Shorthanded Nets Keep Rookies in G League for Trip to Wizards

Coach Jordi Fernandez cites a 60-game development target to justify extended Long Island reps.

Overview

Brooklyn ruled out rookies Nolan Traore, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf as G League assignments, with Cam Thomas (hamstring) and Haywood Highsmith (knee) also out.
The Nets enter Washington at 1-11 on a four-game losing streak to face the 1-11 Wizards in a meeting of teams seeking a second win.
Saraf was held out of the second half of Long Island’s game in Maine after coming up lame late in the first half, with no immediate update on severity.
Fernandez explained the assignments by emphasizing a plan for young players to log roughly 60 total games to accelerate development.
Washington listed Sharife Cooper, Will Riley and Jamir Watkins out on G League assignments, with Bilal Coulibaly questionable due to a calf issue.