The Latest Breaking News from Royce ONeale

The injury bug that plagued the Nets virtually all of last season has followed them into yet another new year with championship aspirations.

Like the rest of the NBA, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra went 470 days without seeing Ben Simmons play basketball before Simmons made his Nets debut against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.

NEW YORK — Nets star Kevin Durant said he returned to Brooklyn after his unfulfilled trade request because the Nets were still “a great option.”

NEW YORK — Teams tend to fit neatly into boxes in the NBA. There are the haves and the have nots. There are franchises actively trying to lose and there are franchises deep into the luxury tax because their championship windows require full commitment.

Overlooked amid last season’s mayhem is that for six weeks last fall, the Eastern Conference was in full chase mode of the Brooklyn Nets, who stood atop the standings from mid-November until the end of December.

Royce O'Neale later tweeted that he was "lucky" that he wasn't grounded.

Trade talks between New York and Utah are reportedly ongoing.

NEW YORK — Nets general manager Sean Marks has signed a contract extension that keeps him in Brooklyn spearheading roster decisions for the foreseeable future, the New York Daily News has learned. Marks’ extension, which was signed near the beginning of July per sources, comes as the Nets maneuver the…

On the Friday edition of The Crossover, former Suns GM Ryan McDonough discusses Deandre Ayton, the Suns and superstar trade demands.

Plus, the Mavs find a replacement for Jalen Brunson.

NBA Central: Donovan Mitchell is unlikely to request a trade, per ESPN's Brian Windhorst "On Mitchell's side, he's going to stand pat. He's not going to force any action right now." pic.twitter.com/JFlvRikZCf Source: Twitter @TheNBACentral What's ...