The Nets will start their preseason in opposition to the Clippers on Oct. 8 with out their most full participant.
Nic Claxton will probably be out as a consequence of hamstring soreness, head coach Jordi Fernandez introduced after Nets apply on Friday, earlier than the crew heads to San Diego for the rest of coaching camp.
The choice is for precautionary functions, and Fernandez stated he’s unaware of when the middle developed the harm.
Claxton additionally sat out of the scrimmage throughout Thursday’s apply.
“We’re not involved about it,” Fernandez stated. “We’re simply extra aiming [for] the primary recreation of the season and doing what we consider is greatest only for him to be prepared there.”
Trendon Watford and Day’Ron Sharpe each are being assessed for hamstring points.
The standing of the 2 for Tuesday’s preseason recreation isn’t but recognized.
“Clearly, at present’s an enormous restoration day after three days of working actually arduous,” Fernandez stated. “Now, we’re simply attempting to get well at present, lengthy flight [ahead], which can be going to affect their our bodies, and that we’ll have a very good apply as soon as we get there the subsequent day.”
It’s not the beginning the Nets needed for his or her $97 million middle, for whom they’ve lofty targets comparable to incomes Defensive Participant of the 12 months.
Claxton, 25, will probably be a key starter for the Nets, and is the final hyperlink to their higher days, beginning within the 2019-20 season.
With Claxton out, Noah Clowney may have extra alternatives at middle after having some success in direction of the top of final season, together with 4 video games with 10 or extra factors, developing from the G-League.
“He’s a multi-positional participant on each ends of the ground. That works in his favor as a result of it provides us extra alternatives to be on the court docket, proper, like he may play perimeter spot or the middle spot after we play small,” Fernandez stated. “However on the similar time, generally it’s more durable to determine it out since you could possibly be a bit bit everywhere, proper? So it’s my job to assist him be environment friendly, whether or not he performs on the 4, the perimeter spot or the 5. And thus far, he’s finished a really, excellent job.”
Dorian Finney-Smith received the primary Borough Cup, a brand new weeklong free throw capturing contest instituted at Fernandez’s coaching camp.
It’s scored much like golf, so the decrease the rating, the higher.
Finney-Smith ended with a -27, adopted by Dennis Schroder (-21) and Tyrese Martin (-19) to spherical out the highest three.
On the backside had been Claxton (9) and Ben Simmons (11).
The Nets took some notes from the Lakers and introduced a DJ into apply Friday.
When requested what he needed to listen to, Fernandez stated: “It relies on what the gang is. Once I play music for others, you’ve bought to play for the gang. For those who play for your self, that’s if you’re a nasty DJ.”
