The Brooklyn Nets’ offseason has settled into the part where the loudest updates come from phones, not practice courts. With Summer League wrapped up and training camp still weeks away, the team’s social feeds have become the main window into what players are doing, who they’re working with, and how they’re spending the long stretch before September.
One of the week’s most notable messages came from a former Net. Nic Claxton posted a farewell on X after his trade news broke, reflecting on his time in Brooklyn and the city that watched him grow.
“Through the ups an downs this city watched me grow into a man,” he wrote. “I will always cherish my time spent there.
I created so many beautiful memories and friendships that will last a lifetime. I will forever be grateful I was able to call Brooklyn home.
With all of that being said, it was time to move on. Thanks again for rocking with me.
I will see y’all again.”
His fiancé, Mariah Castro, had already shared her own goodbye to the Nets and Brooklyn on Instagram. The sentiment was clear on both fronts: a chapter closed, with appreciation left behind.
Back on the current roster, the workout clips have been rolling in. Development coach Tyreek Dupree recently posted a video featuring Day’Ron Sharpe, with footwork, ball-handling and post-move work front and center. Terance Mann and Noah Clowney also got in the gym with NBA and WNBA development coaches Cory Smith and Chris Johnson, both of whom have worked with players like LeBron James, Tyrese Maxey and Jalen Johnson.
Egor Dëmin has been busy too, training with longtime coach Zack Gonzalez. Gonzalez, when he’s not working with Dëmin or fellow BYU product AJ Dybantsa, serves as a trainer and coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.
There’s been movement off the court as well. The Nets still have not announced the Moe Wagner signing, and the team appears to be keeping that flexibility intact while working with its remaining $11 million in cap space.
Wagner, meanwhile, hasn’t been waiting around. He joined his brother Franz and Adidas in Berlin this week for a youth basketball academy.
Michael Porter Jr. has spent much of the first half of his summer around his current teammates, but lately he’s been out with old friends and possibly doing a little recruiting. Earlier this week, we wrote extensively about Porter Jr. and the posts involving him and Peyton Watson, who were seen together on a beach, sharing wine and appearing at the World Cup across several social accounts last week.
Dëmin has also been leaning into the content game. He posted two videos last year, one from the team’s preseason trip to Macao and another during All-Star weekend. More recently, he put out a “Summer Side Quests” episode last month and followed it with another video from Summer League yesterday.
And in a little social-media back-and-forth earlier this month, Terance Mann gave Dëmin a shoutout on X, with Dëmin responding by calling Mann his “big brother.”
The month also brought a quote from Randle, who sounded energized about what’s ahead. “Great opportunity ahead.
Great organization. Made me really comfortable to start,“ Randle said earlier this month.
“So, you know, got a lot of young talent. Got some good vets.
Excited to see what we can put together.”
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