Right here is the newest information and potential return dates for Nets the gamers…
December 21, 11:10 a.m.
Cam Thomas (left hamstring pressure) and Ziaire Williams (knee) will stay out and miss Saturday’s sport in opposition to the Utah Jazz, the Nets introduced.
Thomas missed the Nets’ final 9 video games and was anticipated to overlook three weeks with a hamstring pressure. He can be re-evaluated this weekend to find out when he can return to the sector. The 23-year-old is averaging 24.7 factors this season over 17 video games.
Williams, 23, has been out since Dec. 1, lacking the final six video games. He progressed to contract on-field exercises with trainers on Thursday and is anticipated to rejoin staff actions inside the subsequent week, in accordance with YES Community’s Meghan Triplett.
The previous No. 10 total decide confirmed promise in his first season in Brooklyn, averaging 8.6 factors on 40.3 p.c capturing in 21 video games.
As well as, Dorian Finney Smith was downgraded to questionable for Saturday’s sport attributable to a left calf contusion.
November 27, 1:57 p.m.
Star of the nets Cam Thomas — who has been their main scorer this season — is out no less than three weeks with left hamstring pressure, then he can be re-evaluated, the staff stated. Thomas is averaging 24.7 factors this season and capturing 38.9 p.c from three.
Brooklyn (8-10), which has gained three of its final 4 video games, may even be with out Nicholas Claxton (decrease again damage, day by day) and Noah Clowney (sprained left ankle, can be re-evaluated in two weeks) in opposition to the Suns in Phoenix on Wednesday night.
The staff added that Day’Ron Sharpe has resumed all on-field actions and is anticipated to return to the lineup over the following week.
November 22, 11:15 a.m.
The Nets introduced that Cam Thomas (again tightness) is more likely to play in tonight’s away sport in opposition to the rival Philadelphia 76ers. Thomas, who missed Tuesday’s residence win in opposition to the Charlotte Hornets, averaged a team-high 24.6 factors in 14 video games.
Nicholas Claxtonwho has been out since final week with a decrease again pressure, can also be anticipated to play Friday. The sixth-year heart performed in 11 video games this season, averaging 8.6 factors and a team-high 7.7 rebounds.
There’s additionally the optimism of Dorian Finney Smith return to motion in opposition to the 76ers. The Nets say the veteran ahead is nursing a sprained left ankle, though he managed to attain 15 factors with three assists and three rebounds in 27 minutes in opposition to the Hornets.
November 15, 12:05 p.m.
Nicholas Claxton has been identified with a decrease again pressure, the Nets introduced Friday.
The middle is anticipated to obtain an epidural injection later at this time and can be re-evaluated in per week. Claxton will miss no less than the following three video games, together with Friday evening’s NBA Cup sport in opposition to the Knicks at Madison Sq. Backyard.
The 25-year-old is averaging 8.6 factors, 7.7 rebounds and a pair of.5 assists via the primary 11 video games of the season in 24.8 minutes per sport. He noticed a barely lowered position (averaging 5 fewer minutes on the sector) and made simply 5 begins after beginning within the 71 video games he performed a yr in the past.
November 13, 6:16 p.m.
The Nets introduced that Ben Simmons (calf tightness) and Dorian Finney Smith (sprained ankle) are out for the staff’s sport in opposition to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday evening.
Head coach Jordi Fernández stated Simmons had an MRI on his calf however the outcomes weren’t but obtainable however must be taken on a day-to-day foundation.
Simmons scored six factors, added 5 rebounds and 12 assists in 22 minutes in Brooklyn’s 107-105 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. The guard performed in eight of the Nets’ 11 video games this season earlier than Wednesday.
As for Finney-Smith, this would be the second missed sport in a row for the ahead. He final performed in Saturday’s 105-100 loss to the Cavaliers.
Fernandez stated he needs the 31-year-old to be “200 p.c” when he returns to the sector.
November 9, 1:00 p.m.
Ben Simmons He is not going to play Saturday evening in opposition to the Cleveland Cavaliers (10-0) attributable to a decrease again damage, the staff introduced.
Simmons scored eight factors on 4-for-6 capturing with eight assists, seven rebounds and a steal in 27 minutes in Friday’s extra time loss to the Boston Celtics.
Head coach Jordi Fernández indicated after the loss that Simmons can be out for the second straight sport.
Day’Ron Sharpe (left hamstring sprain), Bojan Bogdanovic (recovering from left foot damage), and Trendon Watford (left hamstring pressure) are additionally all listed as out.
Simmons has performed in seven of Brooklyn’s 9 video games up to now within the 2024-25 season, however Friday was the primary time he got here off the bench. He was informed earlier than the match that he wouldn’t begin.
“I feel for the movement of the staff, regardless of the staff wants from me, whether or not it is coming off the bench or beginning, I’ve to do it,” Simmons informed reporters. “It is what coach needs proper now. It’s what it’s.”
It is unclear if Fernandez and the Nets plan for Simmons to return off the bench for the rest of the season. Simmons stated he is optimistic that “issues change on a regular basis” within the NBA and is able to tackle this new position for now.
The previous No. 1 total decide is averaging 6.1 factors, 6.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists per sport in 24.9 minutes of motion this yr. He solely performed 15 video games for the Nets within the 2023-24 season after logging 42 video games within the 2022-23 season. Simmons didn’t play throughout the 2021-22 season attributable to damage and was traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to Brooklyn as a part of the deal. James Harden settlement.
