Changing the Brooklyn way: A Brooklyn Nets Dynasty

[Funkycorm]

The 2024-25 Playoffs continue as the Nets push to repeat as NBA Champions. Our next test is in the Conference Semi-Finals against the 5th seeded Orlando Magic.

Both teams come into the series with no injuries. Brooklyn finished 2-2 against the Magic this year. This being 1 of only 2 teams the Nets lost more than 1 game against. The Nets are the spread consensus pick favorite in a Conference Finals rematch from last year. Orlando finished with a regular season record of 45-37 and look to take the momentum from their sweep of Miami into this round.

Game 1:

Orlando Magic (0-0) at Brooklyn Nets (0-0)
May 4, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Orlando 25 27 27 22 101 Brooklyn 23 25 44 27 119 Top Performers Orlando Magic Vucevic 17 pts, 5 reb Henry 16 pts, 7 reb Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 25 pts, 6 reb Washington 24 pts, 12 asst, 4 stl	Team Stats Comparison ORL BKN FG Made-Att 41-84 44-87 3PT Made-Att 6-13 12-24 FT Made-Att 13-16 19-21 Rebounds 41 43 Assists 33 32 Turnovers 15 9 Steals 3 8 Blocks 10 10

Game 2:

Orlando Magic (0-1) at Brooklyn Nets (1-0)
May 6, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Orlando 35 25 16 22 98 Brooklyn 29 30 25 21 105 Top Performers Orlando Magic Batum 23 pts, 5 asst Henry 19 pts, 10 reb, 3 blk Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 32 pts, 4 reb Washington 31 pts, 16 asst, 3 stl	Team Stats Comparison ORL BKN FG Made-Att 34-73 38-78 3PT Made-Att 10-20 12-24 FT Made-Att 20-25 17-27 Rebounds 44 43 Assists 18 28 Turnovers 18 14 Steals 6 7 Blocks 9 12

Game 3:

Brooklyn Nets (2-0) at Orlando Magic (0-2)
May 8, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 27 23 31 23 104 Orlando 20 17 21 14 72 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 30 pts, 9 reb, 8 asst Washington 16 pts, 11 asst Orlando Magic Vucevic 17 pts, 6 reb Fournier 12 pts	Team Stats Comparison BKN ORL FG Made-Att 40-82 27-78 3PT Made-Att 9-21 3-14 FT Made-Att 15-17 15-23 Rebounds 59 37 Assists 30 15 Turnovers 14 12 Steals 7 5 Blocks 5 6

Game 4:

Brooklyn Nets (3-0) at Orlando Magic (0-3)
May 10, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 26 25 33 16 100 Orlando 28 25 26 26 105 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Washington 30 pts, 8 asst Carlisle 24 pts, 5 reb Orlando Magic Gordon 25 pts, 14 reb Henry 20 pts, 5 reb	Team Stats Comparison BKN ORL FG Made-Att 34-82 40-81 3PT Made-Att 12-26 4-17 FT Made-Att 20-26 21-28 Rebounds 44 49 Assists 21 26 Turnovers 15 13 Steals 5 9 Blocks 10 11

Game 5:

Orlando Magic (1-3) at Brooklyn Nets (3-1)
May 12, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Orlando 30 22 17 10 74 Brooklyn 28 23 24 25 100 Top Performers Orlando Magic Henry 18 pts, 9 reb Gordon 17 pts, 14 reb Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 28 pts, 4 reb Washington 25 pts, 10 asst, 3 stl	Team Stats Comparison ORL BKN FG Made-Att 31-77 36-74 3PT Made-Att 3-11 8-14 FT Made-Att 14-18 20-25 Rebounds 42 48 Assists 24 24 Turnovers 18 17 Steals 10 10 Blocks 8 8

Brooklyn wins the series 4-1.

This was a strong showing for us. We came out and dominated the Magic and almost came out with the series sweep.

We go on to face the winner of the Charlotte/New York series, which is Charlotte in 6 games.

Stay tuned for Conference Finals coverage against Charlotte.

Thanks for reading!

[Funkycorm]

The 2024-25 Conference Finals are here with there being no surprise in either Conference. The top 2 seeds in both conference are represented in the Conference Finals.

We face the 2nd seeded Charlotte Hornets in the Conference Finals. They finished with a record of 52-30 and have no injuries going into the series.

