The Nets could have second-year guard Egor Demin back in action on Wednesday. Demin, who has missed the last six games due to a right leg bone bruise, is listed as probable to play against New Orleans, Brian Lewis of the New York Post tweets.
“Egor practiced with the rest of the team,” coach Jordi Fernandez told Lewis (Twitter link) on Tuesday. “Now we’re doing a little extra session just to push him and see how he feels. Then we’ll make a decision whether he has a chance to play.”
Nolan Traore is questionable with right calf soreness, Lewis adds.
Here’s more on the Nets:
- Noah Clowney had a brutal outing against Dallas on Sunday as the Nets were blown out, 130-93. He fouled out in just eight minutes and also got into a confrontation with Mavs rookie Morez Johnson Jr.the New York Daily News’ C.J. Holmes notes. Clowney is averaging just 5.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in 19.7 minutes per game off the bench after starting 60 games. Clowney, whose playing time has dropped due to the addition of Julius Randleis headed to restricted free agency after the season.
- Randle and Michael Porter Jr. have struggled on the defensive end but they’ve each produced on offense, just not always together, Lewis writes in one of his 10 takeaways from the first 10 games. However, lottery pick Mikel Brown Jr. has been a bright spot, averaging 15.2 points and 3.8 assists in his past five games.
- They entered the season brimming with optimism but that has been replaced by frustration due to their 2-8 start. “Don’t get me wrong, it’s not really funny. It is a dilemma you’re in because you don’t want to get caught up with the emotion, with the frustration,” Moritz Wagner told Lewis. “And at the same time, you want to keep that long-term picture in your mind of, you’re not going to win every game, stuff is not going your way. But somehow, you’ve got to, in your minds, keep that positive energy and give it to your teammates as well. In times like this, it’s difficult, of course.”