Joe Johnson

Don’t ever say it took LeBron James more than a decade to recruit for the Cleveland Cavaliers. When he left Cleveland, it was in a haze of mystery. All of us know why he left: to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. To win. But why couldn’t that exact superteam be forged in Cleveland? [...]

Okay then, Magic. Following the Brooklyn Nets’ 101-100 victory over the Miami Heat, Magic Johnson got a little excited. I’m going to assume that’s what happened, anyway. Something must’ve had him outright jubilant for him to say what he said. Magic attended the game and afterward, he proclaimed that the Nets may have the most [...]

You knew this one was coming. For the 12th-year running, the NBA polled all 30 of its general managers on the happenings of the league. Questions ranged from “Which team will be most improved in 2013-14?” to “Which player is best at moving without the ball?” to “Why in the hell won’t the Boston Celtics [...]

Jason Kidd is setting the bar high for Deron Williams. The 2013-14 NBA season hasn’t even started, and already the Brooklyn Nets’ head coach is expecting the world of his All-Star point guard. While signing autographs, the New York Daily News‘ Stefan Bondy (h/t ProBasketballTalk) writes that Kidd said he wants Williams averaging at least [...]

Nick Young didn’t join the Los Angeles Lakers to play defense. He signed in Hollywood to shoot. That much was clear from Day 1, the moment Young put pen to paper. For more than a half-decade, he’s been known for his (inefficient) scoring and nothing else. Why would he change now? He wouldn’t. And he [...]

They don’t call Paul Pierce The Truth for no reason. Not necessarily known as a harsh off-court personality, Pierce has no qualms telling it like it is. And nothing has changed since he was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Brooklyn Nets. Pushing 36, Pierce creates no delusions about the part he’ll play in [...]

Turns out the Brooklyn Nets don’t always get who they want. After striking a deal that landed them Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry to pair alongside Brook Lopez, Joe Johnson and Deron Williams, the Nets were the presumed favorites to land sharp-shooter Kyle Korver. Once anonymous general manager even went as far as [...]

In game 4 of the NBA Finals, James, 33 points, and Wade, 32 points, were in rare form. The Heat crawled back from a 2-3 deficit to win the 2013 Finals. In game 7, James came thru with 37 points and 12 rebounds, Wade 23 points and 10 rebounds. Miami’s made 3 straight Finals and [...]

This just won’t go away. No matter what the numbers or sheer logic say, the Dwight Howard to Brooklyn Nets rumors just won’t subside. At all. Brooklyn was Howard’s preferred destination of choice when he was with the Orlando Magic, but when the two sides were unable to strike an accord, Dwight ended up with [...]

With the NBA Playoffs officially underway, what better way for a brand to showcase their premiere sneakers than giving new ones to their premiere players taking part in this post season. The Air Jordan XX8 is the current Jordan series sneaker so all the current Jordan Brand endorsees in the NBA Playoffs right now have [...]