The Latest Breaking News from Nets

DETROIT — Tanking time is over. For the Pistons, it didn’t really work, unless former No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham blossoms into a superstar. This year’s reward — the fifth pick in a draft with only three notable prizes — is for sale, by most accounts.

No doubt about it: The Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving era took a hard left turn that blemished Nets general manager Sean Marks’ six-year tenure.

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MIAMI — For the Miami Heat, the pursuit of Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal ultimately turned into a rerun of the team’s pursuit of when Kevin Durant last season distanced himself from the Brooklyn Nets — in each case, losing out to the Phoenix Suns.

PHILADELPHIA — The wind needs to start blowing before anybody knows where they are going. Daryl Morey and the Sixers are in the same boat as everyone else this offseason. The smoke is thicker than usual. The uncertainty is in the purple zone. Hazardous to short-term planning. I don’t know…

NEW YORK — The Nets could have up to 11 first-round draft picks over the next seven summers. They can also create upwards of $100 million in outgoing salary this offseason alone while keeping their newfound core together.

Miami is looking to sign a ‘big star’ this offseason after losing to the Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals.

The Suns superstar defended himself from a claim tied to his and the Nuggets guard’s time with the Nets.

Kevin Durant has developed a reputation for hitting out at fans on social media, and he took aim at Brooklyn Nets fans on Twitter before deleting the post shortly later

The Trail Blazers star was given a list of teams and he selected two ‘obvious ones.’