Brooklyn Nets Rumors & News

ESPN.com "Hoping in part to push along sales of NBA jerseys, more teams will wear uniforms with sleeves next season. An NBA source told ESPN.com that as many as five teams will wear the short-sleeve jerseys as an alternate jersey for as much as 12 games during the season. "We are interested in doing..." June 19

Nets Daily "In an interview with Greg Kelly and Rosanna Scotto on Good Day New York Monday, Jason Kidd touched on a number of the same issues he talked about at last week's press conference, including his recruitment of Lawrence Frank as his lead assistant. "I'm working as hard as I can," said Kidd. "So,..." June 18

Nets Daily "In an interview with Greg Kelly and Rosanna Scotto on Good Day New York Monday, Jason Kidd touched on a number of the same issues he talked about at last week's press conference, including his recruitment of Lawrence Frank as his lead assistant. "I'm working as hard as I can," said Kidd. "So,..." June 18

ESPN.com "The Brooklyn Nets are interested in adding Roy Rogers as an assistant coach on Jason Kidd's staff and will be talking with Rogers this week, according to a source. Rogers worked as an assistant coach with the Nets for two seasons (2008-10) -- working under Lawrence Frank until the head coach..." June 18

New York Post "Jason Kidd celebrated his new coaching job with the Brooklyn Nets with a filling dinner at Peter Luger Steakhouse in Brooklyn on Thursday night. The near 20-year NBA veteran, who announced his retirement from playing for the Knicks on June 3 and nabbed the Nets head coaching job just 10 days..." June 17

New York Post "The first time Jason Kidd takes the floor as a head coach won’t be in some NBA arena this fall for the first Nets preseason game. Instead, it’s going to be in the practice gym inside Orlando’s Amway Center next month, when he takes charge of the Nets entry in the annual Orlando Summer..." June 15

New York Post "When you play 19 seasons in the NBA for a list of coaches whose number rivals the population of Buffalo, you pick up a few pointers along the way. Jason Kidd learned a lot on his journey. He learned accountability from Rick Carlisle. He learned offensive ingenuity from Danny Ainge. He learned..." June 14

New York Post "The Nets brass grilled Jason Kidd not only about what he foresees on the court for his new team, but also about his lifestyle off the court. Kidd faces a hearing in Southampton Town Court Thursday on charges stemming from his DWI arrest last July. “I won’t go too far because it’s a legal..." June 14

New York Post "Sometimes “Mother knows best,’’ and Jason Kidd’s mom wanted her son to stick it out and play at least one more season for the Knicks. Anne Kidd told The Post yesterday at Kidd’s introductory press conference in Brooklyn she was shocked when the future Hall of Famer informed her of his..." June 14

ESPN.com "Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd has offered Lawrence Frank the opportunity to be an assistant coach on his staff. "The invitation is out there, so it's up to him," Kidd said Friday on ESPN Radio's "Mike & Mike." "He's in a special situation. He's at home, his wife is sick, so I understand..." June 14

Pro Basketball Talk "Last summer, then Knicks player Jason Kidd drove his car off the road and hit a pole while driving in the Hamptons. He was charged with driving while intoxicated. From the start he was going to challenge the charges and pled not guilt. Now Nets head coach Kidd will do that next week, on June..." June 13

New York Post "Son of a gun. They really did it. The Nets are really going to introduce Jason Kidd Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Barclays Center. They really are going to reach back to the most glorious moments of their NBA history, to the greatest Net who ever dribbled a brown NBA ball in their uniform,..." June 13

North Jersey "The Nets are continuing the interview process, due to speak to Indiana Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw today. But for now, the candidacy of Jason Kidd remains real and the name to beat. Kidd, who interviewed with the Nets on Monday, emerged as the frontrunner when he impressed general manager..." June 12

New York Post "The Nets have the parameters for a three-year deal in place to make future Hall of Famer Jason Kidd their next head coach, according to a person familiar with the situation. No offer has yet been made and team brass were meeting this morning with Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw, the other..." June 12

