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Player grades: Cam Thomas scores 33 as Nets beat Pacers 136-133

Here are the Nets’ player grades for Saturday’s win over the Indiana Pacers.

The Brooklyn Nets visited the Indiana Pacers on Saturday and won 136-133. This was the fourth and final matchup between these two teams this season and the regular-season series is tied at 2-2.

For the Nets, Cam Thomas had 33 points and three rebounds off the bench while Patty Mills had 24 points and six assists. Day’Ron Sharpe had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Edmond Sumner had 20 points and seven rebounds.

For the Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton had 35 points and nine assists as Buddy Hield had 17 points and four rebounds. Myles Turner had 16 points and three rebounds while Oshae Brissett had 14 points and three rebounds off the bench.

In a game where the Nets rested eight players including Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn still had six players in double figures. Not much defense was played in this game by either team, but the Nets were able to limit the Pacers in the second a tad by allowing them to score only 24 points in the third quarter.

The Nets couldn’t hit many 3s, but they did win the rebounding battle 59-30 which includes 29 offensive rebounds. The Nets only had 19 assists as they were relying more on players like Thomas and Mills to hit shots off the dribble or guys like Sumner getting to the rim. Turnovers were an issue for the Nets, but in the end, the 25-11 run Brooklyn made from the middle of the third quarter to the beginning of the fourth quarter was huge.

Here are the Nets’ player grades:

Nets player grades: Buddy Hield scores 26 to lead Pacers past Nets

The Brooklyn Nets lost to the Indiana Pacers 128-117 on Friday as Buddy Hield scored 26 points. Here’s how each player graded individually.

The Brooklyn Nets visited the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday and lost 128-117. The Pacers had four players score at least 20 points against the Nets’ porous defense.

Kevin Durant scored 36 points, including 20 in the fourth quarter, and collected 9 rebounds while Ben Simmons scored 20 points and had six rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Kyrie Irving scored 20 points while struggling with his three-point shot.

Indiana’s Buddy Hield had 26 points, including five threes, to lead the Pacers in scoring while Myles Turner had 23 points while grabbing eight rebounds. Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and 15 assists while Bennedict Mathurin had 20 points off the bench.

Indiana pulled away in the fourth quarter thanks to Mathurin scoring 16 points in the period while Brooklyn struggled to score down the stretch. The Nets had 19 turnovers to led to 21 points for Indiana and Brooklyn struggled to defend without fouling as they allowed Indiana to shoot 38 free-throws.

Here are the Nets player grades as the teams falls to 9-11:

Player Grades: Kyrie Irving drops 29, Nets beat short-handed Raptors

Grading the Nets individually after a road win over the Raptors.

The Brooklyn Nets visited the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday and won 112-98. Brooklyn is now 9-10 going into the holiday break and lead the regular-season series with Toronto 2-0.

Kyrie Irving scored 29 points (19 in the third quarter) and had three assists while Nic Claxton had 14 points and 12 rebounds. For Toronto, Gary Trent Jr. had 19 points and OG Anunoby scored 15 points.

The Nets did a much better job in this game than they did against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. Against the Raptors, Brooklyn defended the three-point line much better and with better effort despite being out-rebounded 52-39 and turning the ball over 21 times.

In the end, the Nets pulled away in the third quarter behind Irving’s masterful performance and Toronto going ice-cold from the field. Here are the Nets’ player grades:

Nets player Grades: Tobias Harris, Sixers beat Nets in Ben Simmons’ return

The Brooklyn Nets lose to the Philadelphia 76ers in an embarrassing fashion.

The Brooklyn Nets visited the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday and lost 115-106. Brooklyn is now 8-10 after losing to a Sixers team with Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey.

Nets star Ben Simmons had 11 points, seven rebounds, and 11 assists in his return to Philadelphia. He was booed as expected, but the volume seemed to be less than anticipated. Kyrie Irving scored 23 points while Durant scored 20 points which ended his streak of games with at least 25 points at 17.

Tobias Harris scored 24 points despite dealing with a hip issue coming into the game and an ankle injury during the game. De’Anthony Melton had 22 points on some impressive long-range shooting while Paul Reed had 19 points off the bench in one of the impactful performances of his career.

Tuesday’s game came down to the Nets being unable to defend the three-point as Philadelphia shot 16-of-32 on 3-pointers, or rebound the basketball (the Sixers had 20 offensive rebounds). Brooklyn could use some size in its frontcourt, but until then, here are the Nets player grades:

 

Player Grades: Anthony Davis leads Lakers to home win over Kevin Durant, Nets

The Brooklyn Nets visited the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday at Crypto.com arena for the first of two meetings this season.

The Brooklyn Nets visited the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena for the first of two meetings this season. The Nets lost 116-103 and were unable to complete their comeback bid as the team faltered during the fourth quarter.

