LAS VEGAS — Danny Wolf's spotlight reels and passing chops had him as maybe the Nets rookie that basketball junkies have been most trying ahead to seeing.
The primary-round decide's summer time league debut left rather a lot to be desired.
He had simply 4 factors on 0-for-5 capturing in Thursday's 90-81 loss to the Thunder.
“Positively not what I hoped for by any means. Simply obtained to place it within the rearview mirror, and transfer on. Simply needed to get my ft moist a bit of bit, however transfer on from this sport and simply get again,” mentioned Wolf, acknowledging first-game jitters.
“I imply, it's my first expertise within the NBA, and clearly it's summer time league, nevertheless it's completely different. Positively some jitters and once more, simply obtained to place this within the rearview and study from it. Simply get higher from this.”
Wolf was one of the best passing massive man on this yr's class popping out of Michigan.
When he fell to Brooklyn at No. 27, he appeared to suit the high-basketball really feel ethos they're leaning into.
However within the opening loss to the Thunder, he had simply two assists towards 4 turnovers.
“I believe it's one sport, and the Thunder did a job of rushing us up. They switched all the pieces and simply type of obtained underneath us and type of performed into the strain a bit of bit,” Wolf mentioned. “It's simply type of letting the sport come to me a bit of bit higher. Once more, it was my first expertise, and I type of obtained sped up far too shortly and much too simply, and I do know I'll be higher subsequent sport.”
Wolf — who began at energy ahead, alongside heart Drew Timme — will get one other shot Sunday towards Washington.
Measuring 6-foot-10 ½ barefoot on the NBA Draft Mix and 251.8 kilos, he's a a lot larger model of Trendon Watford and may serve a few of the identical point-forward function because the departed free agent did — albeit in his personal means.
“I believe I need Danny to be Danny. I don't need Danny to be Trendon,” coach Jordi Fernández mentioned. “As soon as once more, I wanna see how he adjusts to the NBA. I wanna see him enjoying actual minutes when he earns it and when the crew wants it.
“Capturing skill, playmaking, touching the paint, dimension, all these issues are simply positives. After which as soon as we see it with the remainder of the teammates all mixed, we'll see how he performs. He's gonna have his objectives and his function definition. There's gonna be issues that he's gonna have to enhance, like his rim ending and adjusting to the 3-point line. However we all know that he's gonna work, we all know that he's about the best issues, and we all know that he's gonna get higher.”
Ben Saraf struggled as properly in his debut, with simply three factors on 1-for-5 capturing, two assists and two turnovers in 17:35 working the second unit.
The Israeli guard completed a minus-11.
Grant Nelson had 5 factors and two rebounds backing up Timme.
The middle from Alabama went undrafted however is vying for the final two-way spot.
