Insider Reveals Brooklyn Nets’ STUNNING Interest in Jaden Ivey | BLOCKBUSTER Ahead?
Hey, hey, hey. What is going on, Brooklyn Net fans? Hello everyone and welcome back here into another edition of the Brooklyn Boys Show right here on this Tuesday afternoon, July 22nd, 2025. Make sure you smash that like button and hit subscribe on your way into the building. It’s completely free and it helps us grow significantly right here on the show. Questions, comments, thoughts, throw those in the chat. We’ll get to those. Appreciate all of your support as always. I’m Connor Long right here with you guys on the Brooklyn Boys Show and today we are joined by a very special guest, NBA insider Scoop B. Robinson, Brandon Scoop B Robinson. Thank you so much for joining us right here on this Tuesday afternoon and welcome to the show. Thank you for having me, my brother. Good to meet you virtually and uh thank you. Good to see you. Of course. Absolutely. And I’m I’m super happy you are able to be here and obviously fit us into your very busy schedule scoop. Where I want to start is is Cam Thomas. I’d be remissed if I didn’t start there. And that’s how we’ve been pretty much starting every show right here on the Brooklyn Boys Show this off season. The question remains, will Cam Thomas return to Brooklyn? And now I’m going to pose that question to you, Scoop. Is Cam Thomas a Brooklyn Net come September of this year? I don’t know. Um I know that, you know, he likes it in Brooklyn. I spoke with Cam last week and um you know it’s just a matter of of fit at this point and um I I think I think a lot of times um a lot of my peers and a lot of verbiage in general gets thrown around about someone’s worth and I I don’t think that Cam has been done a a just service as it relates to just what he’s what he’s brought to to that team. And I think in a world where you got guys who were averaging 10, 12, 13, 14 points a game, getting 30 million a year, why not Cam? Absolutely. And I I think the biggest holdup in my eyes and I think a re the reason scoop that a lot of people are saying maybe why not Cam is kind of just the style that he brings to the table as a one-dimensional player. I mean, let’s be real. Cam Thomas, the main asset that he brings to the table and arguably the really only valuable asset that he brings to the table is is scoring. And I’m still in the boat that that is a very valuable asset. Look, is he the starting shooting guard on of the Oklahoma City Thunder? Is he the starting shooting guard on a team that’s going to win a championship? No. But I think Cam Thomas on a winning team can be potentially in the starting five, but I see his role maybe as a sixth man off the bench kind of playing that Lou Williams type role. I think he’s someone who’s I don’t see it that way. And and I and I’ll add and I’ll add that um adding that I think that Cam Thomas can be a starter on a team today. I think I think anytime you start talking about him being a six-man and kind of relegating what he does, I think you’re downplaying his talent and quite frankly, I think that’s insulting and I think that’s Wow. Okay. I’m not angry at you. I just I think I think when in a world where you give Joe Harris that type of money a couple of years ago and then you use the argument that he’s a three-point shooter, well then that means he’s I hate Joe Harris. Huh? What’ you say? I said I’m not a Joe Harris fan by any measure. Right. Right. But but but but what I’m saying is anytime you start giving ver like again I go back to the notion of once people start saying things people believe that as fact and that’s not fair. Um, I I give you a perfect example. I watched during the free agency time people talk at nauseium about how Kevin Durant was going to go to the Spurs or the Timberwolves and enough people said it and they believed that it’s fact and he was always going to the Houston Rockets. Um, it was just a matter of fit. And I think enough people said it, enough people were talking about the number two overall pick going to the Phoenix Suns and then everybody counted that as fact. And I feel like the same thing goes for Cam. I think whenever you start downplaying somebody that they are just a onedimensional player, like the NBA, let’s just be real, most of those guys don’t play defense. This is not college. If they may play passing lanes, they may play like I I just I think that’s I think that’s like like let’s stop let’s stop acting like Cam Thomas is is is um damaged goods because he’s not. If the Nets aren’t going to pay him, just just say that and move on. let’s let’s stop doing this song and dance of um you know he he’s a onedimensional player. I remember sitting in a in a um I remember sitting in a GM’s office in the NBA um and was having a conversation about um Jamal Crawford when he was towards the end of his career and a GM sat in my face and told me we’re not going to sign Jamal because um he doesn’t