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It’s Game One of Summer League, a long way from preseason, then regular season but it’s also been a long time since Brooklyn Nets fans saw their team in action back in April and so the interest level was high on July 4th. There was some disappointments like the Nets lost , 76-76, to the Sacramento Kings, and Mikel Brown Jr., the team’s highest draft pick in 16 years, didn’t play … so the anticipated faceoff between him and Darius Acuff didn’t materialize.
…And according to Summer League coach, Dutch Gaitley, Brown won’t be playing in Game 2 either on Sunday afternoon vs. the Bucks. His NBA Summer League debut will have to wait till Monday night when the Nets meet up with the Golden State Warriors. As Jordi Fernandez
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Still, there were positives among those who did play, led by second year rookie, Egor Demin who scored 23 points, grabbed seven boards and handed out one assist in 27 minutes. The big improvement in the 6’9.5″ guard’s game was his willingness to touch the paint … and his desire to show leadership, as he told NetsDaily…
Demin was part of the Nets big first quarter push which saw them amount a 21-1o lead while holding Acuff to 1-of-9 shooting in his Summer League debut. Then in the second quarter, they let the Kings reel off 18 straight, mostly with the second unit on the court, at Golden1 Center. Both Demin and Nets coach Dutch Gaitley lamented the drop-off…
Demin admitted the Kings came with more physicality, an issue that has plagued the Nets whether in Summer League or regular season…
After tying the game at 37-37 at the game’s midway point, the two teams battled back and forth until the end with Acuff finally showing what got him taken at No. 7 in the June draft, his ability to simply take over a game…
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In the end, it was Acuff who fed Nique Clifford for what turned out to be the dagger with five seconds left…
Acuff finished with 29 points along with four assists and a rebound. After his slow start shooting, Acuff ultimately finished 9-of-29, but hit only one 3-pointer in nine attempts. Gaitley told ND post-game that he wished his team could have done a “better…
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Publish date : 2026-07-05 04:15:00
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