Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin is heading into a 2025-26 NBA season in which he’ll have to prove that he was worth the eighth overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Demin had some concerns surrounding his shooting coming into the Las Vegas Summer League, but he has quelled those doubts for now. He has other matters that he’s trying to address.
Demin, listed at 6-foot-8 and 200 pounds, is on the lighter side when it comes to his build, especially at his height compared to most players in the NBA. Demin came into the Draft regarded as the best passer in the class and while he did less playmaking than many Nets fans were expecting after averaging just 1.3 assists per game, the former BYU Cougar showed his improved to shoot the basketball.
In three games during the summer league, Demin averaged 11.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 40.7% from the field and 43.5% from three-point land. Not only did Demin shoot the ball well from deep, he did that on 7.7 three-point attempts per game, significantly more than the 4.7 three-point attempts per game he averaged during his freshman season at BYU. Demin seems determined to work on his weaknesses.
