The Nets (31-20), meanwhile, were without Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons and T.J. Warren for their showdown against the Celtics, with all three injured players not making the trip to Boston.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/02/01/injured-suns-star-devin-booker-eyes-possible-return-for-nets-showdown/

The Nets attempted to rope a third team into the Mavericks deal and reroute Spencer Dinwiddie and draft capital elsewhere to bring in an impact player, but ultimately, they declared the trade official 90 minutes ahead of tip-off against the Clippers.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/06/vaughn-not-concerned-about-durants-commitment-after-irving-trade-kevin-just-wants-to-win/

The Nets could have explored trades for Simmons along with Irving and Durant but his massive contract and on-court struggles make finding a suitor nearly impossible, both now and into next season.

Source: https://fansided.com/2023/02/09/ben-simmons-day-to-day-rest-of-the-year/

The Nets don’t expect Simmons to return this season, though that decision has not been finalized.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/sports/basketball-game-stories/3016705/nets-embarrass-heat-roll-to-129-100-win-move-back-into-6th.html

The Nets easily disposed of the Hornets and held them to under 90 points.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/08/nets-set-to-have-3-game-winning-streak-tested-as-team-heads-into-milwaukee/

The Nets GM tried to remain positive in his message on Thursday and remained limited in his comments about what led to the dramatic ending between the Nets and Durant.

Source: https://www.amny.com/sports/nets-sean-marks-kevin-durant-kyrie-irving-era/

The Nets hadn’t missed that many consecutive shots since they were playing in New Jersey and missed 16 straight at Orlando on March 16, 2012, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/03/09/depleted-nets-come-up-short-in-loss-to-bucks/

The Nets have a deal in place to trade Kevin Durant to the Suns.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/02/09/basketball/nba/durant-to-phoenix-trade/

The Nets have had no answers for Sixers star Joel Embiid or James Harden, another ex-Net.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/04/20/max-scherzer-ejection-exposes-tricky-mlb-sticky-substance-rules/

The Nets needed a reality check from Kevin Durant — who requested a trade and threw coach Steve Nash and GM Sean Marks under the bus — to get to this point.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/15/around-the-nba-warriors-are-leagues-biggest-disappointment-midway-through-season/

The Nets never really made a serious push again.

Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2023/01/12/celtics-nets-takeaways-derrick-white-jayson-tatum/

The Nets now have seven games left on the schedule with two days off before Wednesday’s matchup against the Houston Rockets, another opponent with a poor record the Nets will have to close out.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/26/nets-fall-in-orlando-119-106-lose-6th-in-last-7/

The Nets only took a four-point lead over the lottery-bound Magic into the second quarter and trailed by four in the game’s opening moments.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/04/08/nets-solidify-no-6-seed-with-huge-victory-over-magic-will-take-on-76ers-in-first-round/

The Nets play two Eastern Conference playoff opponents: the eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks on Friday, and the championship-chasing Philadelphia 76ers in the April 9 season finale.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/30/nets-late-rally-vs-rockets-both-concerning-and-promising-for-team-with-playoff-hopes/

The Nets scored just 23 points in the first 16 minutes of the game, allowing Boston to go up 51-23 with 7:23 left in the first half.

Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2023/03/03/mikal-bridges-helps-nets-rally-to-stun-celtics-115-105/

The Nets sent injured starters Cam Johnson and Nic Claxton to practice with G-League Long Island on Wednesday.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/11/09/sports/nets-cam-johnson-nic-claxton-take-steps-toward-returning/

The Nets traded Harden at last season’s trade deadline for Ben Simmons, who didn’t play at all last season as the Nets were swept out of the first round by the Boston Celtics, who also went on to make an NBA Finals appearance.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/22/ex-nets-empathetic-after-durant-irving-trades-you-try-to-put-a-team-together-it-may-not-work/

The Nets trailed 99-93 on Mann’s running layup with 10:07 to play.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/02/06/nets-waste-cam-thomas-47-points-in-loss-clippers-after-kyrie-trade/

The Nets wasted no time dealing with Kyrie Irving’s trade request.

Source: https://fansided.com/2023/02/07/cam-thomas-stats-kyrie-irving-impression/

The Nets were as high as second in the Eastern Conference before Durant got hurt were traded within days of each other in February, Brooklyn hung on to finish sixth.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/04/24/nets-swept-but-can-build-quickly-after-durant-irving-deals/