May 2023 Brooklyn Nets Wiretap

Seth Curry, Mavericks Agree To Two-Year Deal

Jun 30, 2023 9:44 PM

Seth Curry and the Dallas Mavericks have agreed to a two-year deal.

Curry previously played for the Mavericks until they traded him to the Philadelphia 76ers for Josh Richardson.

Curry is represented by Austin Brown of CAA.

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Cam Johnson, Nets Agree To Four-Year, $108M Deal

Jun 30, 2023 6:55 PM

Cam Johnson and the Brooklyn Nets have agreed to a four-year, $108 million deal.

Johnson was a restricted free agent and was expected to receive interest from the Detroit Pistons, amongst other teams.

The Pistons, however, traded for Joe Harris shortly before the start of free agency, which was a signal Johnson would likely remain with the Nets. 

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Nets Trade Joe Harris, Two 2nd Rounders To Pistons

Jun 30, 2023 2:54 PM

The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to trade Joe Harris and two future second round picks to the Detroit Pistons. Harris is on a $19.9 million expiring contract.

The Nets will create a $19.9 million Traded Player Exception with the move.

Detroit will use their cap space to take on Harris.

The Nets are expected to attempt to re-sign Cam Johnson in restricted free agency, who was also going to receive interest from the Pistons.

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NBA Draft 2023 (Full Results): Wembanyama, Miller, Henderson Go Top-3

Jun 22, 2023 8:12 PM

The San Antonio Spurs selected Victor Wembanyama with the first overall selection in the 2023 NBA Draft. The Charlotte Hornets selected Brandon Miller with the second pick, while the Portland Trail Blazers at No. 3.

First Round

1. San Antonio Spurs: Victor Wembanyama

2. Charlotte Hornets: Brandon Miller

3. Portland Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson

4. Houston Rockets: Amen Thompson

5. Detroit Pistons: Ausar Thompson

6. Orlando Magic: Anthony Black

7. Washington Wizards (via Pacers): Bilal Coulibaly 

8. Indiana Pacers (via Wizards): Jarace Walker

9. Utah Jazz: Taylor Hendricks

10. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Mavericks): Cason Wallace

11. Orlando Magic: Jett Howard

12. Dallas Mavericks (via Thunder): Dereck Lively

13. Toronto Raptors: Gradey Dick

14. New Orleans Pelicans: Jordan Hawkins

15. Atlanta Hawks: Kobe Bufkin

16. Utah Jazz: Keyonte George

17. Los Angeles Lakers: Jalen Hood-Schifino

18. Miami Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr.

19. Golden State Warriors: Brandin Podziemski

20. Houston Rockets: Cam Whitmore

21. Brooklyn Nets: Noah Clowney

22. Brooklyn Nets: Dariq Whitehead

23. Portland Trail Blazers: Kris Murray

24. Dallas Mavericks (via Kings): Olivier-Maxence Prosper

25. Detroit Pistons (via Celtics): Marcus Sasser

26. Indiana Pacers: Ben Sheppard

27. Charlotte Hornets: Nick Smith Jr.

28. Utah Jazz: Brice Sensabaugh

29. Indiana Pacers: Julian Strawther

30. Los Angeles Clippers: Kobe Brown

Second Round

31. Charlotte Hornets: James Nnaji

32. Denver Nuggets: Jalen Pickett

33. Minnesota Timberwolves: Leonard Miller

34. Sacramento Kings: Colby Jones

35. Chicago Bulls: Julian Philips

36. Milwaukee Bucks: Andre Jackson Jr.

37. Denver Nuggets (via Thunder): Hunter Tyson

38. Boston Celtics: Jordan Walsh

39. Atlanta Hawks: Mouhamed Gueye

40. Los Angeles Lakers: Max Lewis

41. Charlotte Hornets: Amari Bailey

42. Washington Wizards: Tristan Vukcevic

43. Portland Trail Blazers: Rayan Rupert

44. San Antonio Spurs: Sidy Cissoko

45. Memphis Grizzlies: GG Jackson 

46. Atlanta Hawks: Seth Lundy 

47. Indiana Pacers: Mojave King 

48. Los Angeles Clippers: Jordan Miller

49. Cleveland Cavaliers: Emoni Bates

50. Oklahoma City Thunder: Keyontae Johnson

51. Brooklyn Nets: Jalen Wilson

52. Phoenix Suns: Toumani Camara

53. Minnesota Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark

54. Sacramento Kings: Jalen Slawson

55. Indiana Pacers: Isaiah Wong

56. Memphis Grizzlies: Tarik Biberovic

57. Golden State Warriors: Trayce Jackson-Davis

58. Milwaukee Bucks: Chris Livingston

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Teams Preparing Offers For Damian Lillard Becoming Available If Blazers Keep No. 3

Jun 22, 2023 9:47 AM

The Portland Trail Blazers are widely expected to select and keep Scoot Henderson if he's available at No. 3, though they will continue to listen to offers through when they're on the clock.