ESPN New York "The Brooklyn Nets have chosen Jason Kidd as their next coach, according to sources close to the process. Brian Shaw has been notified he is not getting the job, one source close to the process told ESPN. Sources told ESPN.com that, although Shaw had been targeted by the Nets for some time and..." June 12

USA Today "Gearing up for the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, USA Basketball selected a wide-ranging mix of experience, youth, size, speed and shooters for its 27-man roster that will train in July 22-25 in Las Vegas. The past two NBA rookies of the year — guards Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers and..." June 12

New York Post "Call it due diligence. Call it courtesy. Call it whatever, but the Nets still intend to meet with Pacers assistant Brian Shaw today regarding the team’s head coaching position. So call that meeting anything, but still call Jason Kidd the leading candidate for the job. Kidd could not possibly..." June 12

New York Post "The first reaction is probably this: Why? Why would the Nets entrust what they believe to be a contending core to a pair of hands and a set of eyes that have never coached a minute of basketball at any level before? Why would they be so reckless, so feckless? Jason Kidd was certainly a great..." June 11

North Jersey "For nearly the entirety of his 19-year career in the NBA, Jason Kidd has been praised as a coach on the floor, an extension of the coaching staff, the smartest player with the quickest mind, reacting instantaneously — maybe quicker — to the whirlwind of activity on the court. But just a week..." June 11

ESPN.com "Bob Cousy has already done what Jason Kidd is hoping to do: make the transition from superstar NBA point guard to head coach. Cousy, 84, who retired in 1963 and began coaching at Boston College that same year, compiled a .750 winning percentage in six seasons there before leaving for the pros...." June 11

New York Post "The serious interest goes both ways. Jason Kidd badly wants the Nets’ head-coaching job, and multiple sources insist the attraction is mutual and the team’s search for a replacement to P.J. Carlesimo is strongly pointing toward the future Hall of Famer. Kidd is viewed as the leading candidate..." June 11

ESPN.com "The NBA will allow advertising on the court for the first time next season. The league sent a memo to its teams saying they will be permitted to sell space on what is referred to as the apron. The space covers the out-of-bounds area on the sideline between the baselines and the coaches' box..." June 11

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Dirk Nowitzki let out a sigh Monday afternoon when asked about the possibilities of former teammate Jason Kidd becoming a head coach in the NBA. Kidd retired last week following an illustrious 19-year career, which includes being a Dallas Mavericks teammate of Nowitzki from 2008-'12. Kidd is..." June 10

Yahoo! Sports "After meeting with Brooklyn Nets management Monday, the head coaching candidacy of Jason Kidd has emerged as formidable in possibility, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Kidd has convinced Nets management of his seriousness of committing the time and energy necessary to move into a head..." June 10

SNY TV "It is unknown just how serious the Nets are regarding Jason Kidd and their still-vacant head coaching position,but the situation is far enough along that he has reportedly been added to the list of candidates and a meeting with General Manager Billy King is slated for early this week. Everyone..." June 10

Yahoo! Sports "Freshly retired NBA star Jason Kidd is pursuing the Brooklyn Nets' head coaching job and his candidacy has been discussed within the highest levels of the organization, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Kidd has been talking with associates about the possibility of making the immediate leap..." June 10

New York Post "When the news came down yesterday the Nuggets had decided to part ways with reigning NBA Coach of the Year George Karl, a new name was thrown smack into the middle of the seemingly never-ending coaching carousel this spring. And though the Nets have an opening, it doesn’t appear that Karl will..." June 08

SNY TV "After signing a two-year deal worth a total of $24 million, Brooklyn Nets forward Kris Humphries had fairly disappointing 2012-13 campaign. Humphries had an up and down season that even saw him fall out of the rotation. His situation got so bad that the rebounding monster was in the news more..." June 08

Yahoo! Sports "The Denver Nuggets have fired coach George Karl, a league source told Yahoo! Sports. With one year left on his contract, Karl was pushing for a contract extension and ownership was unwilling to make the commitment. With a sense that Denver could be facing a year of acrimony with the 2012-'13..." June 06

