Egor Demin has been ruled out for the Bucks match after his best performance of the season
The Brooklyn Nets will be without starting point guard Egor Demin during Saturday’s away game with Milwaukee Bucks. Following Friday’s 115-103 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, the Nets ruled Demin out with a left plantar fascia injury.
Demin missed most of the Nets’ preseason with a torn plantar fascia. The eighth pick came in the second half of Brooklyn’s first back-to-back game of the season. However, he played in both games of the team’s last two consecutive games.
Demin’s absence comes after he turned around the best half of his career during Friday’s loss to the 76ers. The 19-year-old scored a game-high 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field and 5-of-12 from three to go along with eight rebounds, three assists, a steal and two blocks during the second half of the loss. He’s averaging 10.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.8 turnovers on 40/36/88 shooting in his last 10 appearances since joining Brooklyn’s starting lineup.
The Nets are resting Egor Demin for the second half of back-to-back seasons after his best performance of the season
With Demin out, Tyrese Martin should be in line to start at point guard against the Bucks. Martin has been one of Brooklyn’s best players over the team’s last six games, averaging 14.0 points and 3.3 assists on 52/45/79 shooting. Rookie Ben Saraf could also be in line for his first extended NBA minutes in more than a month.
Saraf started Brooklyn’s first five games before being removed from the rotation and assigned to the G League. He played in a few games with the Long Island Nets before injuring his ankle and missing two weeks. The No. 26 pick was available for Friday’s loss, but did not get any playing time.
The Nets will also be without Michael Porter Jr. in Milwaukee due to lower back pain. Terrance Mann is questionable with right rib soreness.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (left adductor; strain injury management) and Kevin Porter Jr. (right knee; meniscus surgery) are questionable for the Bucks, who are also on a six-game losing streak.
2025-11-29 20:04:00
