""It's not about replacing them, because they all do very special things," head coach Jordi Fernández said. "It's about a next-man-up mentality. And do it by committee.""
""He doesn't need to make the home run play," Fernández said. "He just needs to hit singles.""
The Nets opened the new year shorthanded, missing Michael Porter Jr. (illness), Terance Mann (right hip contusion), and rookie Egor Dëmin (lower back soreness). Those absences forced rotation juggling during the team's fifth back-to-back set. Rookies Drake Powell and Danny Wolf made their first NBA starts, Nolan Traoré moved to extended bench minutes, Ziaire Williams returned to the starting lineup, and Cam Thomas stayed with the second unit as part of a gradual reintegration. The approach prioritized a next-man-up, committee mentality focused on consistency over high-usage plays. Wolf earned minutes through defense and ball movement and was urged to add assertiveness and shooting aggression.
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