Overview
- The Julius Randle trade was finalized on Friday, which cleared Joshua Jefferson to join the Brooklyn Nets and play in Las Vegas.
- He made his Nets debut in an 83-76 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, finishing with nine points, two steals and a 1-for-8 mark from the field.
- Jefferson had not seen live game action since a left ankle sprain ended his college season in March, and he missed team practices while the trade was pending.
- Coaches and Jefferson highlighted his playmaking and activity as strengths while saying he needs more live reps to fix shooting, timing and familiarity with teammates.
- With Michael Porter Jr. and Julius Randle expected to start, Jefferson projects as a developmental bench forward who must use the rest of summer league and training camp to earn rotation minutes.