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Postgame Report
Oct 7, 2026 at 4:52 AM UTC
Nets run Hornets out of their own gym, 124-90, in preseason opener
Brooklyn beat a short-handed Charlotte by 34 in the Hornets' first game since the Play-In loss to Orlando.
Pregame Analysis
Oct 6, 2026 at 3:02 AM UTC
Nets Without Rookie Guard Mikel Brown Jr. as Preseason Opener Tests Charlotte's Youth Movement
Brooklyn opens its preseason in Charlotte without its top rookie guard against a Hornets team still finding its new identity.
| Nets | Stat | Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| 124 | Points | 90 |
| 44/80 (55.0%) | Field Goals | 28/70 (40.0%) |
| 20/37 (54.1%) | 3-Pointers | 16/36 (44.4%) |
| 16/22 (72.7%) | Free Throws | 18/26 (69.2%) |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 38 | Total Rebounds | 34 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 28 | Personal Fouls | 27 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Second Chance Points | 0 |
Nets players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST Michael Porter Jr. #17 | 17.0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6/9 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 5.0 |
| ST Julius Randle #30 | 18.2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 9.0 |
| ST Day'Ron Sharpe #20 | 17.9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4/9 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 19.0 |
| ST Egor Dëmin #8 | 18.4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4.0 |
| ST Keon Ellis #1 | 12.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 15.0 |
| Nolan Traore #10 | 10.4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 15.0 |
| Danny Wolf #2 | 14.9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 18.0 |
| Drake Powell #4 | 12.5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4/6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 20.0 |
| Ben Saraf #77 | 14.7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 15.0 |
| Noah Clowney #21 | 18.9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 15.0 |
| Josh Minott #00 | 8.9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 15.0 |
| Terance Mann #14 | 19.7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 0/0 | -7.0 |
| Chaney Johnson #31 | 17.4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 11.0 |
| Moritz Wagner #13 | 17.8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 0.0 |
| Grant Nelson #16 | 6.3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 10.0 |
| Tyler Bilodeau #34 | 7.8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 8.0 |
| Mikel Brown Jr. | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| Ben Humrichous #12 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | -1.0 |
| Dain Dainja #42 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -1.0 |
| Joshua Jefferson #9 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
Hornets players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST Liam McNeeley #33 | 19.3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5/8 | 4/6 | 0/0 | -13.0 |
| ST Naz Reid #11 | 16.0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3/9 | 1/5 | 6/7 | -7.0 |
| ST Grayson Allen #8 | 14.2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4/6 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 2.0 |
| ST Dennis Schröder #17 | 15.4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 0/0 | -2.0 |
| ST Moussa Diabaté #14 | 19.6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/4 | -8.0 |
| Sion James #4 | 17.3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | -16.0 |
| Hannes Steinbach #22 | 13.7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3/4 | -15.0 |
| Tidjane Salaün #31 | 28.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2/7 | 1/3 | 1/3 | -24.0 |
| Jarkel Joiner | 14.2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | -10.0 |
| PJ Hall #16 | 8.4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 1/2 | -11.0 |
| Michael Ajayi | 19.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | -17.0 |
| Royce O'Neale #00 | 17.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | -6.0 |
| Wyatt Fricks | 13.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | -18.0 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner #11 | 15.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | -8.0 |
| Pat Connaughton #21 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 1/2 | -17.0 |
| Kylan Boswell | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| Grant Williams #2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| Brandon Miller #24 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| Coby White #3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| Christian Anderson #5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| Kon Knueppel #7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |