Veteran guard Terance Mann was acquired by the Nets from the Hawks in the three-team trade that sent Kristaps Porzingis from Boston to Atlanta. The main motivation for the Nets to take part in the deal was to acquire another first-rounder, which they used on Drake Powell.
Mann still has three years and $47MM remaining on his contract. He appeared in a combined 67 games with the Clippers and Hawks last season and is embracing a leadership role on a team filled with rookies and other young players.
“For sure. I’m the oldest on the team. Yeah, so definitely,” Mann told Brian Lewis of the New York Post. “It’s definitely new for me coming from the Clippers, where guys were a lot older than me. So, it’s an adjustment for me, for sure. But I’m excited to embrace the journey, taking these guys under my wing, showing them how to be professionals.”
We have more on the New York teams:
- Heading into his second NBA season, Knicks guard Tyler Kolek bounced back from two subpar outings in Summer League play and lit up the Nets for 25 points, four steals and four assists on Tuesday. Kolek felt he was putting too much pressure on himself prior to Tuesday’s outburst. “When I’m playing at my best,” Kolek told Stefan Bondy of the New York Post (subscription required), “I got that swagger, I got that s— to me.”
- The Nets collected their first Summer League win on Wednesday and Egor Demin and Danny Wolf were a big part of that success. Demin hit three key three-pointers in the late going and Wolf supplied 18 points, six rebounds and four assists. “I was just a little bit too sped up,” Wolf told Lewis. “I just went into this game with just a more relaxed mindset, just let the game come to me a little bit better and do what I do best and just play a little bit slower. And I think I did that to the best of my ability.”
- Nets first-round pick Ben Saraf is struggling to adjust to the NBA style so far, Lewis writes (subscription required). The Israeli guard played in Germany last season and has found out quickly he has a lot to learn to be an effective player at this level. “I think the spacing, the pace and the athleticism are the most different things,” Saraf said. He has shown some hesitance to shoot and has not made a three-pointer in four attempts. “In Germany we had a lot of threes, but it’s different. Yeah, we need to make adjustments. Me and all the other guys, and we will do it,” Saraf said.
Wolf was the last of the Nets 5 picks.
Wolf should be playing for Minnesota.
Wolf was selected after saraf because of tax reasons and because he hails from a wealthier family.
Saraf will hopefully have a very similar career as manu did. They’re both strong minded, ultra competitive, lefties who play with their heart on their sleeves.
I think Wolf has many hoops iq similarities to Jokic but I doubt that the nets will give him the keys to all of their strategic planning like they did in Denver.
Terrence Mann is do for a breakout season!!! He’s playing for his hometown team and it’s a rebuilding team. This team drafted a record five players in the 2025 NBA Draft. I only see one of them playing at the beginning of the year and the other 4 players will be G League material.
Sarah shouldn’t be mentioned in the same sentence as Manu Ginobilli. Are you kidding me?
Time for Kolek to make the team. Make a statement for PT.
Bouchamp has had a few good gms. He’s a 2way guy. I guess he is playing for contract.
NYK cap/apron situation is not good. I thought it was a mistake to sign Yabo at the cost of putting in a hard cap at the 2nd apron; and, at least to me, it still appears to be a mistake. It’s already cost us 2 veteran roster spots, and could easily cost us a third. Is Yabo worth the loss of 2-3 veteran minimum guys? Maybe we don’t have “depth” because the FO is content forfeiting standard roster spots, while still keeping young players who aren’t rotation ready on it.
As for the summer league performance, I don’t care about W/Ls, but I would like to have seen more from Ndaji-(sp?), and, of course, Dadiet (although I know he got hurt). Last year’s summer league team operation was run better, which hopefully is not a sign to come. At least the young guys on the SL team (who should be more adaptable to change) didn’t play well in Mike Brown’s new “0.5 second or less” offense.
Also, I’d like to know why (WTF really) McCullar was playing for the SL team without having signed his 2-way contract. It’s very unlikely (since they’re subject to the hard cap) that they can offer him a standard contract. Hopefully there is an understanding with him in place, and, if so, then hopefully he’ll abide by it. Last year at this time, I would have assumed that, but my trust for this FO has faded with their decisions since that point.