If the offers they receive don't improve, the Blazers are comfortable keeping the pick even though that means a potential trade of Damian Lillard in the immediate aftermath. The Blazers don't appear to believe that is a possibility, even though the teams across the league with interest in Lillard are preparing for that scenario.

"Portland isn't admitting that, but the rest of the league knows it and they're preparing their offers for what happens over the next 24 to 72 hours with how Lillard might react to them going forward and making the draft [pick]," said Brian Windhorst on Thursday morning.

Lillard has been clear in his public comments that he wants the Blazers to acquire win-now players and isn't prepared to be patient as they bring along young players. For Portland, the plan was likely to trade the pick if it was outside the top-3 but moving up has made that decision more difficult for their front office. 

"They are already getting ready waiting for the moment to happen," Windhorst added. "Whether Lillard makes the move, or the Blazers make the move, nobody seems like they want to be the fall guy. Lillard doesn't want to look like the bad guy. The Blazers are still hoping to convince him to stay, but we'll see how long they continue with that position."

The Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets are expected to be among the teams with interest in trading for Lillard and can assemble a package that is enticing for the Blazers. 

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Nets Turned Down Two First-Round Picks For Dorian Finney-Smith Last Season

Jun 22, 2023 1:23 AM

The Brooklyn Nets turned down a trade offer of two first-round picks for Dorian Finney-Smith last season, sources told Brian Lewis of the New York Post.

The rumors come following news that Finney-Smith and Royce O’Neale have drawn trade interest heading into the draft.

O'Neale would have returned a first-round pick in a trade, according to the source. 

Brian Lewis/New York Post

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Nets Plan To Build Around Mikal Bridges

Jun 21, 2023 7:57 AM

While speaking on ESPN's Mock Draft Special, NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski said the Brooklyn Nets have no plans to trade Mikal Bridges. Instead, the Nets plan to make Bridges the centerpiece of their team.

“Mikal Bridges is a player that they’re going to build around," Wojnarowski said. "The kind of offers the Nets have gotten for him speaks to how valuable he is, a player I think for Brooklyn, they keep in place when the next big star is available in a trade.”

The Nets acquired Bridges as part of the trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns at the trade deadline. In 27 games with Brooklyn, Bridges averaged 26.1 points on 48% shooting from the field.

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Nets Hire Kevin Ollie, Will Weaver, Jay Hernandez, Ronnie Burrell As Assistant Coaches

Jun 20, 2023 10:16 AM

The Brooklyn Nets have named Kevin Ollie, Will Weaver, Jay Hernandez and Ronnie Burrell as assistant coaches and Corey Vinson as assistant coach/player development. They join assistant coach/director of player development Adam Caporn and assistant coaches Trevor Hendry and Ryan Forehan-Kelly on Jacque Vaughn's staff.

Ollie joins Brooklyn's staff from Overtime Elite, where he served as head of coaching and basketball development for two seasons (2021-23). Prior to his stint with Overtime Elite, Ollie spent six years (2012-18) as the head coach of the men's basketball program at the University of Connecticut.

Weaver rejoins the Nets organization after spending two seasons (2016-18) as special assistant to the head coach and one season (2018-19) as the head coach of Brooklyn's NBA G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets. 

Hernandez joins the Nets after spending the past five seasons (2018-23) with the Charlotte Hornets as assistant coach/director of player development.

Burrell joins Brooklyn's staff after spending the 2022-23 season as head coach of the Nets' NBA G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets. 

Vinson arrives in Brooklyn after working in the Phoenix Suns organization for three seasons (2020-23). 

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Cam Johnson Commits To Team USA For Upcoming World Cup

Jun 15, 2023 11:22 PM

Cam Johnson committed to Team USA for this summer's FIBA World Cup, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

The team also received a commitment from Walker Kessler on Wednesday. 

Team USA opens the World Cup against New Zealand on August 26. 

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Nets Looking To Package No. 21, No. 22 To Move Up In Draft

Jun 14, 2023 4:35 PM

The Brooklyn Nets currently own the No. 21 and No. 22 picks in next week's draft and are believed to be exploring trade options.

Brooklyn could package both picks to move up into the late lottery or the middle of the first round.

If the Nets were to stay in their position, they would represent a pivot point in the final third of the draft.

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Heat Made Trade Offer To Nets For Kyrie Irving At Deadline

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Nets, Heat Would Be Teams On Damian Lillard's Trade List; Celtics Omitted

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Kevin Ollie Joins Nets As Assistant Coach

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