Reports: Nets Take A Chance On Former No. 1 Overall Pick Anthony Bennett
Since becoming the top pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bennett, 23, has been labeled a bust and has bounced around the league.
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Since becoming the top pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bennett, 23, has been labeled a bust and has bounced around the league.
It's always nice when the stars align and New Yorkers can cheer for fellow New Yorkers playing for New York teams. Here is a look at some of the more memorable examples of players from the five boroughs who went on to play pro ball here.
Scola, 36, a nine-year NBA veteran, played in 76 games, all starts, for the Toronto Raptors last season. He averaged 8.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
Nets fans sat around their houses Sunday night in depressed states. But chins should be up, because the offer sheet failures actually spared Brooklyn future problems.
Crabbe, 24, is coming off his third NBA season. Last year, he played in 81 games, starting eight, and averaged 10.3 points and 2.7 rebounds and shot 46 percent from the field. He's also considered to be a strong defender.
In the June 23 trade, Brooklyn sent power forward Thaddeus Young to Indiana in exchange for the Pacers' first-round pick (20th overall) and a future second-round selection.
Lin tweeted Friday that he was signing with the Brooklyn Nets. Terms were not immediately disclosed, and Lin cannot sign with Brooklyn until at least July 7 because of the NBA's offseason moratorium.
The Brooklyn Nets continued their roster shakeup Thursday, waiving point guard Jarrett Jack.
As the NBA heads into its free agent negotiating period on Friday (contracts cannot be signed until July 7), Brooklyn should own the third-most salary cap space in the league at around $55 million.
Evidently, Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks has no issue with burying the franchise even deeper before attempting to dig out.
The Indiana Pacers selected Michigan's Caris LeVert with the 20th overall pick Thursday. His rights, however, are expected to be traded to the Nets after the teams agreed to a trade earlier in the day.
The Brooklyn Nets have reportedly traded small forward Thaddeus Young to the Indiana Pacers for the 20th overall pick in Thursday night's draft and a future second-round selection.
As a Nets fan, I may need to medicate myself to get through the draft. It may be held inside the Nets' house, but they weren't invited.
On Tuesday, former Nets guard Kerry Kittles was added to the Princeton University men's basketball staff as an assistant coach.
Perhaps no other word has been uttered more by new Nets coach Kenny Atkinson over the past two days than "patience."
