Why Egor Dëmin, Mikel Brown Jr. have barely seen the floor together for Nets

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Lewis, B. (2026, October 26). Why Egor Dëmin, Mikel Brown Jr. have barely seen the floor together for Nets. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/26/sports/why-egor-demin-mikel-brown-jr-have-barely-seen-the-floor-together-for-nets/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-26 · by Brian Lewis

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Egor Dëmin and Mikel Brown Jr., seen as key players in the Brooklyn Nets' rebuild, have played together for only four minutes across the team’s first three games of the season. Despite coach Jordi Fernández expressing a preference to play them alongside each other, he emphasizes that decisions will depend on the game's flow and not just their potential synergy. This cautious approach is partly due to Brown’s back injury history from college and his current minutes limit as the Nets aim for long-term player health over immediate performance gains.
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The Nets have kept Egor Dëmin and Mikel Brown Jr., key players in their rebuild, from playing together extensively as they start the season with a winless 0-3 record. Despite being cleared to return on Tuesday against the Celtics in Boston, Brown is still under a minutes limit due to rest concerns after a back-to-back game. Coach Jordi Fernández plans to cautiously integrate Brown into games based on how the flow of play dictates, rather than enforcing a specific schedule for him to play alongside Dëmin. This cautious approach reflects the team's focus on long-term player health and gradual integration over immediate wins.

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📰 Nets Roster Struggles
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This article reads unscored and hedges 9% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 31 📰 publisher trust 66
“Article A reports on Mikel Brown Jr.'s NBA debut performance, while Article B discusses the limitations and considerations for playing him alongside Egor Dëmin in subsequent games.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 3% hedged 1 of 38 📰 publisher trust 66
“The articles describe different aspects of the Nets' games and roster management, not the same specific game incident.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 8% hedged 2 of 26 📰 publisher trust 66
“While both articles discuss Mikel Brown Jr.'s limited playing time, they refer to different stages of his integration into the Nets: Article A is about the initial restrictions and expectations before a game in Cleveland, while Article B discusses the aftermath and future outlook after several games including the one mentioned in Article A.”
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🔮 With the Nets dragging a winless 0-3 record into TD Garden, seeing Brown potentially play alongside Dëmin would give fans something to look forward to.
🔮 But had Durant not been sold on becoming Brooklyn’s franchise player, sources told The Post that they would have invested in a still up-and-coming Randle.
🔮 It will be enough to buoy his confidence.
🔮 Rookie Mikel Brown Jr. — the centerpiece of the Nets rebuild — is set to make his anticipated NBA debut in Wednesday’s season opener against the visiting Hornets.
🔮 After two tanking seasons, almost 120 losses and one hand tied behind his back by his own organization, Jordi Fernández will finally get to do his job.
🔮 And Julius Randle might be the Nets’ best playmaker in the regular season, too, as he’s poised for a career year.
🔮 “Maybe ask the performance team about his weight and how much bigger his biceps is.
🔮 “It might take a couple games to click — maybe more than a couple of games — but you should be able to figure it out.
🔮 The sweet-shooting small forward led Brooklyn in scoring last season, and could again.
🔮 Brown will still be on a minutes restriction for Wednesday’s season opener against visiting Charlotte.
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Boston Cavs Cleveland Louisville Nets

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Brown PERSON · 6× Dëmin PERSON · 3× Nets ORG · 3× Fernández PERSON · 2× Boston GPE · 1× Cleveland GPE · 1× Egor Dëmin PERSON · 1× Jordi Fernández PERSON · 1× Louisville ORG · 1× Mikel Brown Jr. PERSON · 1×

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With the Nets dragging a winless 0-3 record into TD Garden, seeing Brown potentially play alongside Dëmin would give fans something to look forward to.
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🔮 With the Nets dragging a winless 0-3 record into TD Garden, seeing Brown potentially play alongside Dëmin would give fans something to look forward to.

Claims (22 extracted, 2 hedged)

But going into the season’s fourth game, they’ve played just four minutes together. asserted
they → go → minutes
Now, after Brown was rested on the tail end of a back-to-back Sunday, he’s cleared to return — albeit still on a minutes limit — Tuesday in Boston. asserted
he → rest → Boston
With the Nets dragging a winless 0-3 record into TD Garden, seeing Brown potentially play alongside Dëmin would give fans something to look forward to. asserted
Brown → drag → something
But the Nets are intent on slow-playing it. asserted
Nets → play → it
Brown’s minutes limit has kept him from starting. asserted
limit → keep → him
But asked if he’d look to get him on the floor alongside Dëmin within those constraints, coach Jordi Fernández suggested that’s something dictated by game flow. uncertain
that → ask → flow
“We have all this preparation, the coaches do a great job putting all these pages and film,” Fernández said. asserted
Fernández → have → pages
“But then at the end of the day, you have to react to a lot of things that are not controllable. asserted
that → have → things
Would I like to play them together? asserted
I → like → them
But if I’m just thinking about playing them together, I may not do what’s best for the group at the moment.” Or what’s best for Brown long-term. uncertain
what → think → Brown
The rookie played just 19 games at Louisville, missing the second half of his lone season with a back injury. asserted
rookie → play → injury
While a rolled ankle cost him the first three preseason games, it’s more caution over the back injury that had Brown rested Sunday night. asserted
Brown → roll → injury
There’s not a new injury,” said Fernández. asserted
Fernández → ’ → ?
“We’re required to say … asserted
We → require → ?
So he’s good. asserted
he → ’ → ?
He’s doing great. asserted
He → do → ?
Then after this game, he’ll be ready to go.” asserted
he → go → game
Josh Minott made use of his first extended action Sunday, with 15 points, eight rebounds and two steals in 21:14. asserted
Minott → make → 21:14
Danny Wolf, Drake Powell and Ben Saraf, all first-round picks in 2025, all saw their first action this season against Indiana. asserted
Wolf → see → Indiana
Rookie first-round pick Joshua Jefferson made his NBA debut, logging 3:38. asserted
Jefferson → make → 3:38
Pacers center Ivica Zubac rolled his left ankle on teammate Kelly Oubre Jr.’s foot in the first quarter Sunday. asserted
Zubac → roll → quarter
He left the arena on crutches. asserted
He → leave → crutches
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