Follow the Nets, follow the Liberty even closer. They’re going to be playing. Summer League is over and free agency is nearing an end. The Brooklyn Nets won’t play again for another 12 weeks. That’s when they and the Suns play preseason games vs. the Phoenix Suns on October 10 and 12 in Macao, China. Probably should update … [Read more...] about Deadlines and Commitments: News desert approaches edition
Brooklyn Nets lose to Philadelphia 76ers 87-83 in Summer League finale
Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images Without any of their four first-round rookies, this game was not at the top of the marquee, even for a 5th Las Vegas Summer League game. The Brooklyn Nets played their fifth and final game of Las Vegas Summer League on Friday evening. So even die-hardiest of Nets fans likely had something better to do than view auditions for the last … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Nets lose to Philadelphia 76ers 87-83 in Summer League finale
Summer League: Brooklyn Nets at Philadelphia 76ers, 6:00 PM ET
Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images No first rounders for either team but a lot of players looking for work… The Brooklyn Nets won its first Summer League game in a close one against the winless Orlando Magic. There were a lot of positives — Egor Demin knocked down three three-pointers at game end. Danny Wolf had his best game with 18 points. WHO: Brooklyn Nets … [Read more...] about Summer League: Brooklyn Nets at Philadelphia 76ers, 6:00 PM ET