BT4

[Billy Reinhardt @BillyReinhardt]

Ian Eagle Nets games are few and far between nowadays with his NBA, NFL, and NCAA national obligations but as God intended, Ian is on the call for the Nets’ season opener.

[Erik Slater @ErikSlater_]

Same starters for the Nets tonight:

Egor Demin
Keon Ellis
Michael Porter Jr.
Julius Randle
Day’Ron Sharpe

As reported, Mikel Brown Jr. will come off the bench during his NBA debut.

[Brooklyn Netcast @BrooklynNetcast]

Your Brooklyn Nets play basketball today 🚨🚨

[Polymarket Hoops @PolymarketHoops]

BREAKING: It’s official. The NBA regular season begins TODAY. 🚨

BASKETBALL IS BACK.

[Underdog NBA @UnderdogNBA]

Fernandez: Mikel Brown Jr. (ankle) will have a minutes restriction for season opener on Wednesday.

(via @NYPost_Lewis)

[Matt @sixringsofsteeI]

Thoughts on last nights NBA preseason games @EnjoyBBall:

- What a debut for Mikel Brown Jr., thought he looked great on both ends
- Are we sure Giannis can't win MVP this season???
- Starting to feel real good about my Celtics 1 seed prediction
- You guys need to seriously go watch what Jeremiah Fears did
- Have yourself a preseason Leonard Miller let's go
- Now that's how you win back a fanbase Jalen Duren
- Thought that was Keaton Wagler's best preseason game by far, looked a lot more comfortable out there
- Spurs rookie class really had a promising preseason

[Brooklyn Netcast @BrooklynNetcast]

My main takeaways from pre-season:

•Get excited about the future backcourt of Mikel Brown Jr, Egor Dëmin + Nolan Traore.

•Keon Ellis looks like the teams best perimeter defense this season

•Floor ⬆️ with MPJ + Randle

•There will be no rim protection this season

[Erik Slater @ErikSlater_]

Joshua Jefferson (lower back stiffness) is the Nets’ only inactive for tonight’s preseason finale vs. the Heat.

[Billy Reinhardt @BillyReinhardt]

Wow. Nolan Traore is absolutely cooking. All over the floor. Strong drives, transition buckets, and multiple threes.

He’s ready for a big year 2 leap.

[Brooklyn Netcast @BrooklynNetcast]

Julius Randle and MPJ have surprisingly good chemistry already.

[Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets]

preseason rolls on.

tipoff coming up on @DAZN

[Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis]

Jordi Fernandez confirms that #Nets rookie lottery pick Mikel Brown Jr. is expected to debut Wednesday at the #Heat.

[Billy Reinhardt @BillyReinhardt]

Opening Night Rotation

G - Egor Dëmin
G - Keon Ellis
F - Michael Porter Jr.
F - Julius Randle
C - Day’Ron Sharpe

G - Mikel Brown Jr.
F - Noah Clowney
F - Chaney Johnson
C - Moe Wagner

Last spot probably to Terance Mann or Nolan Traore.

[Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis]

Mikel Brown Jr. (ankle) has advanced in his ramp up and been practicing fully over the weekend. The rookie went through 5-on-5 this morning, and - though he’ll sit out vs. the #Wizards - is expected to make his preseason debut Wednesday at the #Heat. #nets #nba

[Hoop Central @TheHoopCentral]

BEN SIMMONS IS BACK. 🔥

[SleeperNets @SleeperNets]

Egor’s improvement has been night and day, but Nolan Traoré and Danny Wolf clearly weren’t playing around this summer either.

Nolan’s jumper is looking PURE. That was easily the biggest weakness in his game coming out of the draft, and now he’s stepping into threes with real confidence. If teams can’t go under screens against him anymore, his speed becomes even harder to contain. That could completely change Brooklyn’s second unit.

And Danny Wolf? He’s been HOOPING. Stuffing the box score, making ridiculous reads and doing everything efficiently. We heard all the “Mini Jokić” talk last year—and through two preseason games, we’re finally starting to see the vision.

Yeah, it’s only preseason by from what we’ve seen, the kids came back READY.

[BKN 85 @brooklynnets85]

From @ErikSlater_ recent podcast (paraphrased): Mikel Brown Jr from what Erik is hearing is likely to play Monday, definitely Wednesday if not

[Billy Reinhardt @BillyReinhardt]

People who aren’t yet familiar with Chaney Johnson (6’8’’ 220-230 lbs, 6’11’’ wingspan, 40 inch vertical) might laugh at this but there’s a lot of OG Anunoby (6’8’’ 240 lbs, 7’2’’ wingspan, 40 inch vertical) in Johnson defensively. The physical comparison is certainly there.

Super strong, athletic forwards with very quick hands/high level activity & can guard anyone on the floor, including true centers. Really impressed with how he guarded Joel Embiid last night.

[Aryan @Ary_Report]

Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks has continued to steadily improve the organization year after year while maintaining significant long-term flexibility. The foundation is taking shape in Brooklyn, and the Nets could emerge as one of the NBA’s next long-term powerhouses.

[BKN 85 @brooklynnets85]

Nets have a bunch of 110% effort rage baiters lmfao