1 year ago – via Twitter NYPost_Lewis Brian Lewis: Kenny Atkinson on #Nets extending Taurean Prince: “But sometimes you’ve got to bet on people and bet on humanity and bet on a player and that’s what we did. I’m thrilled.” #NBA Kenny Atkinson, Uncategorized Kenny Atkinson, Taurean Prince, Brooklyn Nets
1 year ago – via Twitter NYPost_Lewis Brian Lewis: Kenny Atkinson on #Nets extending Taurean Prince: “That’s an early call. On his part too, right? So he’s got to make the commitment to our organization, we’ve got to make a commitment without actually playing a regular season game…”
1 year ago – via Twitter taureanprince Taurean Prince: Goes to show you how great this organization is more so than how good of a player I am. They’ve embraced my family and I from Day 1. I could be anywhere but God brought me here for a reason and that’s to help WIN! & to WIN you must sacrifice.
1 year ago – via NBA.com The Brooklyn Nets have signed forward Taurean Prince to a multi-year contract extension.
1 year ago – via Twitter BobbyMarks42 Bobby Marks: Brooklyn now with a projected $135M in salary in 2020-21 after the Taurean Prince extension. That figure could increase to north of $145M when you factor in possibly 2 first-round picks and the team/non-guaranteed contracts of Theo Pinson, Garrett Temple and David Nwaba.
1 year ago – via Twitter wojespn Nets extend Taurean Prince Adrian Wojnarowski: Brooklyn Nets F Taurean Prince has agreed to a two-year, $29M contract extension, CAA Sports’ Steve Heumann tells ESPN.
1 year ago – via New York Post Now the Nets have a tough call to make over the next few days: Whether to lock the 25-year-old forward up with an extension, or risk letting him hit restricted free agency next summer. Prince told The Post he hopes it’s the former. “I want to be here as long as I can. And whatever happens, happens, but I’m just happy to play good basketball,” Prince told The Post. “One hundred percent, yeah. For sure. This is the best organization I’ve been in. “Top to bottom, from [general manager] Sean [Marks] all the way to the cooks to the janitors, [everybody’s] involved in welcoming as far as family. I can 100 percent be myself here. That goes a long way as far as players, because it makes your job a lot easier on the court.”
Nuggets will be cautious with Michael Porter's conditioning Harrison Wind: Michael Malone on Michael Porter Jr: “I’m still waiting to get confirmation that he’s available.” “The one thing you have to be cautious about is he hasn’t played a game since Dec. 29…what is his cardio, what is his conditioning like?” 17 mins ago – via Twitter HarrisonWind Michael Malone, Top Rumors Top Rumors, Michael Malone, Michael Porter, Denver Nuggets
Michael Malone says coaching Nikola Jokic is a blessing Michael Singer: Michael Malone on if coaching Jokic adds pressure: “I look at it as a blessing. How many guys have the opp. to coach a great player, a high character person, on & off the court, a guy that every day when he comes to the facility, is in a good mood. There’s not many superstars.” 17 mins ago – via Twitter msinger Michael Malone, Top Rumors Top Rumors, Michael Malone, Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
Gerald Bourguet: Michael Malone on Deandre Ayton: “I remember the first time we played him…he had a quarter where he just dominated us.” Complimented his size and strength but also his skill-set 17 mins ago – via Twitter GeraldBourguet Michael Malone, Uncategorized Michael Malone, DeAndre Ayton, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns
Mirjam Swanson: OKC coach Mark Daigneault on SGA’s ongoing evolution: “He wants to be a part of a team, he wants to enhance a team … as he conntinues to develop. When you add those intangibles for a player of his caliber, it’s really exciting what kind of player he can become.” 17 mins ago – via Twitter MirjamSwanson Mark Daigneault, Uncategorized Mark Daigneault, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
Brandon Rahbar: Daigneault on Shai: “He’s obviously really talented but what’s so promising about Shai is his intangibles. It’s really exciting what kind of player he can become. And it’s happening before our eyes.” 17 mins ago – via Twitter BrandonRahbar Mark Daigneault, Uncategorized Mark Daigneault, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
Brandon Rahbar: Mark Daigneault on Lu Dort: “The maturity and professionalism he has is off the charts. The improvement as a player transcends his shooting.” 18 mins ago – via Twitter BrandonRahbar Mark Daigneault, Uncategorized Mark Daigneault, Luguentz Dort, Oklahoma City Thunder
Sarah K. Spencer: Clint Capela has recorded six blocks in less than 12 minutes. We’ve got nine minutes left in the second quarter, and he has already tied his career-high. 18 mins ago – via Twitter sarah_k_spence Statistics, Uncategorized Statistics, Clint Capela, Atlanta Hawks