Game 1:

Charlotte Hornets (0-0) at Brooklyn Nets (0-0)
May 16, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Charlotte 22 20 22 19 83 Brooklyn 21 21 22 22 86 Top Performers Charlotte Hornets Hasselhoff 16 pts, 8 reb Porter 14 pts, 7 reb Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 23 pts, 5 reb, 4 asst Watson 18 pts, 6 reb	Team Stats Comparison CHA BKN FG Made-Att 33-79 32-71 3PT Made-Att 4-13 9-22 FT Made-Att 13-15 13-21 Rebounds 41 46 Assists 20 18 Turnovers 11 16 Steals 11 5 Blocks 4 9

Game 2:

Charlotte Hornets (0-1) at Brooklyn Nets (1-0)
May 18, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Charlotte 18 24 14 22 78 Brooklyn 31 25 13 31 100 Top Performers Charlotte Hornets McCollum 20 pts, 6 asst Hasselhoff 14 pts, 9 reb Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 32 pts, 6 reb, 5 asst Fordham 16 pts, 9 reb	Team Stats Comparison CHA BKN FG Made-Att 32-79 37-78 3PT Made-Att 8-18 6-21 FT Made-Att 6-9 20-27 Rebounds 46 46 Assists 20 25 Turnovers 13 4 Steals 2 6 Blocks 5 5

Game 3:

Brooklyn Nets (2-0) at Charlotte Hornets (0-2)
May 20, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 14 24 15 24 77 Charlotte 14 19 22 18 73 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 21 pts Fordham 18 pts, 9 reb Charlotte Hornets Hasselhoff 18 pts, 8 reb Berry 9 pts, 22 reb	Team Stats Comparison BKN CHA FG Made-Att 30-82 30-83 3PT Made-Att 3-21 4-15 FT Made-Att 14-17 9-12 Rebounds 48 55 Assists 16 20 Turnovers 8 12 Steals 6 5 Blocks 4 6

Game 4:

Brooklyn Nets (3-0) at Charlotte Hornets (0-3)
May 22, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 23 25 26 23 97 Charlotte 27 19 20 19 85 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 26 pts, 9 reb Washington 21 pts, 16 asst Charlotte Hornets Hield 16 pts Hasselhof 13 pts, 12 reb	Team Stats Comparison BKN CHA FG Made-Att 38-73 25-77 3PT Made-Att 13-18 9-20 FT Made-Att 8-14 26-31 Rebounds 43 47 Assists 27 19 Turnovers 11 10 Steals 4 5 Blocks 8 7

Brooklyn win the series 4-0.

Despite winning 70 games this year, this was our first playoff series sweep.

We now go on to the NBA Finals for a chance to repeat as champions. We will play either Memphis or Phoenix. Memphis is triumphant in 7 games.

Stay tuned for NBA Finals coverage.

Thanks for reading!

[PortugueseSeed]

Waiting for NBA Finals.
Ready to see Brooklyn take the title!

[Funkycorm]

Quote: Originally Posted by PortugueseSeed

Waiting for NBA Finals. Ready to see Brooklyn take the title!

Definitely!

[Funkycorm]

The 2024-25 NBA Finals are here. We face the top seeded Memphis Grizzlies, who finished the season at 57-25. Neither team has any injuries entering the Finals. We went 1-1 against Memphis this year and are the spread consensus pick to win.

Game 1:

Memphis Grizzlies (0-0) at Brooklyn Nets (0-0)
May 27, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Memphis 20 10 16 29 75 Brooklyn 17 23 38 26 104 Top Performers Memphis Grizzlies Braxton 27 pts, 7 asst Monroe 9 pts, 13 reb Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 41 pts, 5 reb Washington 16 pts, 11 asst	Team Stats Comparison MEM BKN FG Made-Att 24-79 32-71 3PT Made-Att 8-21 10-24 FT Made-Att 19-22 30-36 Rebounds 47 48 Assists 16 24 Turnovers 12 9 Steals 4 3 Blocks 5 14

Game 2:

Memphis Grizzlies (0-1) at Brooklyn Nets (1-0)
May 29, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Memphis 19 15 30 28 92 Brooklyn 27 28 25 30 110 Top Performers Memphis Grizzlies Braxton 21 pts, 7 reb Bledsoe 21 pts, 4 reb Brooklyn Nets Washington 30 pts, 8 asst, 4 stl Carlisle 27 pts, 7 reb, 7 assr	Team Stats Comparison MEM BKN FG Made-Att 30-83 42-83 3PT Made-Att 7-24 13-26 FT Made-Att 25-28 13-21 Rebounds 52 45 Assists 19 29 Turnovers 14 11 Steals 6 7 Blocks 9 5

Game 3:

Brooklyn Nets (2-0) at Charlotte Hornets (0-2)
Jun 1, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 25 25 20 35 105 Charlotte 27 26 31 27 111 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Washington 29 pts, 10 asst Carlisle 24 pts, 4 reb Charlotte Hornets Bledsoe 26 pts Braxton 26 pts, 7 reb, 5 asst	Team Stats Comparison BKN CHA FG Made-Att 3PT Made-Att FT Made-Att Rebounds Assists Turnovers Steals Blocks

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Game 4:

