Nolan Traore Opens Year Two in Brooklyn's Backcourt Mix
Nolan Traore has played in the Nets' first four games of 2026-27, getting minutes in the backcourt rotation against Miami, Washington, Philadelphia and Charlotte. He's not on the injury report after clearing a right knee issue from September. Last season he logged 56 games as a rookie, averaging 8.9 points and 3.8 assists.
By the Nets Nightly Desk · updated 6 d ago01The story of the nightWhere Traore Stands NowNolan Traore is in the Nets' backcourt mix to start 2026-27, wearing number 10 at guard.
Nolan Traore is in the Nets' backcourt mix to start 2026-27, wearing number 10 at guard. He's 20 years old, out of Saint-Quentin, 6-4 and 190 pounds, now in his second season. Brooklyn has used him in each of the first four games, including a 22.1-minute outing against Miami on October 14 and a 19.8-minute night against Washington on October 12. He also played 15.9 minutes against Philadelphia on October 8 and 10.4 minutes against Charlotte on October 6. The minutes have moved around game to game, which tracks with a young guard still working for a settled role. Nothing in his situation points to a reduced role beyond matchup-to-matchup rotation calls early in the season.
02Last Season by the NumbersIn his rookie year with Brooklyn, Traore appeared in 56 games, averaging 22.2 minutes.
In his rookie year with Brooklyn, Traore appeared in 56 games, averaging 22.2 minutes. He put up 8.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks per game, with 2.3 turnovers. His shooting lines were 38.0 percent from the field, 31.8 percent from three and 78.7 percent from the free-throw line, for a true shooting mark of 47.9 percent. His usage rate sat at 22.4 percent, and his plus-minus was -5.0. Those numbers paint a picture of a high-minute, high-usage rookie guard who ran a good chunk of offense but whose efficiency, particularly from three, has room to climb in his second year.
03Injury ReportTraore is not on the injury report right now.
Traore is not on the injury report right now. He did have a knee issue in September: he was listed Day-To-Day with a right leg/knee injury on September 6, 2026, before being cleared on September 28, 2026. He's played in all four of Brooklyn's games since the start of the season, logging real minutes each time, which lines up with a player who came off that Day-To-Day tag healthy. There's nothing else in his injury history beyond that one knee entry, and no current limitation listed.
04Recent FormTraore's last four outings came in Brooklyn's first four games of 2026-27.
Traore's last four outings came in Brooklyn's first four games of 2026-27. On October 14 against Miami, a loss, he scored 12 points with 2 rebounds and 5 assists in 22.1 minutes, finishing a -13.0 in plus-minus. On October 12 against Washington, a win, he had 17 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in 19.8 minutes, a +4.0. Against Philadelphia on October 8, also a win, he put up 12 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in 15.9 minutes, even at 0.0. And against Charlotte on October 6, another win, he scored 10 points with 1 rebound and 2 assists in 10.4 minutes, a +15.0. Three of those four games were Nets wins.
05How Last Season EndedTraore's last several games from last season show him closing out 2025-26 with real run.
Traore's last several games from last season show him closing out 2025-26 with real run. On April 10 against Milwaukee, a loss, he had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 16.3 minutes. Two days earlier, April 7 against Milwaukee, a win, he scored 5 points with 2 assists in 9.3 minutes. On April 5 against Washington, a win, he posted his best line of the stretch: 23 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists in 28.2 minutes. On April 3 against Atlanta, a loss, he had 13 points and 4 assists in 29.5 minutes. He also played against Charlotte on March 31, a loss, and Sacramento on March 29, a win, scoring 17 points with 6 assists in that one.
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