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New York Post
a day ago
- Business
- New York Post
How the rebuilding Nets can try to emulate the Finals-bound Thunder and Pacers
Sean Marks built the Nets around Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving back in 2019, and added James Harden to a superteam a year later. But now as the general manager gears up for another rebuild, the superteam is dead, killed by the new collective bargaining agreement and its punitive second apron. And buried by the participants in this year's NBA Finals. Watching the Pacers and Thunder ride depth and balance through the playoffs — and other star-laden teams get their Achilles' heels exposed along the way — was educational. It taught the fans what Marks and other league executives already knew.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Nets F Theo Pinson talks potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade
The Brooklyn Nets are looking forward to the 2025 NBA Draft in June where they will have five total picks to use for whatever they choose, including bringing in more young talent. While Brooklyn is in the early stages of a rebuild that will see them bring in plenty of players, there is a chance that the rumors connecting the Nets to a certain superstar have some validity. "Brooklyn, I heard, is a real, real thing. You gotta really think about Brooklyn's track record. Now, they did put one hell of a (expletive) team together, right? (Nets general manager) Sean marks knows how to go get the (expletive) done," Theo Pinson said on the "To The Baha" podcast while discussing Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Pinson spent the first two years of his career in Brooklyn and has kept up with what the franchise has done even after his departure. Advertisement "Like I said, Ray, we played in New York. Ain't much like it," Pinson continued while speaking to former New York Knicks guard Raymond Felton. "It's a unbelievable place to live. You want to experience it. He's (Antetokounmpo) going to make a ton of money if he goes to the market in New York." Antetokounmpo could potentially leave the Bucks this summer via trade if the organization is willing to grant that request should matters between him and the team come to that. NBA insider Chris Haynes reported earlier this week that Antetokounmpo is expected to meet with Milwaukee ownership to discuss what the future will look like for a franchise that hasn't made out of the first round since the 2021-22 season. There have been various reports this offseason suggesting that Antetokounmpo would be willing to leave the Bucks if he were heading to a bigger market, such as New York City, for example. If what Pinson is saying is true, Antetokounmpo could be in a Nets jersey next season if he decides that he wants a change of scenery, something that the Nets are reportedly hoping for. This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Former Nets F Theo Pinson talks potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade
USA Today
22-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Nets GM Sean Marks at Klutch Sports pro day ahead of 2025 NBA Draft
Nets GM Sean Marks at Klutch Sports pro day ahead of 2025 NBA Draft The Brooklyn Nets have plenty of decisions to make with the 2025 NBA Draft taking place in late June, especially since they have four first-round picks to use. Brooklyn's first pick in the Draft will be at the No. 8 spot and while they could take a number of players there that are expected to make an impact, Nets general manager Sean Marks is still evaluating players in person. NBA Draft expert Jonathan Givony posted a video Wednesday on X that gave a summary of what happened in Los Angeles where Klutch Sports Group was holding its pro day ahead of the Draft. The players shown in the video are Duke center Khaman Maluach, Saint Joseph forward Rasheer Fleming, Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr., and Chinese forward Hansen Yang. Marks being at this pro day is significant from the standpoint that it's another chance to see players that the team could draft in the first round, especially Maluach if he falls enough for the Nets to take him. Fleming and Clayton are expected to be taken somewhere in the first round outside of the Lottery while Yang is projected to be a second-round pick after what he's shown at the Combine. In addition to the eighth overall pick, Brooklyn has the 19th (via the Milwaukee Bucks), 26th (via the Houston Rockets), and 27th (via the New York Knicks) picks in the first round. In the second round, the Nets have the 36th pick that they can still take someone like Yang depending on how he performs during the rest of the predraft cycle that will happen for the next month. In his latest mock draft for Bleacher Report, Jonathan Wasserman projected Brooklyn to take French forward Noa Essengue, yet another player who has seen his draft stock rise since the predraft process began. There is still a lot of time between now and when the Draft begins on June 25, but the Nets are still evaluating prospects as we speak, including in person at pro days like the one Klutch Sports had.