ESPN.com "Lionel Hollins has made it clear in a series of recent radio interviews that he'd like to stay on as the Memphis Grizzlies' coach. But negotiations between the Grizzlies and Hollins' representatives have gone dormant since the team granted him permission Sunday to speak to other teams, a source..." June 06

New York Post "After waiting several weeks for his season to end, the Nets are set to speak with Brian Shaw. The Nets formally requested — and were granted permission — to speak with Shaw about their coaching vacancy, according to a Yahoo! Sports report. Shaw, who spent the past two seasons as the..." June 06

ESPN.com "The Indiana Pacers season ended Monday night. It took less than 24 hours for associate head coach Brian Shaw to become a serious candidate for both the Los Angeles Clippers and Brooklyn Nets vacancies, sources told ESPN. The Los Angeles Clippers have officially asked for and been granted..." June 05

Sportsnet New York "The Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers have both “contacted” SMU coach Larry Brown about their coaching openings, a source close to Brown told SNY.tv. The source said a third team, possibly the Los Angeles Clippers, has also reached out to Brown, 72. The source requested anonymity because..." June 05

New York Post "Jason Kidd heard the basketball gods screaming loud and clear. Following a 10-game playoff scoreless streak and two second-half benchings by Knicks coach Mike Woodson to end the season, it was time to hang it up. Four days after wondering if he could “do the grind all over again,” Kidd..." June 04

New York Post "Jason Kidd’s wife had just given birth to twin girls, so he was a late arrival to Nets training camp in 2001. Still, he attended the team dinner the night before the real work began. Coming off a typically dreadful 26-victory season, Nets coach Byron Scott addressed the players. When he was..." June 04

ESPN.com "Indiana Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw is a serious target for the Brooklyn Nets, NBA coaching sources tell ESPN.com's Marc Stein and ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard. The Nets are expected to request permission to interview Shaw now that Indiana has been eliminated from the playoffs. The..." June 04

CBSSports.com "The Memphis Grizzlies have granted Lionel Hollins permission to speak with other teams about head coaching opportunities after a series of discussions on a long-term deal failed to result in an agreement, league sources told CBSSports.com on Sunday. Hollins, who coached the Grizzlies to a..." June 03

CBSSports.com "Former NBA star guard Mookie Blaylock has been charged with vehicular manslaughter according to authories, via AP. Blaylock, 46, was involved in a head-on collision in suburban Atlanta on Friday afternoon. Previously, Blaylock had previously been charged with driving with a suspended license..." June 03

New York Post "About a month after their season came to an end, some clarity could soon be coming to the Nets’ coaching search. Two potential candidates expected to be at or near the top of the team’s list of desired replacements for P.J. Carlesimo — Lionel Hollins and Brian Shaw — could become available to..." June 03

New York Post "If the Nets want to speak to Lionel Hollins about their head coaching vacancy, they might have to wait a while. Speaking to reporters yesterday — a day after Memphis’ season ended with a four-game sweep at the hands of the Spurs in the Western Conference finals — Hollins said he doesn’t expect..." May 29

The Brooklyn Game "Bojan Bogdanovic's buyout from Fenerbahce Ulker is written into his contract and has not been reduced, according to Bogdanovic's agent, Marc Cornstein. Cornstein refused to get into the specifics but says the number "has not changed" since the contract was first signed. "It's a manageable..." May 28

ESPN Boston "Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge denied the Brooklyn Nets permission to speak to Doc Rivers about their vacant coaching position, team and league sources confirmed to ESPNBoston.com. Rivers has three years and $21 million remaining on his contract. The Nets did not..." May 24

SportingNews.com "P.J. Carlesimo says the Brooklyn Nets' goal of winning a championship within the next two years is "maybe not totally realistic," though he believes they are a contender in the Eastern Conference. Carlesimo went 35-19 as interim coach after Avery Johnson was fired in December, but the Nets told..." May 23

SI.com "Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics..." May 23