Brooklyn Nets (2-1) at Charlotte Hornets (1-2)
Jun 3, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 27 24 22 31 104 Charlotte 19 12 27 28 86 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 28 pts, 9 reb Washington 19 pts, 10 asst Charlotte Hornets Braxton 27 pts, 4 reb Monroe 14 pts, 9 reb	Team Stats Comparison BKN CHA FG Made-Att 3PT Made-Att FT Made-Att Rebounds Assists Turnovers Steals Blocks

*forgot to write down team stats

Game 5:

Memphis Grizzlies (1-3) at Brooklyn Nets (3-1)
Jun 6, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Memphis 32 34 25 30 120 Brooklyn 22 28 20 24 94 Top Performers Memphis Grizzlies Braxton 35 pts, 10 reb, 6 asst Bledsoe 31 pts, 5 asst Brooklyn Nets Washington 25 pts, 8 asst Carlisle 19 pts, 5 asst	Team Stats Comparison MEM BKN FG Made-Att 46-87 32-85 3PT Made-Att 11-23 8-17 FT Made-Att 17-20 32-27 Rebounds 56 42 Assists 30 27 Turnovers 11 10 Steals 4 8 Blocks 9 5

Game 6:

Brooklyn Nets (3-2) at Charlotte Hornets (2-3)
Jun 9, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 25 29 26 14 94 Charlotte 40 27 29 28 124 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 30 pts, 6 asst Washington 21 pts, 11 asst Charlotte Hornets Braxton 23 pts, 8 reb, 6 asst Monroe 16 pts, 14 reb	Team Stats Comparison BKN CHA FG Made-Att 35-74 40-79 3PT Made-Att 6-19 7-15 FT Made-Att 18-26 37-43 Rebounds 32 53 Assists 24 27 Turnovers 12 11 Steals 4 5 Blocks 8 6

Now we are faced with a win or go home game after being up 3-1. Memphis is taking it to us on the boards and we need to come together as a team as we head home to Brooklyn for game 7.

Sorry for typos in box scores. All games are against Memphis Grizzlies.

Stay tuned for Game 7.

Thanks for reading!

[Funkycorm]

It’s game 7 of the 2024-25 NBA Finals. We need a big game out of our big 3 to come out on top. Being up 3-1, we let our lead slip and land here in a win or go home game. We have home court advantage so we need to use our crowd to our advantage and win tonight to repeat as champions.

Game 7:

Memphis Grizzlies (3-3) at Brooklyn Nets (3-3)
Jun 12, 2025 1 2 3 4 Final Memphis 20 26 16 25 87 Brooklyn 27 23 20 22 92 Top Performers Memphis Grizzlies Braxton 28 pts, 6reb Monroe 16 pts, 14 reb Brooklyn Nets Carlisle 30 pts, 6 asst Washington 21 pts, 11 asst	Team Stats Comparison MEM BKN FG Made-Att 27-80 34-74 3PT Made-Att 6-12 5-13 FT Made-Att 27-29 19-22 Rebounds 57 37 Assists 20 23 Turnovers 16 12 Steals 5 7 Blocks 5 11

Brooklyn win the series 4-3.

Wally Carlisle was named the Finals MVP averaging 28.7 points per game, 4.9 rebounds per game, and 3.7 assists per game in the series.

We did it. We have repeated as NBA Champions!

For the entire playoffs, Wally Carlisle averaged 26.6 points per game 5.9 rebounds per game, and 4.0 assists per game. Gabriel Washington averaged 21.7 points per game and 9.4 assists per game. Dale Fordham averaged 14.0 points per game and 5.1 rebounds per game. Lastly, Johnnie Watson averaged 14.0 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game, and 4.0 assists per game.

Stay tuned for the offseason.

Thanks for reading!

[Funkycorm]

The 2025 offseason has officially arrived and the Brooklyn Nets again enter the offseason as NBA Champions coming off a historic 70-win season.

Player Retirements:

Nicolas Batum
Demar DeRozan
Tyreke Evans
Kenneth Faried
Iman Shumpert
Shelvin Mack
Matthew Dellavedova
Harrison Barnes

Only Demar DeRozan had his number retired by the Toronto Raptors. There were no Hall of Fame Inductees.

There were no rule changes or realignments. Though, the topic of league expansion did come up again but did not pass.

We retained our CFO, head scout, and trainer all on 4 year contract extensions.

Draft Lottery:

We own the 2nd pick overall via Minnesota this year and have a 17.8% chance of the top pick. Cleveland had the best odds. We ended up staying at the number 2 spot with Utah taking the top spot.

