Brooklyn Nets

With the Knicks and Nets officially eliminated from the NBA playoffs, the focus of the New York basketball scene shifts to another target. The 2020 Olympics.

Just about every year for the last seven or so years Brooklyn Nets fans will start the "New York In Nets country now" discussion. Even though the New York Knicks haven't had the talent or success of the Nets over that time frame, New York is and always will be Knicks country! If you don't believe me just take a look at ticket sales for the NBA Playoffs.

After years and years of the New York Yankees handing out some of the biggest contracts in all of sports and all the massive endorsements you see New York stars getting it odd there isn't more New York talent on Forbes' latest list. Forbes just released "The World's Ten Highest-Paid Athletes" and only ONE member of the New York sports scene has made the list.

Last night, however, NBA superstar Kevin Durant added a different form of hardware to his trophy case, and he joins an elite group of NBA players to do what he did.

Great news for fans of the Nets, Knicks, Islanders, Rangers, and Albany Empire. In today's coronavirus press briefing, Governor Andrew Cuomo said the current 10% capacity limit set on all indoor sports arenas in New York state will increase to 25% on Wednesday, May 19th. This is great news for teams like the Nets, Knicks, and Islanders who all appear to be headed to postseason play. The Rangers are far from a lock for the postseason but still alive thanks to a four-game sweep over the New Jersey Devils. This also confirms the reports that the Albany Empire would be able to host 25% of the Times Union Center for their home opener now scheduled for Saturday, May 29th.

As one-third of ESPN Radio's national morning show "Keshawn, Jay Will, and Zubin" also known as "KJZ" Jay Williams has made a lot of adjustments over the last six months but the way he judges athletes isn't one of them. Jay Will knows all about the pressures of playing in the NBA and now all about how the media will direct athletes comments for a story. So now that Jay Will is with the media how does he see the comments of a controversial NBA star like Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving?

With the NBA saying they'd have an announcement for us on June 1st, many are speculating just what the league has planned for it's 2019 - 2020 season return. We may have that information after Brooklyn Nets' star Spencer Dinwiddie Tweeted to Sneaker designer John Geiger.

The Scotia, UAlbany and Villanova grad's signature ingredient of hard work is paying off as he is making an indelible mark with the Long Island Nets.

Former head analyst for Team USA, Kirk Goldsberry took the deep dive into how the three-point shot is changing the game of basketball at every level with his book, Sprawlball: A Visual Tour of the New Era of the NBA.

The season is officially under way

Steve Dagostino joins Rodger Wyland and Chris Onorato on the 104.5 the team facebook page to talk Kevin Huerter and Joe Cremo

We can no longer always hide from some of our outlandish predictions with sports betting legal in New York state and a sportsbook a very short drive from the 104.5 The Team studios.