Noah Clowney making case for Nets minutes despite losing job to Julius Randle

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-14 · by Brian Lewis

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Noah Clowney is set to lose his starting power forward position on the Brooklyn Nets to Julius Randle, but he has been performing well in preseason games. In recent outings, Clowney scored 15 points and added four assists without turning the ball over, impressing coach Jordi Fernández with his consistency. Despite likely becoming a restricted free agent next summer due to the team's decision not to extend his rookie contract, Clowney continues to compete for minutes in a forward rotation that includes rookies like Mikel Brown Jr., who is expected to make his preseason debut against the Miami Heat after recovering from an ankle injury.
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Noah Clowney is facing a significant change in his role with the Brooklyn Nets after starting 60 games last season as a power forward. He is set to lose his starting job to Julius Randle, but instead of sulking, Clowney has been performing well during the preseason. In recent games, Clowney scored 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting and hit 4-of-6 from three-point range in Monday's win over Washington. Coach Jordi Fernández praised Clowney for his consistency, noting that he has been both steady and effective throughout training camp and preseason games.

Despite the shift in roles, Clowney continues to demonstrate leadership and skill on the court, contributing four assists without any turnovers. The Nets are now challenging him more aggressively in rebounding but remain impressed with his overall performance. With only one preseason game left against Miami, Clowney is making a strong case for rotation minutes alongside Randle.

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Lewis, B. (2026, October 14). Noah Clowney making case for Nets minutes despite losing job to Julius Randle. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/sports/noah-clowney-making-case-for-nets-minutes-despite-losing-job/

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🔮 Brooklyn isn’t expected to give him one, meaning Clowney would become a restricted free agent next summer.
🔮 Some find it hard to understand how a 30-something All-Star would be happy being shipped from a contender to a rebuilding loser.
🔮 “I couldn’t ask for a better leader and a better vet right there, or a grown-up — because obviously he’s not old.
🔮 And we believe that he could do all those things.
🔮 That would give them a leg up in their rebuild.
🔮 As hard as it may be for the Nets to flip the switch from the lottery and losing, it might be just as hard for their fans.
🔮 But he might have to.
🔮 “Sometimes, when I would come in the game, they would put the more physical guy in the game to deal with me.
🔮 He won’t get that much, but how much will he and agent Mark Bartelstein press for?
🔮 As a soon-to-be 32-year-old — one who’ll be linked in trade rumors, since he can opt into unrestricted free agency next summer — Randle might not be around long enough for that.
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Brooklyn Heat Miami Nets WASHINGTON

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Clowney PERSON · 7× Brown PERSON · 3× Nets ORG · 3× Brooklyn GPE · 2× Heat ORG · 2× Miami GPE · 2× Noah Clowney PERSON · 2× WASHINGTON GPE · 2× Jaylen Brown PERSON · 1× Julius Randle PERSON · 1×

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Josh Minott, who inked a two-year extension with Brooklyn this offseason, was the last player off the bench Monday, and his 7:15 logged was the least of any Net that saw action.
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🔮 Brooklyn isn’t expected to give him one, meaning Clowney would become a restricted free agent next summer.

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After starting 60 games last season for the Nets, Noah Clowney is about to lose that power forward job to Julius Randle. asserted
Clowney → start → Randle
But rather than sulk, Clowney has put together a solid preseason to stake his claim to rotation minutes in a crowded forward competition behind the All-Star. uncertain
Clowney → sulk → Star
After an understated opener, Clowney has logged consecutive solid outings. asserted
Clowney → log → outings
Starting in a victory over Jaylen Brown and the Sixers, Clowney had 11 points on 3-for-4 shooting and 2-for-3 from deep to finish plus-12. asserted
Clowney → start → deep
And in Monday’s win in Washington, he followed up with 15 points on 5-for-8 from the floor and 4-for-6 from behind the arc. asserted
he → follow → arc
Clowney added four assists and a steal without a turnover. asserted
Clowney → add → turnover
“Just steady,” coach Jordi Fernández said. asserted
Fernández → say → ?
You see him with 15 points. asserted
You → see → points
“[We] challenge him. asserted
We → challenge → him
We’re challenging him to rebound. asserted
We → challenge → him
But yet four assists to zero turnovers, that’s pretty impressive. asserted
that → ’ → turnovers
He’s always ready. asserted
He → ’ → ?
And that’s the Noah Clowney that we need, because we know that he makes a lot of winning plays.” asserted
he → ’ → plays
The Nets close out the preseason Wednesday in Miami. asserted
Nets → close → Miami
Clowney is eligible for a rookie scale extension, with the deadline coming Oct. 19, a day before the regular season starts. asserted
season → come → extension
Brooklyn isn’t expected to give him one, meaning Clowney would become a restricted free agent next summer. asserted
Clowney → expect → one
Rookie Mikel Brown Jr. is slated to make his delayed preseason debut against the Heat. asserted
Jr. → slat → Heat
The No. 6 pick, Brown has been sidelined after rolling his ankle three weeks ago. asserted
pick → sideline → ankle
But the 20-year-old Orlando native practiced fully over the weekend and participated in 5-on-5 on Monday morning. asserted
native → practice → morning
He expects to have roughly 20 family and friends in attendance at Miami. asserted
He → expect → Miami
“[I’ve been doing] just the normal stuff: strength work, getting the strength in the ankle back, strengthening the muscles around it. asserted
I → do → it
I’ve been attacking it every single day,” Brown told The Post. asserted
Brown → attack → Post
“Just to be able to go out there and play basketball again, it’s going to mean the world, especially back in Florida. asserted
it → go → Florida
I’m basically back home, so I’m going to enjoy it.” asserted
I → ’m → it
Brown, who played in just 19 games as a freshman at Louisville due to a back injury, will be on a minutes limit against the Heat. asserted
who → play → Heat
But barring any setbacks, he should be ready to go in the Oct. 21 regular-season opener at home against the Hornets. asserted
he → bar → Hornets
Josh Minott, who inked a two-year extension with Brooklyn this offseason, was the last player off the bench Monday, and his 7:15 logged was the least of any Net that saw action. asserted
that → ink → action
Danny Wolf — also vying with Minott, Clowney and Chaney Johnson for rotation spots — got just 8:51. asserted
Wolf → vie → 8:51
The more than 575 names across the Nets’ dedicated court to be debuted Opening Night represent every player to make an official appearance for the team. asserted
names → debut → team
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