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Right now, he's not good to go. We'll see what the next step is. It's important that we manage them. As rookies, they come in, and usually when they do a lot of draft workouts their summer is not perfect because they go through a lot. It's almost like they're missing a summer. They do play summer league, but it's not a real summer. Then you get into training camp, and it feels like you go into playing right away.

It's like asking a bunch of kids, who are just learning how to swim, to make sure the other one doesn't drown. That's the tightrope Jordi Fernández has walked as the Nets push through the final stretch of a season that has gone sideways in the standings, even as the organization stays committed to a development plan built for patience.

The jumper gives Brooklyn spacing, and it gives Démin a base to build on. But the next step is the one that changes how defenses treat him. It's not another layer of shot-making. It's learning how to consistently get into the paint and get to where he wants to go on the floor, on his terms, against NBA bodies and NBA game plans.

"Day'Ron is special," Dëmin said. "His superpower is rebounding. A lot of his points are putbacks and those aren't easy. I joke with him that the last couple of weeks he's been looking for me a lot coming off handoffs and ball screens, and I tell him when he sets screens, I'm going to find him. The more you play together, the more confidence you build, and he makes the game easier for everybody."

The event, set for 9 p.m. ET at Intuit Dome and airing on Peacock, gathers much of the league's young core for a four-team mini-tournament. Three squads of NBA rookies and sophomores will be led by Hall of Famers Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter, while a fourth team of G League standouts will be coached by Austin Rivers. Dëmin slots onto Team Vince, alongside VJ Edgecombe, Derik Queen, Kyshawn George, Matas Buzelis, Cedric Coward and Jaylen Wells.

As an organization, we're excited to support the culture," Fernández said.

The Chicago Bulls (24-29) will be trying to stop a four-game losing streak when visiting the Brooklyn Nets (14-37) on Monday, February 9, 2026 at Barclays Center. It will air at 7:30 p.m. ET on YES and CHSN. The Bulls enter this matchup after a 136-120 loss to the Nuggets on Saturday. The Nets came out on top in their most recent game 127-113 against the Wizards on Saturday. In the losing effort, Matas Buzelis led the Bulls with 21 points. In the Nets' win, Michael Porter Jr. led the team with 23 points (adding six rebounds and three assists).

The LA Clippers, Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors have agreed on a multi-team trade sending Chris Paul to the Raptors and Ochai Agbaji, a 2032 Raptors second-rounder and cash to the Nets, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. The Raptors will not require Chris Paul to report to the team and could still discuss moving him before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET NBA trade deadline.