play defense. When was the team ever signing Jamal Crawford to play defense? You’re you’re getting volume scoring in bunches. And he was a multiple sixman of the to go to your point about sixman, he was a multiple time sixman of the year recipient. Um and you know that’s a great career and and that’s a great career. But um to to stick it with to about Jamal then go back to Cam like Jamal ended up signing with the Phoenix Suns and then you know there were other teams that were out there. The the the Lakers um had some level of interest. It just wasn’t a fit at the time. But I remember sitting in an office with a league GM and he’s still active and you know they made the statement he didn’t play defense and it was more like they were looking for a reason just not to sign him. just say you don’t want him. Don’t make the defensive um statement when you’re not bringing Jamal in to be a defensive player. Um yes, you’re you’re bringing him in to give you volume scoring. And I and I feel like that’s what people use as Knox whenever they don’t want to pay somebody. And and I feel like that’s what this is turning into with Cam Thomas. Um just say you don’t want to pay him. And and I I really like Cam Thomas. I want him to stay in Brooklyn. I don’t think the Nets are enamored with him. That’s my that’s my point here. Like I the Nets have shown Scoop since they truly drafted him that they are not in love with Cam Thomas. That they don’t think he is the future of this organization. He could be a number one or number two option on a championship winning team. The thing that comes down I and I think scoring is a very valuable asset. Someone who could give you 24 25 points per game in the NBA is very very valuable especially on a winning team. The thing that people come with, you know, question about Cam Thomas or his overall efficiency splits, his defense, his inability to pass the ball. And that’s where I ultimately come to on Cam Thomas where it’s like I’d be okay giving him two years $35 million in a weak free agency class because I think in a weak free agency class where he overall is where teams don’t have much cap space other than the Nets coming off a year where he played 25 games, I think that’s a very very fair price tag. However, I think Cam Thomas is going to get a one-year deal. somewhere in the range of 135 million dollars. And I think he’s ultimately this time next year scoop, we’re talking about him suiting up for another NBA team that is not the Brooklyn Nets. And I think that’s unfortunate because this guy was drafted on the back end of the first round by this very GM, someone who’s outperformed expectations as a scorer. And I just don’t think he’s getting the love from the organization as he deserves. And staying with the topic of Cam Thomas, I did have Fred Katz of The Athletic on the show yesterday. Shout out to Fred Catz, a legend in this industry. And I asked him this question. He had a very obvious answer. You’re more of a Cam Thomas fan than Fred is. So, I want to get your thoughts on this. Who’s more valuable in the NBA in your opinion? Darius Garland or Cam Thomas? Darius Garland to his team because he played on Cleveland. Just in general, like not take away the championship last year. Just look at those two exact players. Who would you think is more valuable to a team? I think that that question is skewed because of the teams that he play the team that he played for. If if I’m talking about skill, I like Cam Thomas. If I’m talking about being a sidekick to to to um to Donovan Mitchell, I’m going to say Dar Darius Garland, but I just think that when you attach names and teams, it it gets skewed. I like Cam Thomas. I’ I’d be interested to see what what I can’t give you a yes or no answer because I know how it was being viewed in the media and I know how it’s being viewed by names. People weren’t paying attention to Cam Thomas until, in my opinion, until after Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant left. People began to pay attention to Cam Thomas and his skill set when he was a viral sensation when he and I had that conversation about Ain’t Funny. The Nets were a were a a team that, you know, that year when Kevin and Kyrie left, they were they were a team that, you know, had a good first half of the season and, you know, they their record wasn’t indicative upon what their roster looked at at the time and then people weren’t paying attention to Cam Thomas and the Nets anymore because um they weren’t good. I think when you look at Darius Garland, you attach that to a Cavs team that was competitive. So, I think when you attach names, people are judging you based off the team you played for and a winning record. I like I like both of their skill set and when healthy I would pick Cam Thomas. But I also do think that the names that get attached to it are based upon the teams that they’re attached to and where they are in the standings. That’s