Ben Simmons struggles running reckless Nets’ new-look offense
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Ben Simmons struggles running reckless Nets’ new-look offense

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines With Dennis Schroder gone, Ben Simmons is the new point guard running the show. And the Nets ran Monday — just not well. The Nets are going to have to rely on pace to win games. But they were reckless, sloppy and turnover-prone,…

Kenny Atkinson returns to Barclays Center as Cavaliers rout Nets
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Kenny Atkinson returns to Barclays Center as Cavaliers rout Nets

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Kenny Atkinson claimed that he didn’t view his return to Brooklyn — where he was fired — with the best team in the NBA as vindication. But the competitive Atkinson came back carrying a chip on his shoulder and made his return a…

Reece Beekman set to get ‘close-up look’ with Nets after trade
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Reece Beekman set to get ‘close-up look’ with Nets after trade

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Lost in the Nets’ Dennis Schroder trade — and the high-level impact on tanking and the draft — are the young guards going out, and coming back in. The Nets brought back two-way guard Reece Beekman from Golden State, and waived Yongxi Cui…

Nets trading Dennis Schroder about ‘long-term build’ in clear tanking nod
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Nets trading Dennis Schroder about ‘long-term build’ in clear tanking nod

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Brooklyn’s trading Dennis Schroder was strictly business. And the business is tanking. The Nets moved a 31-year-old set to hit free agency for second-round draft picks, but the endgame was ensuring themselves a better first-rounder. A lottery one. “We’re going to miss Dennis…

How Keon Johnson is trying to stick in Nets rotation
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How Keon Johnson is trying to stick in Nets rotation

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At the start of last season, Keon Johnson was unemployed and just hoping for a two-way contract. Now? He’s sitting on a multi-year deal with the Nets, squarely in Jordi Fernandez’s rotation and shooting away for a coach who keeps encouraging him to…

Nets’ Keon Johnson’s playing time may go down when Cam Thomas returns
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Nets’ Keon Johnson’s playing time may go down when Cam Thomas returns

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Nets combo guard Keon Johnson has seen his playing time spike with the injury to starter Cam Thomas. But he knows he’s promised nothing upon Thomas’ return. “Nothing is guaranteed, and it’s not guaranteed for him or anybody else,” coach Jordi Fernandez said….

Jordi Fernandez not afraid to blast Nets’ leaky defense
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Jordi Fernandez not afraid to blast Nets’ leaky defense

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Jordi Fernandez certainly put one Nets issue on blast. The team’s first-year coach has shown early in his tenure that he’s not afraid to publicly call out problems that need to be addressed. On Sunday night, he was as animated as he has…

Ben Simmons, Keon Johnson’s exits bring additional Nets injury worries
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Ben Simmons, Keon Johnson’s exits bring additional Nets injury worries

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Already deprived of much of their size, the shorthanded Nets will be without Ben Simmons on Monday in Chicago, though they’re hopeful of having Cam Johnson. Simmons left Sunday’s loss to Orlando with a knee contusion and Johnson checked out with 18 seconds left after injuring his left ankle. “I…