The Nets hoped Ben Simmons would hit the floor with his teammates after they returned from Philadelphia on Thursday then actually play this month.
Nets coach Steve Nash: ‘Extremely high hopes’ Ben Simmons plays in regular season — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
When asked if the Nets were NOT trading Harden, Nash said “yes.”
Steve Nash says Nets are not trading James Harden — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The Nets have holes at center.
Steve Nash: Nets traded Jarrett Allen in part due to financial reasons — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Nets coach Steve Nash was a rookie head coach last season, but when asked at the Monday morning shootaround how tough it was to send back Allen as part of the Harden trade, Nash said, “For sure. We loved him and wish him a lot of success and are happy for him to get a contract. The reality is he was probably out, we couldn’t probably have re-signed him anyway. Looking at the marketplace, he probably would have gotten a lot of money, and it would’ve been a huge gap compared to some of the other priorities.
“So that was part of the decision in being able to let something like that go. Obviously, the other part is James Harden is a special, special player. But no question we still root for [Allen] and support him.”
The team most likely to upend the Brooklyn Nets title chances are the Brooklyn Nets.
Steve Nash says for now Nets planning as if Kyrie Irving will miss home games — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
However, Nash had Irving’s back: “While he may not be in your guy’s good books, he’s in my good books.”
Steve Nash says he has not spoken to Kyrie Irving about media boycott — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Maybe Kevin Durant misses the Warriors culture more than we thought after he skipped town for the Brooklyn Nets last summer? It would partially explain why a piece of the Warriors’ winning ways is surprisingly joining him in New York. No one has to come out and say it, but it’s obvious the former Warriors…
How Kevin Durant may have helped Steve Nash get Nets’ coaching job — Times-Standard
Vaughn being skipped over speaks to a bigger problem in the NBA’s coaching ranks.
Jacque Vaughn deserved better from the Brooklyn Nets — For The Win
The view from left field 