
Brian Lewis
Brian Lewis is a senior sports reporter at the New York Post.
Background
Brian is a veteran sportswriter of over 30 years. He has been a New York Post staff writer since 1998 and Brooklyn Nets beat writer since 2015, breaking stories such as the sale of the team and Barclays Center and covering events from the Super Bowl to NBA Finals to World Series. Lewis’ previous stops include the Middletown Times Herald Record and Bridgewater Courier News, where he was an award-winning journalist. A 1990 graduate of Rutgers with a BA in English, he is a husband, girl dad, lover of good books, movies, travel, food (obviously) & 1980/90s freestyle music.
Latest Articles
Nets hoping top pick can improve offensive attack in key area
July 2, 2025 | 9:40pmWhen the Nets drafted Egor Demin, there were questions about whether he would fit into how they have played.
The challenge the Nets are facing with their huge draft haul
July 2, 2025 | 12:35amHaving five first-round picks is a First World problem.
Brooklyn Nets' Israeli draft picks feeling love from Jewish community
July 1, 2025 | 11:53pmNets rookie Ben Saraf grew up 18 miles from Tel Aviv, the city with the world’s biggest Jewish population.
What has Nets gushing over 19-year-old draft pick
June 30, 2025 | 9:46pmThe teenager didn’t just play against grizzled veterans, but usually beat them.
Nets get former first-round pick from Nuggets for Cam Johnson in trade shakeup
June 30, 2025 | 7:33pmThe Nets trade that felt inevitable for months finally happened.
Nets bring back two players on team-friendly deals
June 30, 2025 | 1:21pmThe Nets still have roughly $34 million in cap space.
Nets forward makes $12 million decision on first day of NBA free agency
June 30, 2025 | 11:05amBrooklyn initially opted not to tender him a qualifying offer by Sunday’s deadline, making him an unrestricted free agent able to sign with any other team.
The Nets’ record-setting draft created a roster pileup going into free agency
June 30, 2025 | 9:10amIt took just four days for the Nets’ roster to go from blank slate to overcrowded.
Three options Nets could target in free agency
June 29, 2025 | 8:10pmHere are three potential options for the Nets in free agency.
Nets make decision on qualifying offer for leading scorer, two others
June 29, 2025 | 5:47pmThe move implies there is at least one more shoe to drop.
Analysts praise Nets for clear vision in risky draft haul
June 27, 2025 | 8:16pmNow that the NBA Draft is in the rearview mirror, and the dust settled, the picture around the Nets has become clearer.?
Forward becomes Nets roster casualty with historic draft class coming in
June 27, 2025 | 5:40pmThe Nets waived forward Maxwell Lewis on Friday, clearing up roster space after taking the biggest crop of first-round draft picks in NBA history.
BYU star knew moment his Nets draft fate was sealed
June 26, 2025 | 11:35pmThe Nets’ selection of BYU star Egor Demin shocked most draft observers Wednesday night.
GM's controversial Nets draft picks had better answer the questions they come with
June 26, 2025 | 7:00pmThe Nets’ first-round draft plan — as unpopular as it was — might not be simple, but it’s straightforward.?
Nets trade last pick after five-player 2025 NBA Draft haul in first round
June 26, 2025 | 4:12pmAfter taking a record-breaking five picks in the first round of Wednesday night’s NBA Draft, the Nets traded away their lone second-round selection Thursday.
Nets make two surprise selections in five first-round pick bonanza
June 25, 2025 | 9:15pmThe Nets made an NBA-record five first-round picks Wednesday in the NBA draft, a risky draft gamble they hope will be the foundation of their rebuild.
Post expert predicts Nets' five first-round picks in 2025 NBA Draft
June 25, 2025 | 7:00amThe Post's Brian Lewis predicts who the Nets will take with their five first-round picks in Wednesday's 2025 NBA Draft:
Nets land another first-round pick for taking on $47 million contract in three-team blockbuster
June 24, 2025 | 10:41pmThe Nets taking on salary dumps for draft assets was the league’s worst-kept secret.
The most polarizing player in NBA draft has Nets on his radar
June 24, 2025 | 8:31pmOf all the players in Wednesday’s NBA draft, Rutgers’ Ace Bailey is the most divisive and debated. And for many Nets fans, the most desired.
The Nets' retool depends on getting this week right
June 23, 2025 | 5:00pmThe Brooklyn Nets have five picks in this week's NBA Draft. Four are in the first round, and their No. 8 overall pick is squarely in the middle of the...