Report: several teams are interested in former Nets guard Edmond Sumner

According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, there are several teams that are interested in former Brooklyn Nets guard Edmond Sumner.

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The Brooklyn Nets have made it through most of their offseason program as they have navigated the draft, free-agency, and the summer league. As they look towards training camp, it looks like one of the former Nets may be on another roster before next season begins.

According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, there are a few teams around the league that are interested in recently-waived Brooklyn guard Edmond Sumner. The teams that are interested in him are: the Charlotte Hornets, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Toronto Raptors, the Miami Heat, and the Phoenix Suns. Sumner, 27, was waived by the Nets earlier in July due to a roster crunch in which Sumner no longer had a surefire role for next season due to the additions of guards Dennis Smith Jr. and Lonnie Walker IV.

Sumner, native of Detroit, Michigan, came into the NBA as the 52nd overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft out of the University of Xavier by the New Orleans Pelicans. After spending his first five seasons in the league with the Indiana Pacers following being traded to the Pacers from the Pelicans, Sumner came to the Nets as a free-agent in July of 2022.

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Report: Brooklyn Nets expected to release guard Edmond Sumner

The Brooklyn Nets are expected to release guard Edmond Sumner, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.

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The Brooklyn Nets have been trying to make their team as good as possible for next season so that they can not only make it to the playoffs, but also make it out of the first round. Unfortunately, any of that will most likely be done without a fan favorite on the team.

According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Brooklyn is expected to release guard Edmond Sumner. After the team and Sumner agreed to push back the guarantee deadline for his 2023-24 salary of $2.24 million from July 5 to July 15, it’s not surprising that the 52nd pick of the 2017 NBA Draft would end up being released. Usually, when a team pushes back the guarantee date for a player, the organization usually tries to find a trade for a player before releasing him.

As of now, there hasn’t been any reports of the Nets trying to trade Sumner, but either way, it looks like his role for next season would be small or nonexistent because of the free-agent additions of Dennis Smith Jr. and Lonnie Walker IV. Sumner, 27, has been in the NBA for the past six seasons and averages 6.2 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game while shooting 47% from the field and 34.1% from three-point land.

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Report: Brooklyn Nets and Edmond Sumner push back his 2023-24 deadline date to July 15

The Brooklyn Nets and Edmond Sumner agree to push back the deadline for his 2023-24 salary, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.

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The Brooklyn Nets have been making moves all offseason in the pursuit of building a team capable of competing for a championship in the near future. Along the way, Brooklyn has a player on the roster who’s future on the team will be determined at a later point in time.

On Thursday, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported that the Nets and guard Edmond Sumner have agreed to push back the deadline for his 2023-24 salary of $2.24 million to be guaranteed. Brian Lewis of the New York Post later reported that the new deadline date was July 15. Per Spotrac, if Sumner was on the roster by July 5, 2023, his salary for the following season would be guaranteed as per his contract.

At this point, because of the additions that Brooklyn has made throughout this offseason, especially at guard, it’s possible that the Nets needed more time to figure out if Sumner has a role for the organization next season. While Brooklyn lost guards like Joe Harris and Patty Mills, they have added guards in Dennis Smith Jr. and Lonnie Walker IV.

Sumner, 27, averaged 7.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 46.1% from the field and 35.6% from three-point land last season off the bench.

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Nets’ Edmond Sumner doesn’t ‘make excuses’ for missing star players

Edmond Sumner won’t make excuses for being short-handed because he expects to win every game.

NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Edmond Sumner is like head coach Jacque Vaughn in that neither guy makes excuses. Similar to Vaughn, Sumner doesn’t care about any circumstances that are outside of the basketball court.

“We’re not gonna make excuses for who’s out there, who’s not out there,” Sumner said after scoring 29 points and dishing out three assists in Saturday’s 125-123 win over the Washington Wizards. “That’s just an easy cop-out. We all professionals, we all NBA players, we all work out every day. We in the gym, in the lab. So, us making excuses for who’s out there or not, we got to get the job done.”

Sumner has had an inconsistent role on the Nets this season because of superstar Kyrie Irving being available for most of this season. However, Sumner got to show what he is capable one more time thanks to Irving sitting out because of right calf soreness.
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Player grades: TJ Warren scores 19 as depleted Nets lose to Spurs 106-98

Here are your Nets player grades for Tuesday’s loss to the Spurs.

The Brooklyn Nets visited AT&T Center on Tuesday to take on the San Antonio Spurs and lost 106-98. This was the second and final game between the two teams this regular-season and the teams split the series 1-1.

For the Nets, TJ Warren had 19 points and five rebounds off the bench while Seth Curry had 16 points and seven rebounds. Nic Claxton and Cam Thomas had 15 points each.

For the Spurs, Keldon Johnson had 36 points and 11 rebounds while Jeremy Sochan had 16 points and four rebounds. Tre jones had 13 points and Jakob Poeltl had 12.

In a game where Kyrie Irving was a late scratch due to right calf soreness, the Nets had quite the trouble generating good offense. Despite the Spurs having the worst defensive rating in the league, Brooklyn was unable to score on a consistent basis.

Brooklyn got scoring from some unanticipated sources like Thomas, but they did not have an answer for Johnson. Turnovers (21) were an issue as well as it looks like the team doesn’t have much to fall back on without Durant and Irving.

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Player grades: Seth Curry scores 23 in Nets’ demoralizing 112-102 loss to the Thunder

Here are your Nets player grades for Sunday’s 112-102 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets welcomed the Oklahoma City Thunder to Barclays Center on Sunday and lost 112-102. This is the first of two meetings between the teams this regular-season. Oklahoma now leads the series 1-0.

For the Nets, Seth Curry had 23 points off the bench and Nic Claxton had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks. Royce O’Neale had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists while Kyrie Irving had 15 points.

