Nets and Bucks debut without key elements of rotation

They aren’t the only ones, but they take quite a few casualties to start their course. brooklyn nets like milwaukee bucksTwo solid teams, playoff and ring contenders, especially the group led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, received bad news hours before the 2022-2023 NBA regular season started.

For the Wisconsin team, Pat Connaughton He will be out for at least three weeks due to muscle strain in his right leg. “I don’t know if it was his set at the party, but there are things that aren’t 100%. We’re going to be very cautious at this point,” he predicted. Mike Budenholzerhis trainer.

Average of forwards last year 26 minutes, 9.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 39.5% shot from 3-pointer Participated in 65 games by appointment from the bench. All were his career highs, and in the summer he earned his $28.5 million renewal in three years. Connaughton’s loss chris middleton Start the regular season.

Nets short outside rotation

do not have Seth Curryis still recovering from preseason ankle surgery, or Joe Harriswill make his Brooklyn Nets debut this week after going through the same process twice last year. “I’m not worried, I’m optimistic.”,Slipped Steve Nashable to act spontaneously despite the franchise’s busy summer in New York.

Fortunately for the coach, Lois O’Neill A veteran of the Utah Jazz, he is able to mitigate some of the two serious casualties in his rotation. cam thomas or patty mills In the absence of two wounded men. Brooklyn’s five-starter right now includes Kyrie Irving, injured Harris, Kevin Durant, majors Ben Simmons and Nick Claxton.