Nets' Egor Demin explains why this offseason is important for him
Brooklyn Nets rookie guard Egor Demin knows this offseason important for his development and he explained why that's the case.
NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets rookie guard Egor Demin came into the 2025-26 NBA season with plenty of questions to answer and his performance showed that he was ready for the next level. Demin wasn't able to finish the season for Brooklyn on a high note due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot, but once he heals, he understands that this summer will be a big one for him. "I think this summer is probably one of the most important summers in my life, to be able to get from a rookie season where I didn’t have nothing over the summer," Demin said when explaining why this summer will be key for him.
Demin has had an eventful past couple of seasons as he transitioned from playing professional basketball in Spain to BYU two years ago and went from playing at BYU last year to coming to Brooklyn. "It’s hard to call summer the summer I had last year, obviously with the draft, pre-draft workouts and all that with my foot and all this stuff," Demin continued. "But I’m really excited about this summer and it started basically now.
And it’s, as I said before, I think not many players get an opportunity to get prepared for this summer before they actually start the summer workouts. " Demin, 20 , had a solid rookie season for the Nets as he averaged 10. 3 points, 3.
2 rebounds, and 3. 3 assists per game while shooting 39. 9% from the field and 38.