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On the other hand, Duren is only 22 and coming off an All-Star regular season, and cap-room teams like Brooklyn and Chicago will be circling with offer sheets if the Pistons get cold feet. A five-year, $200 million deal would value him at $40 million a year and keep him in Detroit through much of his prime; that feels like a potential endpoint.

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Elliot Clough: Bennett Stirtz tells me he will be attending the NBA Draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York next Tuesday. Coach Ben McCollum will join Stirtz and his family in the green room. So far, Stirtz has worked out with the following teams: Charlotte Hornets Chicago Bulls Dallas Mavericks Memphis Grizzlies Oklahoma City Thunder Toronto Raptors He'll also workout for the Golden State Warriors prior to the draft.

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Forwards Nate Ament and Karim Lopez worked out against either other in Brooklyn on Tuesday, Lopez revealed on my podcast. Projected lottery picks Keaton Wagler and Kingston Flemings were originally scheduled to attend that workout, but dropped out after a group workout in Chicago that both also attended, according to league sources. There is a sense in opposing front offices that Brooklyn could trade down from this spot, whether it’s with a team trying to leap way up the board or even up just one spot in the Kings or two spots in the Hawks. Weeks ago I reported the Kings are widely believed to be targeting Acuff, so that’s in part why he’s the pick here for Brooklyn. Want your guy? Trade for him.

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In Fort Greene, Brooklyn, a towering broadcast was projected on the side of a building as people watched from the street and on nearby rooftops. Outside the Sugar Hill Creamery in Harlem, kids devoured ice cream as the game was illuminated on pieces of poster board tied to scaffolding. Inmates at Rikers Island with records of good behavior were granted a viewing. The games are shown in barbershops, laundromats, and at least one gas station in the West Village. And any bar, bodega or pizzeria with a TV is liable to fill up hours before tipoff. About 100 fans crowded around a Jeep parked in front of Prince Street Pizza on Smith Street, in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Its hatch was lifted, and in the trunk, a 50-inch screen showed Game 1 against the Spurs.

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Brooklyn also values Mann, who was a starter last season and is considered a strong veteran presence in their young locker room.

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Jovan Buha: “I think there will be competition for (Austin Reaves) services. If I'm Brooklyn or Chicago, I think he's, I mean, Brooklyn drafted a million point guards and ball handlers last year, but I don't think any of them project to be as good as Austin Reeves currently is. I think the sweet spot is probably going to be around five years, 200 million. But if you get that number down to around 35 million average annual, that's where I could see someone, Brooklyn, Chicago, Memphis, come in and outbid them by a little bit.”

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Multiple league sources have connected Brooklyn to Michigan center Aday Mara and Tennessee freshman forward Nate Ament.

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The Nets could use any wins — and swagger — Acuff could bring. And there’s a very real chance he’s on the board for them at No. 6. In 11 mock drafts surveyed, Acuff was the most linked to Brooklyn in six of them, including ESPN, Bleacher Report, The Ringer and The Athletic. “Whatever team takes me, I’m good,” said Acuff. “Getting to know [Brooklyn], it was a good experience for sure, just talking to them.”

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In the end, Thomas managed just 15.6 points in an injury-marred campaign and got waived by Brooklyn. He got picked up by Milwaukee, but cut loose there as well. While he flashed the ability to get buckets, his shortcomings in terms of defense, playmaking, and — ultimately — self-awareness see him now unemployed. “I know he was frustrated about the contract the year before, and the fact that Brooklyn didn’t really pay him how he wanted,” Porter said. “He’s thinking talent-wise, he’s thinking as good as Austin Reaves, he’s as good as Jalen Green, he’s as good as this guy or that guy, and they’re getting paid $100 million contracts. So I understand that part. But I knew when he left Brooklyn, I’m like, man, over there in Milwaukee he better change a couple of these things or else it’s going to be tough for him. “And when he first got there, they were raving about him because he had a few good games. Doc Rivers was complimenting him and everything. And then I’m sure he had a bad game and kind of went back into his shell a little bit. It can come off like he has an attitude, but really that’s just him. And then I think from there it was downhill. But when it comes to being a basketball player and a talent, he’s up there with the best of them.”

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Erik Slater: Michael Porter Jr. on why things didn’t work out for Cam Thomas in Brooklyn and Milwaukee: "There's a lot more to sticking around in the NBA than just [scoring]. For Cam, I think it was a mixture of him being frustrated with a lot of things and also his personality... He doesn't really socialize... He'll say like two words all day, all practice. He doesn't really talk to anybody. I don't think he does it in a way where he's trying to be a bad teammate. I just think that's him. But when it comes to a team being willing to pay you and make you a number one option, it comes with so much more [responsibility]. I don't know if he was willing to break out of his personality and be talkative and try to be a leader and try to bring guys together. I think that's kind of what happened here in Brooklyn."

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Michael Porter Jr.: I never lost consistently my whole career until I got to Brooklyn. We were losing a lot. We were young. We were building something, but we’re not there yet. So it was definitely hard, bro. It definitely was hard. But I see the future with the team. I see what we’ve got in the young dudes. I see we have the most money to spend. I think we’ve got the most. We’re the youngest team. Kind of like Oklahoma City — it took them a while to get good. I think that’ll be how it is here. But I’m with it. I want to stay in Brooklyn.

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NBA Communications: The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that 71 players have filed as early entry candidates for NBA Draft 2026, which will be held Tuesday, June 23 (First Round) and Wednesday June 24 (Second Round) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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Ian Begley: Jose Alvarado was in Brooklyn recently for a homecoming celebration at the Williamsburg Community Center. Alvarado, a Brooklyn native, told the crowd how much the event - hosted by Grand Street Settlement - meant to him:

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Erik Slater: Michael Porter Jr. on his future with the Nets: "If it was up to me, I'd love to sign an extension with this franchise... I would love to spend many, many years in Brooklyn and make this my home and watch this franchise take off."

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