Brooklyn Nets Rumors
The Brooklyn Nets have requested waivers on forward Deng Adel and center John Egbunu. Adel originally signed with Brooklyn as a free agent on July 30 and appeared in one preseason game for the Nets on Oct. 12 versus the Los Angeles Lakers in Shenzhen, China.
Brian Lewis: The #Nets still hold the G League rights to both Adel and Egbunu. #NBA
The Brooklyn Nets have exercised the 2020-21 contract options for center Jarrett Allen and guard/forward Dzanan Musa. Allen appeared in 80 games (all starts) in the 2018-19 season, registering averages of 10.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.4 assists in 26.2 minutes per game. The Texas native was named a MTN DEW ICE Rising Star and participated in the Rising Stars game for Team USA during All-Star weekend in Charlotte. In the 2019 NBA Playoffs, Allen started five games for the Nets, averaging 11.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 22.0 minutes versus the Philadelphia 76ers. The 21-year-old, who was selected by Brooklyn with the 22nd overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, has appeared in 152 career games (111 starts), averaging 9.6 points, 7.0 rebounds 1.4 blocks and 1.0 assists in 23.3 minutes per contest.
James understood many players were not in a position to attack the questions head on, and led the joint players-only meeting after their session with Silver where the same concepts were discussed among all 38 Lakers and Nets players on the trip to China. “Why are we the ones to go through the risks of speaking out in China when the league should be the first to address the matter, with our voices to follow?” said one source with knowledge of the meeting and the players’ thinking in regard to James’ message. They discussed making sure they felt safe and protected without thrusting themselves in unfair positions, sources said. Nets star guard Kyrie Irving and Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma joined James in speaking during the players-only meeting, sources said.
Sources told The Athletic that several Lakers and Nets players lost money over broken deals in Shanghai that involved sponsorship appearances. China was fully halting business with the NBA and its players. As The Athletic’s Bill Oram reported from Shenzhen, Kyle Kuzma was set to announce new sponsorship deals while in China, but they were scrapped once the team arrived in Shanghai because of the controversy. This coincides with what happened to the Rockets. Sources told The Athletic that at least two Houston players had sponsorship negotiations stall out in China after the impact of Morey’s post began to spiral.
And with Brooklyn having put its controversial China trip behind it, now comes the hard part — doing the same with the lingering aftereffects. Jet lag. Fatigue. And the invariable slow start. “The biggest challenge is obviously the travel portion of it. There’s not a lot you can do to get around it,” Joe Harris told The Post. “No matter how you travel, it’s still a 15-hour flight and it’s still a 12-hour time difference. You try and sleep as much as you can on the plane, hydrate as much as possible, try and get your body to adapt as quick as it can.
Spencer Dinwiddie: We were ready to open on the 14th but in the spirit of partnership, we are pushing it back a week to try and allow the @NBA sufficient time to respond. Having been on the ground in China, we are sensitive to what the @NBA has been dealing with. (1/8) This is why we are giving them additional time as our goal is to partner. Regardless of the @NBA’s position, we will move forward. Therefore we will launch on Oct. 21st, a week from our original date and before the start of the @NBA season. (2/8)
