OKLAHOMA CITY — In Ziaire Williams, the rebuilding Nets took a flier on a former lottery pick as a salary dump. He’s an athletic floor-running defender whose jumper has been his weakness. But if he can keep shooting the way he has lately, their gamble might come good.

The Nets were without Cam Johnson, D’Angelo Russell and Cam Thomas for Sunday’s game at Utah. And Ben Simmons is all but certain to miss one of the next two as well. Jordi Fernandez confirmed Simmons still hasn’t been cleared to play both ends of back-to-backs yet.

Iffy for Tuesday

Isaiah Collier drove for the go-ahead layup with 2 seconds left to lift the Utah Jazz to a 112-111 overtime victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night.

The Nets lost to the Jazz 112-111 in overtime despite coming back from a 13-point deficit in the second half to have a chance of stealing the win on the road before heading to overtime. Tosan Evbuomwan had 22 points and five rebounds off the bench for the best game of his young career while Ziaire Williams had 19 points and six rebounds to help out Evbuomwan on the offensive end.

The Nets were without Cam Johnson, D’Angelo Russell and Cam Thomas for Sunday’s game at Utah. And Ben Simmons is all but certain to miss one of the next two as well. Jordi Fernandez confirmed Simmons still hasn’t been cleared to play both ends of back-to-backs yet.

Despite a close miss by D'Angelo Russell, the Nets lost to the Lakers 102-101 in what was supposed to be a revenge game for Russell, who had 19 points, six rebounds, and eight assists off the bench. Ziaire Williams had 15 points and Tosan Evbuomwan had 15 points and six rebounds off the bench to continue his impressive stretch for Brooklyn after being one of the team's recent Two-Way signings.

The Brooklyn Nets continued a brutal West Coast swing with a matchup against the LA Lakers on Friday. Brooklyn hoped to bounce back following a humiliating 126-67 loss to the LA Clippers on Wednesday.

The Nets enter this game behind their worst loss, even after dropping Wednesday's game against the LA Clippers 126-67. Brooklyn was in it until the first quarter, as the teams wer

The Nets are expected to trade forward Cam Johnson and potentially Nic Claxton ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline in February

The Nets lost to the Jazz 112-111 in overtime despite coming back from a 13-point deficit in the second half to have a chance of stealing the win on the road before heading to overtime. Tosan Evbuomwan had 22 points and five rebounds off the bench for the best game of his young career while Ziaire Williams had 19 points and six rebounds to help out Evbuomwan on the offensive end.

After the Brooklyn Nets’ most commanding win of the 2024-25 season — an offensive clinic against the Portland Trail Blazers — the team suffered its worst loss in franchise history against the LA Clippers,