the reason why somebody like um Bam Adabio is not looked at for defensive player of the year because he’s on a Miami Heat team that is not good record-wise, but I think he’s better defensively than some of those names that were on that list this past season. I’m sorry if I’m not answering you yes or no, but I think constantly paid attention to. Absolutely. And I think that’s a a great answer there that you’re not just flat out picking one player because they are so different. They obviously come from so many different backgrounds. Obviously Darius Garland was, you know, a top option on a team that was just contending for a championship. And I think he’s more polished as a passer than Cam Thomas is. I think Cam Thomas is a better bucket getter and scorer than Darius Garland is. You look at Cam Thomas and he was a number one option on a team played 25 games last year on a team that ultimately won just 26 games last year. They are they are so different. They do bring so many different skill set scoop. I want to get into a report yesterday from Brett Seagull of Clutch Points. A kind of leaguewide report that he mentioned Shaden Ivy of the Detroit Pistons former rookie of the year has been discussed in trade chatter. And obviously the Nets are a team that comes to mind in any trade rumor because they have all this cap space. They’re a team ad miss rebuild scoop. If Jaden Ivy’s on the trade block, could you see the Nets trying to make a move? Um, I could see it, but I also think for the Nets, um, I know dating back to June that they’re under a mandate within that organization. They’re not looking to make any big splashes for the next 20 months. And so, um, Jaden Ivy, if you consider that a small move, not name Giannis, cool. Um, I I think he’d be a fit, but I also think the Nets are just plugging and playing a lot of things. Like the Nets are in a situation where I think they’re in a similar boat to what Oklahoma did at the beginning where they’re really trying to build through the draft and they’re looking to see what small pieces they can fill and potentially move or could could potentially keep. So, does Jayen Ivy fit? Sure. Um, I’m not I’m not like calling my friends come basketball season and saying, “Yo, I’m checking out Jay and Ivy and the Nets. He’s a fit.” Yeah. But I I think I think the Nets are still trying to put together a puzzle that nobody’s been able to figure out. Um, and um, here we are. Yeah. And I think that puzzle truly starts with using all five of your draft picks and taking five guys who, let’s be honest, you can’t play all five of these guys on the floor together. They just have, you know, you look at, you took three point, you took three guards, you took a center in Danny Wolf, who I think is so far from NBA ready, took a guard in Ben Saraf, I think, is going to spend most of the year in the G-League. And then obviously a guy like Drake Powell, I think that was the Nets best value selection. But yeah, I completely agree with what you’re saying there. The direction that they’re picking isn’t really all that obvious. They keep making these different moves that, you know, contradict the move before. So ultimately, I think this is a rebuild for Brooklyn that they’re going to take their time with. They’re not going to rush. They’re not going to, you know, try to go all in and win a championship next year. I don’t think they have the personnel to do that. I I think the best outcome overall for this team. And I want to get your thoughts here is you have all these draft picks over the next few years. I think you build a young core over the next three or so seasons. And then you package the remaining of those 30 draft picks you have over the next seven years and try to go all in and get a superstar potentially. You know, the Giannis, the Jokic. There were talks about Giannis this off season. I thought those were very dumb because it’s like this team adding Giannis doesn’t do anything for this team. They’re not contending. The only the only So Brian Lewis, you know, came out with that report and I have respect for Brian quite a bit and um I I think the Nets in some aspects were banking on getting like the Nets reminded me this offseason of the Knicks uh in 2019 when they thought that they were going to get Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, and they were going to draft Zion Williamson. They thought they were going to get the number one overall pick. And I think that’s the best thing that didn’t happen to the Knicks for a lot of reasons. And when you look at the Nets, I looked at the the fact that the Nets, it seemingly felt like they thought they were going to get pick one or two. Um that Dylan Harper was going to somehow slide or they were going to get Ace Bailey and then they were going to like build like there’s the reality of what the Nets are and then there’s the cartoon of what the Nets are. And I think that um the only team