Nets’ Mikel Brown Jr. shows flashes of brilliance in NBA debut

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Lewis, B. (2026, October 22). Nets’ Mikel Brown Jr. shows flashes of brilliance in NBA debut. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/sports/nets-mikel-brown-jr-shows-flashes-of-brilliance-in-nba-debut/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-22 · by Brian Lewis

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Mikel Brown Jr., a rookie guard for the Brooklyn Nets, made his NBA debut during their season-opening loss to the Charlotte Hornets with a final score of 110-103. Playing just 19:48 minutes due to a previous ankle injury and being on a minutes limit, Brown contributed six points, three rebounds, and three assists while emphasizing the need to slow down and pick his spots better for future games. His coach Julius Randle praised Brown's vision and playmaking abilities, predicting he will be an important player for the team as he continues to develop.
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🔮 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.
🔮 But sieve-like defense is a worry that could undercut any hope of a surprise season.
🔮 Finally getting Brown on the court — even if it’s off the bench and on a minutes restriction — will mean the world to the Nets.
🔮 Brooklyn isn’t expected to give him one, meaning Clowney would become a restricted free agent next summer.
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Brown PERSON · 6× Charlotte ORG · 2× Hornets ORG · 2× Nets ORG · 2× Randle PERSON · 2× Miami GPE · 1× Mikel Brown Jr.’s PERSON · 1× Moussa Diabate PERSON · 1× NBA ORG · 1× Naz Reid PERSON · 1×

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His future is going to be really, really bright in this league and I put it on myself to try to help him accelerate his growth because he’s going to be a big part of this team and can help us win a lot of games.”
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2026-10-22 · New York Post
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Rookie Mikel Brown Jr.’s NBA debut was one of the few Nets bright spots in a season-opening disappointment. asserted
debut → open → disappointment
The Nets lost 110-103 to the visiting Hornets, though their lottery pick showed some flashes in his first game. asserted
pick → lose → game
“Man, I can’t even put it into words, man. asserted
I → put → words
It’s great,” Brown said. asserted
Brown → ’ → ?
“At the end of the day, I still wanted to win. asserted
I → want → day
That’s the biggest thing when it comes to that stuff. asserted
it → ’ → stuff
Brown finished with six points, three rebounds and three assists with just one turnover. asserted
Brown → finish → turnover
After missing the first three preseason games with a rolled left ankle and not suiting up until the finale, Brown was on a minutes limit. asserted
Brown → miss → limit
He logged just 19:48 off the bench, after playing 18 minutes in the preseason finale in Miami. asserted
He → log → Miami
Brown checked with 3:57 left in the first quarter, and scored his first points on a strong drive into Charlotte center Moussa Diabate for an and-one 1:40 later. asserted
Brown → check → one
He looked fairly composed and comfortable on the ball, but did get sped up at times and shot just 2-of-8. asserted
He → look → 2
The rookie guard also tried to posterize Hornets big man Naz Reid. asserted
guard → try → Reid
I’ve been talking to Julius [Randle] about it, just trying to slow down. asserted
I → talk → it
Everything I want is there. asserted
I → want → ?
It’s just all about me being patient,” Brown said. asserted
Brown → ’ → ?
“And on the defensive end, just keeping that same mentality of not letting the guards touch the paint. asserted
guards → keep → paint
There’s a lot of things that I can clean up. asserted
I → ’ → that
But it’s Game 1. asserted
it → ’ → ?
We’re going to get better.” asserted
We → go → ?
Egor Dëmin started at point guard, but struggled on his drives. asserted
Dëmin → start → drives
While he did touch the paint, unlike last season’s rookie campaign, he was ineffective when he got there. asserted
he → touch → campaign
Brown showed downhill juice, and threw a nice behind-the-back pass to Randle for a 3-pointer. asserted
Brown → show → pointer
“He’s going to be great, man. asserted
He → go → ?
That play was fun,” Randle said. asserted
Randle → say → ?
“His vision, I’ve said it from the beginning, but his vision and understanding how to play and make reads off of pick-and-rolls or just make the right play every single time comes really natural to him. asserted
vision → say → him
So he’s going to be amazing. asserted
he → go → ?
“He did great. asserted
He → do → ?
He did exactly how I’d expect a first-year player to do first game. asserted
player → do → game
I can tell he’s a little sped up at times, but he’s going to continue to get better and better. asserted
he → tell → times
His future is going to be really, really bright in this league and I put it on myself to try to help him accelerate his growth because he’s going to be a big part of this team and can help us win a lot of games.” asserted
us → go → games
Nolan Traore had three points on 0-for-4 shooting with no assists, two turnovers and a minus-13. asserted
Traore → have → assists
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