""I'm not going to believe that he's going to go 1-for-6 ever again," head coach Jordi Fernández said. "So, I'm OK with him taking those shots...10 assists to one turnover, that's elite, and he's more than capable of doing it. He can see the game. He's a smart player... Very proud of him. And the way he played, he shared the basketball, made the simple play over and over and over and that's the CT with the play making that we want to see.""
"Thomas' absence is the most notable from a workload standpoint, as the guard has shouldered a major share of Brooklyn's scoring responsibility off the bench since returning from a lengthy injury absence. With him unavailable, the Nets' reserves need to manufacture offense through committee, leaning on ball movement and pace."
"Démin's status also impacts the backcourt. The rookie has been one of Brooklyn's more promising developmental pieces, with Fernández consistently challenging him to play with more physicality and defensive presence as he continues to impress with his poise and outside shooting. Without him available, the Nets' guard rotation becomes thinner, and the ball-handling burden is likely to fall on other young guards in the group, including Nolan Traore and Danny Wolf depending on how Fernández stagg"
The Nets ruled out Egor Démin (left plantar fascia injury management), Day'Ron Sharpe (illness and throat contusion) and Cam Thomas (left hamstring injury management) for Monday's game against the Phoenix Suns. Cam Thomas' absence reduces a primary scoring option off the bench and forces reserves to generate offense collectively. Thomas recently averaged 14 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists over his last 10 appearances while shooting 40.8 percent and tied a career high with 10 assists in 24 minutes against Chicago. Démin's unavailability thins the backcourt and shifts ball-handling duties to other young guards.
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