{"id":301997,"date":"2026-07-21T18:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/301997\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T18:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:10:02","slug":"nets-egor-d%d1%91min-named-to-2026-nba-all-summer-league-second-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/301997\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets’ Egor D\u0451min Named to 2026 NBA All-Summer League Second Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of the hype regarding this year’s NBA Summer League went toward the rookies, but plenty of second-year players showed out with some monster performances. One of those was Brooklyn Nets guard Egor D\u0451min.<\/p>\n

The No. 8 pick from the 2025 NBA Draft dominated the games leading up to Las Vegas<\/a>, appearing in the California Classic for Brooklyn. That same production carried over into the official 10-day slate, as D\u0451min averaged 21.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.3 steals across three games.<\/p>\n

Thus, the Russian guard was named to the 2026 NBA All-Summer League Second Team<\/a>. D\u0451min was featured alongside Cedric Coward (Memphis Grizzlies), Khaman Maluach (Phoenix Suns), Liam McNeeley (Charlotte Hornets) and Zyon Pullin (Minnesota Timberwolves).<\/p>\n

Entering what should be an improved sophomore season<\/a>, there are lingering questions regarding D\u0451min’s offensive versatility and volume within a different rotation. The Nets raised their floor this summer, acquiring key veterans in Julius Randle, Moritz Wagner and Keon Ellis, while drafting Mikel Brown Jr. with the No. 6 pick in this year’s NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

However, D\u0451min managed to stand out in a variety of ways, much of which can be attributed to a positive weight gain. Last year, he was listed at 200 pounds, but Brooklyn’s official Summer League roster<\/a> had him listed at 212 pounds.<\/p>\n

Some would say the 20-year-old was the top sophomore across all of Summer League. ESPN’s Ben Golliver<\/a> dubbed D\u0451min the best of the 2025 class across this stretch.<\/p>\n

“Demin, 20, looked like a completely different and much more complete player this summer: He attacked off the dribble with greater regularity, finished in traffic and made good, assertive decisions as a playmaker,” Golliver wrote.<\/p>\n

“The Nets desperately need some of their recent draft picks to emerge as difference-makers, and Demin took a nice step in that direction by averaging 21.0 points and 4.3 assists in three Las Vegas exhibitions.”<\/p>\n

Last season, D\u0451min averaged 10.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game on 40-39-83 shooting splits. He was extremely efficient from the field due to most of his shots being from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

However, there’s room for not just an improved field-goal percentage, but defensive production as well after this weight gain. At 6-foot-9 with a 6-foot-10 wingspan, the potential on that end of the floor is certainly there.<\/p>\n

D\u0451min will be a major contributor to an enhanced Nets squad in 2026-27, evident in his being ‘too good’ for Summer League.<\/p>\n

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