realistically to me that had the the the trade pieces uh and assets to get Giannis that were Eastern Conference team were the Toronto Raptors. And I stand by that. Um there are things that have changed internally with the Raptors as to why that is not um likely at this present point, but you know, as it relates to Giannis, Giannis um does want to play in the Eastern Conference. Um I’d be interested to see what that looks like come closer to the regular season. I still don’t necessarily see Brooklyn as that team, although the Nets may have aspirations of that down the line. But I’ll also add, you know, just from my conversations with players directly, I think the Nets are in a very precarious situation, similarly to where the the Knicks used to be where, you know, after Carmelo Anthony left the Knicks, there were a lot of players who were hesitant to play for the Knicks because they felt as though the way Melo was treated, um, they didn’t want that to be their reality. players talk and you know they players ask questions and um I think the Nets are in a very similar situation still post Kyrie Kevin Durant and James Harden as it relates to just direction of the team the front office and more and there was a belief from from folks that I’ve spoken with that you know Giannis is not the same type of uh superstar as those guys but players still talk and I I just think that that’s a conversation the Giannis conversation is a shelf conversation But I also do think that Michael Porter Jr. is going to have an allstar year because of the team that he has around him. And I think that’s what gets lost in translation. I’m interested to see what that looks like alongside Cam Thomas, you know, if he’s if he stays. Um, but if I’m But but you didn’t ask about that. You you asked specifically about the Nets, the fit and Giannis and more. Um, I I just I’m I’m I’m I’m curious to see what else the Nets do before training camp to make this team more palatable for Michael Porter Jr. But if he stays healthy, I think MPJ could definitely have an all-star year. You mentioned MPJ there, Scoop, and that’s exactly what I wanted to transition to into next because this is a bigger name that the Nets acquired, I think, in a great deal this offseason, acquiring him alongside a future first round pick pick in exchange for Cam Thomas. When you look at MPJ though, he’s a guy who was third or fourth option on a championship team in Denver just a few years ago. He even said it, he hit a ceiling in Denver where he just needed a new change of scenery for him to really thrive, scoop. How was he able to, you know, reach a new level at this point in his career in Brooklyn? What is he able to do to hit that next level? Um, just play like himself. Um, score, rebound, uh, push the break, and, uh, have fun. I I I think I think you know Michael Porter Jr.’s situation is not exactly like this, but the first person that comes to mind as a third or fourth option that became a number one option on another team was Kal Kosman when he left the Los Angeles Lakers and went to the Washington Wizards in in year one. I think he did okay. Um and and I think that you know Michael Porter Jr. Koozma are not the same player. Um, but as it relates to just being uh a competitive force with a championship pedigree, that’s where they are similar playing alongside future Hall of Famers in Joic and Porter Jr. and LeBron James and Anthony Davis and Koozma and then learning and watching all of that and then having a team of your own. Um, I think that’s pretty cool and I think he has the option to to definitely propel himself in that vein. So, I’m interested interested to see how that all shapes out for for MPJ in a Brooklyn Nets uniform. Brandon Scoopy Robinson, thank you so much for joining us right here on the Brooklyn Boy Show. You got any final thoughts basketball related, non-basketball related here before we do wrap things up on the show? No, check check out Scoopy Radio and all streaming platform. Subscribe to my YouTube channel. Uh follow me on Twitter and Instagram at scoopbe and check out the Scoopbe blog over at scoopbe.com. Thanks for having me. Thank you for the opportunity to be myself. Of course. Thank you, Scoo, for joining us. Appreciate all of your support. Appreciate you sparing some time for us right here on the show. That’ll do it for us here on the Brooklyn Boys Show. He is Brandon Scoopy Robinson. I’m your host, Connor Long, signing off right here on this Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025. Have a great rest of your day, everyone. And as always, go nuts, baby.
NBA insider Scoop Robinson joins host Connor Long on The Brooklyn Boys Show to break down the Brooklyn Nets’ shocking interest in Pistons guard Jaden Ivey. Could a blockbuster trade be in the works? What would Ivey bring to Brooklyn, and how serious are the Nets about making a move?
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