The Detroit Pistons are on the road Friday night as they travel to take on the Brooklyn Nets in an Eastern Conference matchup as part of NBA Cup group play.
The Raptors have a better idea of how long they’ll be without Kawhi Leonard. It still amounts to a considerable stretch. The expectation is that Leonard will miss approximately three or four weeks with swelling in his left knee, Chris Haynes reported on NBA TV’s The Association.
Nets guard Egor Demin has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right leg, according to the team (Twitter link via Ian Begley of SNY.tv). The plan is to reevaluate Demin in one week, which means he’ll miss at least Brooklyn’s next four games.
Who is the X factor for every NBA player this season? We’re not talking about the go-to guy, like Nikola Jokic or Steph Curry. It could be a big-name player, an all-star, or a bench player, but they are the pivot point for their team.
Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin exited Tuesday’s matchup with the Boston Celtics with a right leg contusion and did not return. Demin left the game, a 125-124 overtime loss, with 2:22 left in the first half after bumping legs with Paul George on a defensive possession.
Despite starting 0-3, the Brooklyn Nets should show some fight with two-time All-NBA selection Julius Randle and 2023 NBA champion Michael Porter Jr. leading the way.
Brooklyn Nets rookie Mikel Brown Jr. will miss Sunday’s back-to-back against the Indiana Pacers due to back injury management. The No. 6 pick missed most of the preseason due to an ankle injury.
The Brooklyn Nets lead the league in future draft picks with 32, and their cache of future firsts — 13 — is second only to the Oklahoma City Thunder who have two more.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
Brooklyn Nets fans will tune in this season primarily to watch top-10 picks Mikel Brown Jr. and Egor Demin. However, they may have to wait before they see the duo on the floor together consistently.
Egor Demin’s development was the talk of the Brooklyn Nets’ offseason. The former No. 8 pick’s physical improvement has left many confident that he’ll make a sophomore leap.
There will be competition this season for the proverbial “face of the franchise in Brooklyn, N.Y. There’s the most accomplished player on the roster: Julius
The Brooklyn Nets have several young, promising point guards in their rotation as they enter the 2026-27 season. Egor Demin appears poised to take a leap in his game this season and handle more of the on-ball duties at point guard, with Mikel Brown Jr.
The Barclays Center has been notorious for drawing fans of the opposing team since the Brooklyn Nets came to town in 2012. The Nets have had an up and down time in the borough, failing to capitalize on a couple of super team eras, one which featured three MVP candidates in the prime of their careers.
Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin has looked a lot more comfortable with the ball in his hands since Summer League, especially as he makes his way downhill.
Brandin Podziemski has his extension. The Warriors guard agreed to a five-year, $110 million rookie-scale extension, according to Shams Charania. The deal is fully guaranteed and includes a mutual option in the fifth season, along with a trade kicker.
A long list of Brooklyn Nets players were expected to vie for rotation spots this season. Chaney Johnson wasn’t one of them. Yet, the sophomore forward has emerged as one of Brooklyn’s preseason standouts.
The Brooklyn Nets held off the new-look, heavily hyped Philadelphia 76ers squad 114-108 in LeBron James's first game with the team. The Nets were missing Michael Porter Jr., but Julius Randle stepped up with 14 points on 4-of-11 shooting and six rebounds, setting a tone that impressed his head coach, Jordi Fernandez.
Egor Demin’s development will be among the top storylines surrounding the Brooklyn Nets’ 2026-27 campaign. The former No. 8 pick turned heads at Summer League with his physical development.
Julius Randle quickly learned he’s “dealing with kids” in Egor Demin and Mikel Brown Jr. following his trade to the Brooklyn Nets. That doesn’t mean the pair of Nets lottery picks aren’t up for the arduous task ahead of them.
Egor Demin is entering his second season with the Brooklyn Nets and looks noticeably a bit more muscular. Demin showed he has everything it takes to take that next leap in his game during Summer League, getting downhill and using his size with more conviction.
D'Angelo Russell is widely considered one of the most beloved players to ever put on a Brooklyn Nets uniform. He helped transform the Nets from a bottom-dwelling, hopeless team to a playoff team in two years in his first stint in the borough, putting Brooklyn on the map.
Egor Demin quelled one of his biggest concerns heading into his first season with the Brooklyn Nets last season, drilling nearly 40% of his 3-point shot attempts.