The Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics have emerged as potential trade destinations for JJ Redick, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Redick prefers returning to the northeast area with his family currently in Brooklyn.

No trade is currently imminent, according to The Athletic.

February 2nd is the deadline for players to be traded and still be aggregated for future trades ahead of the March 25th trade deadline. 

James Harden will miss the Brooklyn Nets' Sunday game against the Washington Wizards due to a thigh contusion.

Harden hasn't missed a game since getting traded to the Nets, and is averaging 39.9 minutes per game with his new team.

The Nets are 6-2 since the Harden trade. 

Iman Shumpert is set to join the Brooklyn Nets, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.

The Nets will have 14 players on the roster after Shumpert's signing.

Steve Nash said that the Brooklyn Nets still have a "long way to go" on the defensive end after their 147-125 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The 147 points tied the franchise record for most points in a regulation game.

The Nets were without Kevin Durant, who rested for the game.

"There's a familiarity growing, on both ends of the floor. [But] we've got a long way to go defensively. It's not our forte or strong suit, but we've got to be clean with our game plan and talking and participating in our actions," said Nash.

The Nets have scored at least 110 points in 10 out of their last 11 games, and are 6-2 since trading for James Harden.

Harden agreed with Nash in focusing on the defensive side of the ball.

"We're catching a rhythm, obviously, offensively. But defensively as well. We're learning our strengths and our weakness and things we can get better at," said Harden.

The Brooklyn Nets have signed free agent center Norvel Pelle. 

Pelle (6’10”, 231) spent the 2019-20 season with the Philadelphia 76ers, originally signing a two-way contract with the team on July 2, 2019, before having his contract converted to a standard deal on Feb. 7, 2020. In 24 games off the bench, Pelle recorded averages of 2.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 9.7 minutes per game. He registered multiple blocks in 11 of the 24 games he saw action in, including a season-high four blocks on Nov. 29, 2019, at New York. He also appeared in one playoff game for the Sixers in their first round playoff series against Boston.

Prior to his NBA career, the 27-year-old played professionally for six years (2013-19), competing overseas in Italy, Lebanon and Taiwan and in the NBA G League in four stints with the Delaware Blue Coats.

Kyrie Irving's return to the Brooklyn Nets on January 20th, a double overtime loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers, averaged 159,000 total viewers on the YES Network.

That number made it the most-viewed Nets game since December 8th, 2014.

The Nets are averaging 85,000 viewers per game this season on YES as compared to 45,000 last season. 

James Harden said that he was still getting used to playing alongside Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant after dominating the ball during his time with the Houston Rockets. 

"I was in a role for eight years, controlling the ball, dominating the ball. Now it's a different experience for me, but it's still great," said Harden following the Nets' 98-85 win over the Heat.

Harden finished the game with 20 points and 8 assists, including 10 in the fourth quarter.

Kevin Durant, who added 20 points and 13 rebounds, said that Harden is still finding the right balance between scoring and passing. 

"Feels like he just transferred to a new school and he's trying to figure out the curriculum. ... as a scorer and the focal point of your offense, sometimes the balance between score and pass -- you got to figure that out each night."

The Brooklyn Nets have interest in trading for JaVale McGee.

The Los Angeles Lakers traded McGee to the Cleveland Cavaliers this past offseason. 

Brooklyn has two roster spots open currently.

A previous report suggested the Nets could also have interest in Kevin Love, but that is virtually impossible due to Brooklyn's inability to match salary in a trade.

Steve Nash said that the Brooklyn Nets need to play harder on defense following two consecutive losses to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Nets gave up 134 total points in the paint in their two losses to the Cavs, the most allowed in back-to-back games over the last 25 years, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.

"We just need to find a way to play harder. Dig deeper. We are not a defensive roster.

"We have to take more pride, contest more shots, fight, scrap, claw, and that's what I think is missing as much as anything schematic that we're breaking down," said Nash after the game.

Nash added that the team has to look inward for defensive growth as opposed to roster additions.

DeAndre Jordan said that the Nets will learn from the recent losses. 

"Rome wasn't built in a day. Championship teams weren't built in a day. They've gone through struggles. So we've got to be able to take this on the chin and learn from it and ultimately come back and respond tomorrow and for the rest of the season."

The Brooklyn Nets have been granted a disabled player exception worth $5.7 million for the loss of Spencer Dinwiddie.

Dinwiddie tore his ACL in December and will be out for the rest of the season.

The Nets have until April 19th to use the exception.