After waiting 15 years to have a lottery pick, the Nets saw Egor Dëmin’s rookie campaign cut short, shut down early by increased plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
While Dëmin will avoid needing surgery — and is expected to return to basketball activity early enough in the offseason to have a full summer — it begs a host of questions.
What kind of rookie season did he have? And what does it mean for the Nets and their young Russian going forward?
The answers are a mix of the good, the bad and the ugly.