1. Utah
2. Brooklyn (via Minnesota)
3. L.A. Clippers
4. Cleveland
5. Milwaukee
6. Toronto
7. Sacramento
8. New Orleans
9. Houston
10. Portland
11. Indiana
12. Washington
13. Boston
14. Chicago
15. L.A. Lakers
16. Oklahoma City
17. Philadelphia
18. San Antonio
19. Denver
20. Golden State
21. Atlanta
22. Detroit
23. Orlando
24. Memphis (via Dallas)
25. Miami
26. New York
27. Charlotte
28. Phoenix
29. Memphis
30. Brooklyn

Draft Night:

We traded our 2nd pick to Sacramento for the 7th pick and a 2026 1st round pick (top 3 protected).

The L.A. Clippers traded the 3rd pick and Mike Conley to Chicago for the 14th pick and Ronnie Mason.

Toronto traded the 6th pick and Draymond Green to New Orleans for the 8th pick and Kelly Oubre Jr.

We traded the 7th pick to Houston for the 9th pick and a 2026 2nd round pick.

Milwaukee trades with Toronto for the 8th pick.

Top 10 picks:

2025 NBA Draft - Top 10 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Utah	Coby Powers (77A-)	SG	6'7"	221
2	Sacramento (trade Brooklyn)	Rok Jovanovic (77B)	C	7'0"	265
3	Chicago (trade L.A. Clippers)	Kyle Simpson (72B-)	PG	6'2"	179
4	Cleveland	Phil Wilkes (68B)	PG	5'10"	161
5	Milwaukee	Dion Ray (74B-)	SF	6'9"	251
6	New Orleans (trade Toronto)	Cliff Eaton (72B-)	SF	6'9"	255
7	Houston (trade Brooklyn)	Gar Johnson (70B)	SG	6'3"	190
8	Milwaukee (trade Toronto)	Andre Daugherty (70B-)	SG	6'4"	209
9	Brooklyn (trade Houston)	Leonard Marks (70C+)	SF	6'7"	236
10	Portland	Lloyd Cummings (69C+)	SF	6'9"	221

Summary of our picks:

2025 NBA Draft Pick Recap - Brooklyn Nets
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
9	Leonard Marks (70C+)	Bowling Green	SF	6'7"	236
30	Giogios Balidis (70C+)	Greece	C	7'2"	273

Draft Assessment:

This was a good draft for us. We looked to get some players who can contribute off the bench for us and we feel like we got just that. Overall, it was a decent draft class with no real superstars standing out, hence our willingness to trade down.

Stay tuned for the rest of the offseason.

Thanks for reading!

[Funkycorm]

Welcome to the conclusion of the 2025 offseason.

Rookie Signings:

Leonard Marks: He signed a 2 year/$4.91M deal.
Giogios Balidis: He signed a 2 year/$2.13M deal.

Team Options:

Gabriel Washington: Accepted
Dale Fordham: Accepted
Lee Wagner: 2 year option accepted

My Free Agents:

Montrezl Harrell: We would like to have him back but we are set on bigmen.
Stacey Drew: He wanted to test free agency and we have no interest in retaining him.
Tony Wroten: He wanted to test free agency so we let him walk.
Sam Dekkar: He wanted to test free agency. We would have liked to have him back but he went elsewhere.
Bruno Caboclo: We resigned him to a 1 year/$2.08M deal.

Position Change:

Manuel Chavez: With the drafting of a center, he was changed back to power forward as his primary position.

Free Agency:

PG Michael Carter-Williams: We signed him to a 1 year/$2.08M deal to provide bench depth for us.
SG: Rashad Vaughn: He signed a 1 year/$2.08M deal to come to the Nets. He is a sharpshooter and will provide some depth for us.

League Signings:

Brandon Ingram: signed a 4 year/$143.79M deal with Indiana.
Steph Curry: signed a 3 year/$14.49M deal with Philadelphia.
Klay Thompson: He signed a 2 year/$5.74M deal with Charlotte. We made him a similar offer but he accepted the Hornets offer instead.
Caris Levert: He signed a 3 year/$20.73M deal with Cleveland.
Chris Mccollough: He signed a 3 year/$8.68M deal with Detroit.
PG Michael Livingston: He signed a 4 year/$64.38M deal with Golden State.

Player Progression:

Wally Carlisle: +1
Gabriel Washington: +1
Dale Fordham: +2
Johnnie Watson: +2
Rick Huestis: -1
James Michael Simpson: +1
Manuel Chavez: +4
Michael Carter-Williams: -1
Lee Wagner: +3
Bradford Ford: -1
Bruno Caboclo: -2

Training camp (untapped potential):

Dale Fordham: 90 to 93
Leonard Marks: C+ to B-
Giogios Balidis: C+ to B-

Season Outlook:

Record Prediction: 60-22, and a 3rd consecutive trip to the NBA Finals.

Stay tuned for the 2026 preseason preview.

Thanks for reading!