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ESPN's 30 for 30 series recently did a short film on Shawn Bradley, the 7-foot-6 center who the Sixers took with the No. 2 overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft....

The Nets aren't in the draft ... yet, but Billy King believes that the team can acquire a pick if they feel the need to. The Nets are a year removed from making a blockbuster draft day trade, and picking up a top five rookie in Mason Plumlee. They have an even $2 million available to buy a pick--after sending $1.2 million to New Orleans along with Tyshawn Taylor.  That's not going to get them a first...

Last June, as he dealt with a flurry of texted pitches from Paul Pierce , Deron Williams et al, Kevin Garnett and his agent, Andy Miller were talking money. Garnett was being pursued by the Nets , but had also considered retirement after Celtics (without Rajon Rondo ) lost to the Knicks . Key to those discussions, say league sources, was the Nets willingness to guarantee KG's contract for the 2014-15...

Jason Collins, Jorge Gutierrez, and Marquis Teague didn't play with the Nets for the full season, nor did they receive many minutes this season, so we are going to group them all into one post. Teague was with the Nets the longest of the trio after getting acquired by Brooklyn in the middle of January. Teague turned 21 while with the Nets this season, making him still a young player, and the Nets...

Digging for an offensive spark for the final stretch of the regular season, GM Billy King had to reach deep into his bag of tricks in order to bring a spark plug to Brooklyn. During the All-Star break, King was able to acquire Sacramento Kings ' guard, Marcus Thornton in exchange for Jason Terry and Reggie Evans. Thornton, who averaged 19 points per game in just his third year in the league, wasn't...

The biggest winner in Donald Sterling's reported decision to sell the Clippers , other than the league's soul, may very well turn out to be Mikhail Prokhorov ... and Bruce Ratner.  And here in Brian Windhorst's tweet is the reason why. Several ownership sources said they expect Clippers to sell for well above $1B. "It may be closer to $2B than it is to $1B" said one. — Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN)...

Shelly Sterling could jumpstart the process of selling the Clippers after her husband received a lifetime ban from the NBA....

Whoever will be playing for the Nets summer league team will take the court in Orlando on the morning of July 5 to face the Rockets summer league team, according to the schedule released by the Magic . The game, the first of five, will be broadcast on NBA TV.  In addition to the Nets, Magic and Rockets, the Celtics ,  Pistons , Pacers , Grizzlies , Heat , Thunder and 76ers .  Orlando, Boston, Detroit...

Brooklyn Nets rookie Mason Plumlee was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, receiving 95 of a possible 125 first-place votes. Plumlee, who started 22 games for the Nets, was selected 22nd overall in the 2013 NBA Draft . He averaged 7.4 points on 65.9 percent shooting from the floor, 4.0 rebounds, 0.7 steals and 0.8 blocks in 18.2 minutes per game. He also posted an impressive 19.0 Player Efficiency...

Late Thursday afternoon, Billy King announced that Deron Williams will undergo surgery on both of his ankles next week. Williams, who has dealt with ankle injuries since the Nets moved to Brooklyn, hasn't been 100% in either season. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Martin O'Malley.  Williams said last week he anticipated he would need surgery. He underwent an MRI on Friday and was scheduled to...

The Mavericks owner and "Shark Tank" star made some comments that some thought were controversial....

The Falcons defensive end tweeted about Cuban's comments on Thursday....

Francesa had a conspiracy theory about weather predictors....

Nets point guard will have a bone chip removed from his right ankle, and spurs removed from his left...

The Mavericks owner and "Shark Tank" star tweeted further about his statements on Thursday afternoon....

Paul Pierce was non-committal about returning to the Nets next season the night the Nets lost to the Heat in Miami ending their season.  He said he expects to play another one, maybe two years left, but wouldn't say if he expects to play in Brooklyn. As Ohm Youngmisuk writes Thursday, Pierce will have options and a lot of what he decides could effect how the rest of the team's off-season plays out....

Jason Collins was the Nets third choice for a back-up big man in 2014. The Nets wanted the Lakers to give them a pick to take Jordan Hill off their hands. Then, they pursued free agent Glen "Big Baby" Davis with Kevin Garnett leading the charge. Both of those efforts failed and the Nets turned to their once starting center as a back-up.  It would have been a minor, if nostalgic, signing but for one...

Brook Lopez was coming off of a solid year and was expected to take another step forward for the Nets. Unfortunately, a major foot injury occurred and he had to miss the remainder of the season. Here's what he had to say following the  injury : You've seen some unfortunate things. But I don't worry about that. I try to focus on the positive things, and right now I'm real excited to get ready for the...

As Fred Kerber tweeted and Ohm Youngmisuk wrote Tuesday, one of Jason Kidd 's best attributes as a coach is his unpredictability.  Ask Erik Spoelstra about how he planned for the last plays in Game 5. #Heat ESpoelstra surplus v #Nets Kidd tuff 2 prep 4: "1 thing U can definitely say about Jason Kidd He was very unpredictable in this series — Fred Kerber (@FredKerber) May 20, 2014 Youngmisuk notes...

Mikhail Prokhorov, who ran against Vladimir Putin for president of Russia in 2012 and considered running for mayor of Moscow in 2013, is stepping down from the leadership of the political party he founded, a further indication that he's accelerating his exit from Russian politics and returning to his business roots, which includes the Nets. Moscow newspapers report Wednesday that Prokhorov is stepping...