USA Today
19-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 NBA Draft: Nets expected to consolidate assets moving forward
2025 NBA Draft: Nets expected to consolidate assets moving forward The Brooklyn Nets have an important offseason ahead of them as they will be able to to add plenty of young talent to the roster via the 2025 NBA Draft. Aside from that, Brooklyn will have to make decisions on who they sign in free-agency, but there is also a possibility that bigger moves could be on the mind of general manager Sean Marks and company. "Brooklyn has veteran players, including Cameron Johnson, four first-round picks in this draft and future assets to dangle if it wants to move higher in the lottery," ESPN's Jeremy Woo wrote in the latest mock draft from him and Jonathan Givony. In Woo's section of the duo expecting the Nets to take Duke forward Kon Knueppel with the eighth overall pick, Woo relayed what he has been hearing recently. "Teams expect the Nets, who are also operating in the interest of present and future cap space, to consolidate some of what they have," Woo continued. As Woo mentioned, Brooklyn has four picks in the first round and NBA insider Jake Fischer recently reported that the Nets are expected to attempt to trade up further in the Lottery, but time will tell if that actually happens. Based on early reporting, it seems like the Nets may be able to engage the Philadelphia 76ers in a trade for the third overall pick in the Draft, but there is also a possibility that Daryl Morey, Philadelphia's President of Basketball Operations, wants to use the pick to inject some youth into the roster. If a team like the 76ers is willing to move back in the Draft, or give up their pick entirely, Brooklyn has the assets to make it worth the other team's while. At the moment, the Nets have 13 tradeable first-round picks, allowing them to blow teams away with offers for higher Lottery picks or even players that they want to be part of the rebuild. With the expectation that Brooklyn is going to consolidate some of their assets to make moves, one can expect that some kind of sizable move is occurring between now and the Draft in June.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Slater: Brooklyn Nets have talked to four top prospects, led by Jeremiah Fears
The luck portion of the Brooklyn Nets season of our times is largely over. The Nets fell to No. 8 position in the Lottery. Bad luck. Now, though, it's mostly skill as Sean Marks & co. try to sort out the best prospects at the NBA Combine in Chicago. Days after the lottery, the executives who sat waiting for the draft order are still in Chi-Town, watching 78 prospects work out at WInTrust Arena and putting them through mental paces and scheduling private visits to the home courts. Advertisement There's no master list of where individual prospects are headed nor when. It's up them and their reps to reveal that detail to reporters. So far, according to Erik Slater of Clutch Points, four prospects, all likely first round picks, have said they've met privately with Brooklyn: Jeremiah Fears, the 6'4' Oklahoma point guard; Kon Knueppel, the 6'7' Duke wing; Carter Bryant, the 6'8' Arizona wing; and Egor Demin, the 6'10' BYU point. All are scheduled for visits to HSS Training Center between now and the first night of the NBA in Brooklyn on June 25. So far, the player who's caught the most interest, is the 18-year-old Fears. 'The conversations were great,' Fears told Slater, the only Brooklyn beat writer in Chicago Wednesday. 'They were just telling me how I could fit within their system and be an overall good piece for them… [Playing in New York City] is not a bad idea. I actually like New York a little bit.' Indeed, a league source tells NetsDaily, that Brooklyn's interest in Fears is real. Advertisement 'You should spend a lot of time studying Jeremiah Fears,' he said unsolicited. 'I think you will like him.' Of the four players the Nets have spoken with, Fears is the one most likely to be gone by No. 8, which the source conceded. However, the source said, that doesn't mean he's out of the Nets range. 'They will need to navigate him to 8 or use some of those picks to move up,' he noted. The Nets of course have five picks in this year's draft. In addition to No. 8, they have Nos. 19, 26, 27 and 36, all but the last one a first rounder. They also lead the league in most tradeable picks with 13 first rounders and 16 second rounders through 2031. On the other hand, Knueppel, Demin and Bryant are all more likely to be on the board at No. 8. Advertisement It shouldn't be surprising that the Nets are looking closely at Fears or Demin. It's not a stretch to say Brooklyn most needs a point. Marks is famous for saying that the team will prioritize 'best player available' when it picks but having multiple points available is a bonus. There was also a flutter of fan excitement Thursday afternoon when Ron Harper, father of presumed No. 2 pick Dylan Harper, and a five-time NBA champion himself, engaged with Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson and Nets fans on (aka Twitter) suggesting that the Nets could make a play for the Rutgers guard... Of course the Spurs would have to want to deal Harper, not something anyone in San Antonio is yet suggesting. However, there has been a lot of suggestions in Chicago that the final order of the 2025 Draft may not be settled yet. One big reason is that a number of prospects not previously seen a first rounders are now seen as top 30. Brooklyn Nets' 4 best options at No. 8 pick in 2025 NBA Draft - Erik Slater - Clutch Points Nets being linked to young guard Jeremiah Fears — who modeled game after Kyrie Irving — in NBA Draft - Brian Lewis - New York Post More from
