Tag: Brooklyn Nets
-
Denver Nuggets trade Hunter Tyson to Brooklyn Nets ahead of deadline
With a little more than an hour before the trade deadline, the Denver Nuggets made an expected move. The Nuggets sent Hunter Tyson and a 2032 second-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for the less favorable of the Clippers or Hawks second-round pick in this year’s draft. That pick is currently projected to land in…
-
Tim Hardaway Jr.’s heater helps Nuggets stave off Michael Porter Jr., Nets
Tim Hardaway Jr. has never let a cold stretch define his career. If he did, he wouldn’t be the invaluable 13-year veteran that he is for a Nuggets team that needs everything he’s got right now. Thursday was another one of those nights as Denver hung on for a down-to-the-wire, 107-103 win over Michael Porter…
-
Michael Porter Jr. happy to return to Denver as member of Brooklyn Nets
The surroundings and basketball situations could hardly be more different, but Michael Porter Jr. is smiling all the same. “It’s an underrated city. You can actually see the sky and breathe fresh air,” Porter said of Denver prior to Thursday’s game at Ball Arena, his first since last summer’s trade sent him to Brooklyn. “New…
-
3 takeaways from Nuggets’ 127-115 loss to Michael Porter Jr. and Brooklyn Nets
The Nuggets played like there was no sleep in Brooklyn. Denver got a couple of injured players back for Sunday’s matinee but still faded down the stretch. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 127-115 loss Sunday at Barclays Center: NETS 127, NUGGETS 115 What happened: Brooklyn started the second quarter ahead by four and led…
-
Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon take step toward return for Denver Nuggets
Reinforcements are on the way. Whether they arrive for Sunday’s 1:30 p.m. tipoff in Brooklyn is to be determined. Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon have been upgraded to questionable for Sunday’s matinee game against the Nets. Braun hasn’t played since spraining his left ankle against the Clippers on Nov. 12. Gordon strained his right hamstring…
-
How Cam Johnson’s basketball brain can meld with Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
An unorthodox Easter Sunday in 2014 changed the course of Cam Johnson’s basketball career. As it is remembered by Jamie Dixon, the University of Pittsburgh coach at the time, Johnson was a senior at nearby Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School in Coraopolis, Pa. The local prospect had scholarship offers from Ivy League…