
Erik Slater
Brooklyn Nets Beat Reporter at ClutchPoints
Brooklyn Nets beat reporter @ClutchPoints • Host @LockedOnNets • @NewhouseSU @LehighU Alum • Contact: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
clutchpoints.com | Erik Slater |Nish Patel
Brooklyn Nets fans entered this season with dreams of securing a top-three draft pick. Rutgers' Ace Bailey was among the prospects they had their sights set on. While the Nets' fall to the No. 8 pick appeared to crush any hopes of landing the star forward, he may not be out of their reach after all. Bailey has begun to slide down draft boards amid concerns about his skill set and handling of the pre-draft process.
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1 week ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Erik Slater
The post Nets among teams Ace Bailey’s camp views as trade-up candidate appeared first on ClutchPoints. Brooklyn Nets fans entered this season with dreams of securing a top-three draft pick. Rutgers’ Ace Bailey was among the prospects they had their sights set on. While the Nets’ fall to the No. 8 pick appeared to crush any hopes of landing the star forward, he may not be out of their reach after all.
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1 week ago |
clutchpoints.com | Erik Slater |Nish Patel
The Brooklyn Nets will have no shortage of directions they can take with the No. 8 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Noa Essengue has been linked to the rebuilding squad amid a recent surge up draft boards. The French Phenom received a green room invite to attend the draft at Barclays Center, according to ESPN's Jonathan Givony.
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1 week ago |
clutchpoints.com | Erik Slater |Nish Patel
The Kevin Durant sweepstakes are heating up with the NBA draft one week away. With the Phoenix Suns determined to find a trade for the 15-time All-Star, the Houston Rockets and Miami Heat have emerged as the frontrunners, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. “At this point in these conversations, you're looking at a piece [or] two away from deals getting done on multiple different sides. From Miami's perspective and from Houston's perspective,” Charania said Tuesday on The Pat McAfee Show.
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1 week ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Erik Slater
The post NBA rumors: Shams claims Heat, Rockets ‘a piece or 2 away’ from Kevin Durant trade appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Kevin Durant sweepstakes are heating up as the NBA draft approaches. With the Phoenix Suns determined to find a trade for the 15-time All-Star, the Houston Rockets and Miami Heat have emerged as the frontrunners, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
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A framework like this could make sense for the Nets and Suns. https://t.co/0fg9VnkXHy

Spoke about this yesterday on @LockedOnNets: The Suns need help getting under the second apron, and several of the teams showing interest in KD are also pressed up against the aprons. There's a good chance the Nets get involved and use their cap space to help facilitate a deal.

Spoke about this yesterday on @LockedOnNets: The Suns need help getting under the second apron, and several of the teams showing interest in KD are also pressed up against the aprons. There's a good chance the Nets get involved and use their cap space to help facilitate a deal.

ESPN reporting: The Phoenix Suns and Kevin Durant’s business partner, Rich Kleiman, are sorting through trade options - with interested teams mainly featuring Houston, San Antonio, Minnesota, Miami and New York. https://t.co/tqpprx47O4

In the Nets' latest SCOUT episode (filmed in October), assistant GM BJ Johnson is traveling to a game in Ulm, Germany. Projected first-round picks Noa Essengue and Ben Saraf play for Ratiopharm Ulm.