Pa Dana Gauruder | on November 10, 2026 at 9:31 pm
The Networks could have a sophomore guard Yehor Demin will be back in action on Wednesday. Brian Lewis of the New York Post lists Demin, who has missed the past six games with a bone bruise in his right leg, as a probable matchup against New Orleans. tweets.
“Yahor trained with the rest of the team” coach Jordi Fernandez said Lewis (Link to Twitter) on Tuesday. “Now we’re having a little extra session to push him and see how he feels. Then we’ll make a decision if he has a chance to play.”
Nolan Traore Lewis adds that it is doubtful with the soreness of the right lower leg.
Here’s more on the net:
- Noah Clowney had a tough game 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 the Maws rookie Morez Johnson Jr, CJ Holmes of the New York Daily News 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 was reduced due to the addition Julius Randleis headed to restricted free agency after the season.
- Randle and Michael Porter Jr struggled in defense, but each of them produced results in attack, but not always together, Lewis writes in one of his 10 takeaways from the first 10 games. However, a lottery pick Mikel Brown Jr has been a bright spot, averaging 15.2 points and 3.8 assists over the last five games.
- They entered the season full of optimism, but that gave way to disappointment due to their 2-8 start. “Don’t get me wrong, it’s not exactly funny. It’s a dilemma you’re in because you don’t want to get involved in the emotion, the frustration.” Moritz Wagner told Lewis. “And at the same time, you want to keep this long-term picture in your mind that you’re not going to win every game, things go wrong. But somehow, you have to, in your mind, keep that positive energy and pass it on to your teammates as well. In times like this, of course, it’s difficult.”
