Egor Demin Settles In for the Nets Early in Year Two
Egor Demin is healthy and not on the injury report heading into his second season in Brooklyn. The 20-year-old guard followed up a 52-game rookie year with averages of 10.3 points, 3.3 assists and 3.2 rebounds, and he has been on the floor for the Nets' first four games of 2026-27.
By the Nets Nightly Desk · updated 6 d ago01The story of the nightWhere things standEgor Demin is in his second season with the Nets, wearing No.
Egor Demin is in his second season with the Nets, wearing No. 8 and listed at guard. He is not on the injury report. Brooklyn has played four games so far this season, and Demin has been part of the rotation in all of them, logging between 18.4 and 22.8 minutes a night. The Nets have won three of those four games. He has not missed time, and there is nothing in his injury history to track. At 6-9 and 212 pounds, he remains one of the bigger guards on the roster, a frame that lets him play alongside other ball handlers without a size disadvantage.
02The season so farBrooklyn opened with a win over Charlotte, with Demin scoring 6 points, grabbing 1 rebound and handing out 5 assists…
Brooklyn opened with a win over Charlotte, with Demin scoring 6 points, grabbing 1 rebound and handing out 5 assists in 18.4 minutes. He followed with 13 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists in a win over Philadelphia in 21.6 minutes, then 4 points, 0 rebounds and 3 assists in a win over Washington in 22.3 minutes. Most recently, in a loss to Miami, he scored 17 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 22.8 minutes, his highest-scoring game of the four. His assist numbers have stayed steady at 3 or 5 across the stretch, and his minutes have climbed as the season has gone on.
03Last season by the numbersDemin played his rookie season with Brooklyn, appearing in 52 games and averaging 25.2 minutes.
Demin played his rookie season with Brooklyn, appearing in 52 games and averaging 25.2 minutes. He put up 10.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks per game, with 1.7 turnovers. He shot 39.9 percent from the field, 38.5 percent from 3-point range and 83.1 percent from the free-throw line, with a true shooting mark of 56.1 percent. His usage rate sat at 18.2 percent, and his plus-minus was minus-3.1 for the season. Those numbers came in his first year out of Brigham Young, where he was a one-and-done prospect before turning pro.
04Role and skill setThe shooting splits from last season point to a guard who can run offense and space the floor at the same time: a…
The shooting splits from last season point to a guard who can run offense and space the floor at the same time: a 38.5 percent clip from 3-point range paired with 3.3 assists a game suggests a secondary ball-handler who can also knock down shots off movement. The 83.1 percent free-throw shooting backs up that touch. A modest usage rate of 18.2 percent last season suggests he was not the first option in Brooklyn's offense as a rookie, but the assist numbers show he was trusted to create for others. Early in this second season, his assist totals of 3 and 5 across four games track closely with last year's 3.3 average, suggesting a similar role so far.
05Injury reportDemin is not on the injury report.
Demin is not on the injury report. There is no injury history logged for him, and he has played in all four of Brooklyn's games to open the 2026-27 season, with his minutes ranging from 18.4 to 22.8. Last season he appeared in 52 games at 25.2 minutes a night, giving him a track record of availability heading into year two. For a 20-year-old guard in his second professional season, staying off the injury report and logging steady minutes early is the first box to check before any larger role expands.
Demin10.3 ppg
Love10.4 ppg
