Mehmet Okur

The Brooklyn Nets look to improve their current roster through the 2012 NBA Draft which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 28, at the Prudential Center in Newark. Based on the current lottery standings, the Nets stand a 7.6 percent chance a...

The Blazers deal the two players whose deadline-day acquisitions fueled runs to the playoffs the last two seasons.

Contenders deal to bolster rosters for stretch run; teams try to free salary cap space; others acquire draft picks, some for this June in what is projected as a deep and talented draft.

The Blazers will get New Jersey's No. 1 pick for this season, if it is not one of the top three in the lottery; Marcus Camby traded to Houston.

Last year, in the midst of their magical playoff run, people said, “The Grizzlies should trade Rudy Gay — they don’t need him.” During the offseason, pundits, sports radio and fans alike continued to say similar things. Then,...

It doesn’t really matter who is on a team’s roster if those players can’t stay healthy. The injury bug has infested the Nets just as the team was hitting its groove. Before Sunday night’s loss to Toronto, Jersey had won four of its last six g...

The three-pointer has been an obvious weapon for the Nets this year, either by design or by necessity. They have made 35 three’s in their past two games and now lead the NBA with 115 total. So it should come as no surprise that with the game ne...

It was a losing return to Utah for Deron Williams as he and the Nets were defeated by the Jazz ,107-94 on Saturday night.

Happy New Year, everyone! The new year started with a lot of “LOVE” in fantasy to cap off week #1, but a few bits of news made the morning headlines and added a little bit more bang. News: Congratulations to Mr. LeBron James and his recen...

The 2011-12 New Jersey Nets season kicks off in a little over five hours. Here’s what we do know. The points The Nets boast, at worst, the third-best point guard in the league in Deron Williams, and two quality backups behind him. No one will a...

Sure enough, basketball exists… for one more year in Newark, anyway. The Nets haven’t announced their starting 5 yet, but presumably, they’ll start Deron Williams, Anthony Morrow, Damion James, Kris Humphries, and Mehmet Okur. Petro...