Brooklyn Nets Grading Egor Demin’s injury-shortened rookie season with Nets By Brian Lewis Published March 10, 2026, 9:23 p.m. ET Egor Dëmin, whose rookie season has ended with a left foot injury, showed improvement in his shooting in his first year in the NBA. NBAE via Getty Images After waiting 15 years to have a lottery pick, the Nets saw Egor Dëmin’s rookie campaign cut short, shut down early by increased plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
While Dëmin will avoid needing surgery — and is expected to return to basketball activity early enough in the offseason to have a full summer — it begs a host of questions.
What kind of rookie season did he have? And what does it mean for the Nets and their young Russian going forward?
The answers are a mix of the good, the bad and the ugly.
