The Nets lost 125-121 on the road to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday and fell 125-124 in an overtime contest to the Boston Celtics, which was also on the road. Both games featured productive outings from their lottery picks.

Brooklyn finally got its first extended look at one of the most important players in its rebuilding plans, and the early results were encouraging.

Our focus in this article is Brandon Armstrong.

With Mikel Brown Jr. and Egor Dëmin leading a pack of seven first-round draft picks the past two years, the Nets were always going to suffer growing pains. There was plenty of pain and suffering in Tuesday night’s heartbreaker in Boston.

The Nets are 8-2 against the Hornets since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Brooklyn Nets will stay at home for another game and welcome the Charlotte Hornets at 7:30 p.

The Pacers handed the Nets a 136-109 loss, dropping them to 0-3 and turning what had been a competitive first half into an ugly reminder of how much work remains defensively. Indiana shot 57.6% from the field, hit 21 of 43 3-pointers and scored 56 points in the paint.

Angela Pennyfeather, born and raised in Bed Stuy, has been going to Brooklyn Nets’ home openers for just about as long as the Nets have played in Brooklyn. But this year was different. For the 2026-27 Nets’ season,