Now, five years later, Russell finds himself back where he once flourished. On December 29, 2024, the Nets reacquired the 28-year-old, along with Maxwell Lewis and three second-round draft picks, in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton.

Kevin Durant had nothing but good words to say about his former team, the Nets, heading into the Suns' matchup against them.

Brooklyn took a 108-84 loss to Durant’s Suns on Wednesday at Barclays Center — where he, Kyrie Irving and James Harden once formed a potent but ill-fated Big 3.

Kevin Durant took the floor before a sellout crowd in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Two years removed from the trade that sent him to the Suns and crushed the Nets' title hopes, he said playing at Barclays Center remains a special experience.

January 23 - Kevin Durant scored 24 points in three quarters ... sat out with a sprained right ankle for the eighth time in 10 games. D'Angelo Russell missed the game with left hamstring tightness ...

Erik Slater: D’Angelo Russell on adjusting to his role with the Nets after his trade from the Lakers: "I'll never take being able to play free basketball like this for granted again."

The Phoenix Suns (21-21) play at the Brooklyn Nets (14-30) on Wednesday, airing in the Valley on Arizona's Family (Ch. 3) at 5:30 p.m. This is the final of the Suns' five-game road trip, and second of their home and away series against the Nets.

Devin Booker's 200th 30-point game, and Kevin Durant's 24 points against his former team pushed the Phoenix Suns to a 108-84 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.

Devin Booker scored the game-high 32 points and Kevin Durant had 24 to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 108-84 win at the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday to conclude a five-game road trip.

James Harden (24), Norman Powell (23) and Ivica Zubac (25) all scored 20+ points in the loss, snapping LA’s two-game win streak. Kawhi Leonard played a season-high 28 minutes and finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block.

The Brooklyn Nets aren’t interested in winning too many games — nor should they be — but their starting point guard might throw a wrench into those plans.

But Clowney has hit a cold spell since last Wednesday against the Clippers — when, to be fair, the Nets lost by a staggering 59 points and nobody covered themselves in glory. But in the prior five games, he’d averaged 15.4 points, five boards and a steal, looking the part of a solid piece going forward.