Nets forward Kevin Durant had a stellar game with 31 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists, but was unable to get somebody to come along for the ride against the Lakers. Nets guard Cam Thomas had 15 points off the bench and guard Edmond Sumner netted 13 points.

Lakers forward Anthony Davis had a monster game with 37 points (season-high) and grabbed 18 rebounds (10 offensive which tied his career-high in the regular season). Davis was big for the Lakers in the third quarter as he scored 15 of his 37 points during the period. Lakers guard Lonnie Walker IV scored 25 points.

This game came down to the second half as Brooklyn was able to rally from 16 points down with a little under four minutes left in the third quarter to a four-point game with a little over 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter before the Lakers ran away with the game.

Brooklyn center Nic Claxton left the game in the third quarter with a left eye injury and did not return to the game. Guard Seth Curry (ankle injury management) did not play and guard/forward Ben Simmons (left knee soreness) did not play either.

The Nets next play at the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. Here are the player grades for Sunday’s game:

Nets player grades: Kevin Durant, Seth Curry lead Brooklyn to win Clippers

The Brooklyn Nets won on the road in Los Angeles on Saturday to kick off a four-game road swing.

The Brooklyn Nets visited the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com arena on Saturday after beating the rival New York Knicks on Wednesday. Nets Forward Kevin Durant had another great game as he scored 27 points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out six assists.

Nets guard Seth Curry had a great game off the bench when the team needed it the most. Curry netted 22 points and was a plus-12 in his time on the floor.

Nets center Nic Claxton had a double-double of 13 points and 14 rebounds while doing what he could to limit Clippers center Ivica Zubac’s impact on the game.

The game was pretty evenly contested through three quarters as Brooklyn led 75-71. The fourth quarter is where the Nets made their hay as they outscored the Clippers 35-24 in the period as Los Angeles was clanking shots towards the end.

Here are the player grades for the Nets’ huge win over the Clippers:

The extension makes sense from a …

The extension makes sense from a scouting standpoint: Marks and his staff, including assistant GM Jeff Peterson, have been adept at identifying talent, particularly through the draft. This summer, the front office has shown its ability to put together a complete team: The Nets signed talented scorer T.J. Warren on a veteran’s minimum deal, acquired 3-and-D wing Royce O’Neale for a 2023 first-round pick in a trade with the Utah Jazz, re-signed Nic Claxton and Patty Mills on two-year contracts and took a flier on Edmond Sumner, a high-flying wing who has recovered from an Achilles injury. Brooklyn still has its taxpayer’s mid-level exception, which it can use to sign one or two more impact players.

Patty Mills returning to Nets on a 2-year $14.5 million deal in free agency

The Brooklyn Nets will bring back Patty Mills on a 2-year $14.5 million deal in free agency.

While the Brooklyn Nets are still dealing with the fallout of the Kevin Durant news of him requesting a trade, the Nets did make a move in free agency on Thursday at the opening.

They will bring back Patty Mills on a 2-year $14.5 million deal, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and he will be bringing his sharpshooting back to Brooklyn. He averaged 11.4 points and 2.3 assists in 81 games, with 48 starts, and he also shot 40% from deep on 7.0 attempts. He is a very good floor spacer for the Nets for whoever is going to be on the roster when opening night rolls around in October.

Whether Mills will be spacing the floor for both Durant and Kyrie Irving remains to be seen, but either way, the return of Mills is a very good addition to whatever Brooklyn wants to do in their future. He is a good veteran, he works hard, and he is a guy who brings veteran experience to a Nets team in need of it.

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Patty Mills declines player option for Brooklyn Nets, return possible

Reports indicate that Patty Mills has declined the final year of his player option for the Brooklyn Nets.

Thursday is the final day before NBA free agency, and veteran guard Patty Mills has officially declined his player option with the Nets.

NBA reporter Brian Lewis of the New York Post broke the news that Mills turned down his option.

Another report from NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski indicates that the former NBA champion, “hasn’t ruled out a return to the Nets.”

Mills turned down his $6 million option, choosing to test the free agency waters and possibly earn more money. The opportunity to talk with other teams gives Mills the option to earn more money, previous reports indicated that the guard is “likely” to return to the team.

The organization can pay Mills a maximum of $7 million per year, giving him a bump from $6.2 million.

Mills averaged 11 points per game this season, shooting an impressive 40 percent from the field.

Mills will absolutely garner interest from teams all over the league so if Brooklyn want to retain the talent, they’ll need to work on a contract offer for the backup point guard.

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Kevin Durant not recruiting potential free agents like he has in years past

In previous offseasons, rival agents and players would tell you of Kevin Durant’s eagerness in talking to potential free agents. So far, that hasn’t been the case with him, sources say. Outside of Irving, the Nets’ most important free agent is guard Patty Mills, who still hasn’t decided on whether to exercise his $7.2 million player option. Around the Irving drama, the Nets’ environment has made it harder to keep and court role players, sources say.