Nolan Traore has been placed on the Nets' injury report as day-to-day with a right knee issue after undergoing surgery, general manager Sean Marks announced Monday. The 20-year-old guard will miss Summer League action as a result.
What happened
Brooklyn listed Nolan Traore as day-to-day with a right knee issue in an injury report update at 4:32 a.m. ET on Sunday. No previous status had been announced for the 20-year-old guard. General manager Sean Marks announced Monday that Traore underwent right knee surgery and will not play in Summer League, according to C.J. Holmes of the New York Daily News.
What it means for the Nets
Traore's case is not expected to touch Brooklyn's season opener at the Hornets on Tuesday, Oct. 6, since his expected return date of Oct. 1 falls before that game. Last season he averaged 8.9 points, 3.8 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 22.2 minutes across 56 games. The 2026-27 season has not started, so the Nets have no record with or without him yet. Should his recovery slip, the ballhandling load would likely lean more on Egor Demin, who logged 25.2 minutes and 10.3 points in games without Traore, and Terance Mann, who logged 24.3 minutes and 7.2 points.
What to watch
Traore's expected return is Oct. 1, four days before Brooklyn opens its season at the Hornets on Oct. 6. His status will be updated in the next injury report as his recovery from right knee surgery progresses. For now, the Summer League absence is the only game action confirmed to be affected.
Is Nolan Traore playing at Hornets on Oct. 6?
No absence has been announced for that game. His expected return date is Oct. 1, five days before the Nets open the season at the Hornets on Oct. 6.
When will Nolan Traore be back?
His expected return is Oct. 1, 2026, per the injury report, after right knee surgery that also ruled him out of Summer League.