For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points and seven rebounds while Josh Giddey had 28 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists. Lu Dort had 22 points and Isaiah Joe had nine points off the bench.

In almost a repeat of the loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday, the Nets were competitive for the first three quarters and was up by 10 points at one point. There were too many times where Brooklyn forgot to cover someone, whether at the three-point line or at the rim, and it doomed them in the end.

As has been the case throughout this season, Brooklyn had trouble limiting dribble penetration. Gilgeous-Alexander and Giddey were able to get to the rim at will and even with Claxton having four blocks, the Nets struggled to defend the paint. Nets guard Ben Simmons was a late scratch for this game due to back soreness.

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Player grades: Kevin Durant scores 44 as Nets lose to the Bulls 121-112

Here are your Nets player grades for Wednesday’s 121-112 loss to the Chicago Bulls.

The Brooklyn Nets visited the United Center to face the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday and lost 121-112. This was the second time these teams have matched up against each other this season and Chicago now leads the regular-season series 2-0.

For the Nets, Kevin Durant had 44 points and five assists while Kyrie Irving had 25 points (on just 10-24 shooting from the field) and eight assists. Seth Curry had 22 points and Nic Claxton had 11 points.

For the Bulls, DeMar DeRozan had 22 points and seven rebounds while Patrick Williams had 22 points and two steals. Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and Ayo Dosunmu had 17 points.

From the beginning, the Nets were unable to do much to stop the Bulls. In the first half, Chicago was able to get any shot it wanted and Brooklyn was unable to match them on offense. The Bulls ended up shooting 53.1% from the field and that was with the Nets playing better defense in the second half.

Rebounding was an issue for the Nets. Brooklyn was unable to get many offensive rebounds so they had a lot of one-and-done offensive trips that disrupted their rhythm and allowed Chicago to get out in transition. The Bulls had the momentum for most of this game and it showed with the way that they played on offense all night long.

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Player grades: Kyrie Irving nets 28 points in wire-to-wire 123-106 win over the Hornets

Here are your Nets player grades for Saturday’s 123-106 win over the Hornets on New Year’s Eve.

The Brooklyn Nets took their talents to North Carolina to take on the Charlotte Hornets on New Years Eve and won 123-106. This is the third time that these teams have played each other this season and the Nets now lead the regular-season series 3-0.

For the Nets, Kyrie Irving had 28 points and six rebounds while Kevin Durant had 23 points and four assists. Royce O’Neale had 14 points and six assists while Nic Claxton had 14 points and six blocks.

For the Hornets, LaMelo Ball had 23 points and 11 assists while Mason Plumlee had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Terry Rozier had 16 points and five rebounds and PJ Washington had 12 points and three rebounds,

As expected, the Nets got off to a good start and didn’t look back. Brooklyn led by as many as 22 points in this game and had their fourth wire-to-wire win of this campaign.

The Nets held the Hornets to 39.6% shooting from the field as they emphasized closing out on three-point shooters. The Nets played well in every aspect of the game other than being out-rebounded by Charlotte 45-41 and turning the ball over 14 times. Ultimately, Brooklyn did not let the Hornets establish a rhythm at any point and that led to this win before 2023 comes upon us.

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Player grades: Kyrie Irving scores 28, Nets narrowly beat short-handed Hawks 108-107

Here are the Nets’ grades for Wednesday’s win over the Atlanta Hawks.

The Brooklyn Nets visited State Farm Arena to face the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday and won 108-107. The Nets now lead the regular-season series between the two teams 2-0.

For the Nets, Kyrie Irving had 28 points and eight assists and Kevin Durant had 26 points, 16 rebounds, and eight assists. Nic Claxton had 17 points and 10 rebounds while Patty Mills had 12 points with three three’s off the bench.

For the Hawks, Dejounte Murray had 24 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists while John Collins had 21 points and eight rebounds. Onyeka Okongwu had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 14 points and three assists off the bench.

The Nets started this game slowly as they allowed the Hawks to win the first half 63-56 despite Atlanta missing Trae Young, De’Andre Hunter, and Clint Capela. Turnovers were a high factor in this game as Brooklyn turned the ball over 12 times and Atlanta took advantage of those miscues by scoring 18 points off of those turnovers.

As has been the case throughout this season, the Hawks dominated the Nets in the paint 60-50. With Brooklyn not having much size within their normal rotation, a bigger team like Atlanta took advantage of the size differential all game long. In the end, Irving scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Murray missed a three at the buzzer to give the Nets their 10th win in a row.

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Player grades: Kyrie Irving scores 32 in Nets’ intense 125-117 win over the Cavaliers

Kyrie Irving dropped 32 points in the Nets’ 125-117 win over the Cavs.

The Brooklyn Nets took a trip on Monday to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers and won 125-117. Brooklyn now leads the regular-season series 1-0.

For the Nets, Kyrie Irving had 32 points and five assists while Kevin Durant had 32 points and nine rebounds. TJ Warren had 23 points and eight rebounds off the bench and Nic Claxton had 10 points and two blocks.

For the Cavaliers, Darius Garland had 46 points and eight assists while Donovan Mitchell had 15 points and five assists. Evan Mobley had 12 points and six rebounds as Cedi Osman had 11 points and two assists off the bench.

This became a game of who was better from behind the three-point line. Brooklyn shot 60% from three-point while the Cavs shot 36.1%. It looks like the Nets concentrated of closing out on the Cavs and making them take mid-range shots or drive to the rim.

Brooklyn won the rebounding battle 38-33, but allowed Cleveland to win the points in the paint battle 48-34. Ultimately, the Nets had everything working in this game as they led by as much as 19 points that gave them the cushion to withstand the Cavs run in the fourth quarter.

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