Report: Nets Make Offer For Celtics' Pierce; Howard Staying In LA
The Nets reportedly had their eyes on Celtics forward Paul Pierce, but Brooklyn's trade proposal wasn't enough for Boston to pull the trigger.
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The Nets reportedly had their eyes on Celtics forward Paul Pierce, but Brooklyn's trade proposal wasn't enough for Boston to pull the trigger.
Five points separated the Nets and the Bucks in their home-and-home set, and Brooklyn came away with two straight last-second victories.
It helps to have a money player, and guard Joe Johnson's picture should be pasted next to the definition of that term.
Joe Johnson hit a tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter and then his buzzer-beating jumper at the end of overtime lifted the Brooklyn Nets to a 113-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
"The Nets were willing last year to give up Brook Lopez and five first-round picks to get this guy," Sheridan told Joe & Evan. "The Nets have been trying to get this guy for two years ... They can get him without giving up Brook."
Being the latest does not make you the greatest. If you wipe the faerie dust of projection, then you'll see that MJ was singular, monolithic, and without peer.
Terrence Ross had to settle his nerves at the start of the All-Star dunk contest. By the end, he was calming down a ball boy he needed as a prop for his winning slam.
Baseball's All-Star game is coming to Queens this year. Next February, we'll have a Super Bowl in East Rutherford, N.J. The NBA could complete the trifecta.
"Trade D-Will!" So much for certain members of the Nets faithful showing any love to star point guard Deron Williams.
The Brooklyn Nets were staring at second-half collapses similar to the one that did them in during Sunday night's loss to the San Antonio Spurs. This time Joe Johnson and the Nets were able to stave off a late run by the Denver Nuggets.
Brooklyn has been linked to Hawks forward Josh Smith and Bobcats shooting guard Ben Gordon over the past week, and now general manager Billy King is shifting his focus to Jazz power forward Paul Millsap, according to a report.
Brooklyn figured out how to win without its most versatile offensive player Monday night. Feed Brook Lopez early and often, keep Reggie Evans active on the glass and put the ball in Joe Johnson's hands with the game on the line.
The Nets said that Williams has synovitis, which is inflammation of the ankle joint linings, and he received platelet rich plasma treatment on both ankles Monday.
The Nets will continue to be looking up at teams like the Spurs from echelons below. For now, I will look to be comforted by the Devils, a warm blanket of consistency in New York's volatile sports landscape.
The Nets are diligently working to trade for Hawks forward Josh Smith, league sources told ESPN. While the two teams have discussed a possible swap, one source told the network that "there has been lots of talk, (but) nothing is close yet."
