Brooklyn provided injury updates Friday morning for Cam Johnson, Cam Thomas and Noah Clowney.
Johnson, a key trade target for teams ahead of the NBA’s Feb. 6 deadline, remains day to day with a right ankle sprain and will be reevaluated when the team returns from its road trip to Houston on Feb. 1. The 28-year-old forward last played in a Jan. 21 clash with the New York Knicks, going 6-for-20 with 16 points through 35 minutes.
Thomas, meanwhile, hasn’t appeared for the Nets since Jan. 2 when he dropped 24 points in a 113-110 upset win over the Milwaukee Bucks. A follow-up MRI taken earlier this week confirmed appropriate healing on his left hamstring strain, according to the Nets. Good news for the fourth-year guard out of LSU. Thomas is expected to continue advancing in individual on-court workouts and make a return sometime after the All-Star break to play out his $4 million team option.
Clowney, who sustained a left ankle sprain Jan. 27 against the Kings, will remain out through the All-Star break. The No. 21 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, averaging 23.1 minutes per game in his sophomore campaign, has nearly progressed into a double-digit scorer on the season and has shown the potential to become a piece worth keeping well into the future.
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Noah Clowney sustained a left ankle sprain during the Jan. 27 game vs. Sacramento. He will likely remain out through the All-Star break.
Cam Thomas (left hamstring strain) had a follow-up MRI earlier this week that revealed appropriate healing.…
Bojan Bogdanovic (left foot injury), De’Anthony Melton (left ACL tear) and Maxwell Lewis (left tibia fracture) all remain out with injuries as well, leaving the Nets roster both depleted and open for opportunity. While unfortunate for the players listed, these injuries have helped the Nets reroute what once looked like an impossible path to a legitimate tank.
Brooklyn has now lost eight of its last 10 games and holds the fifth-best odds (10.5%) to win the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery.
The Nets remain three games back from top-three lottery odds that would maximize a 14 percent chance of winning the No. 1 overall pick and a 52.1 percent chance of landing within the top four selections. Charlotte (12.5%), New Orleans (14%), Utah (14%) and Washington (14%) are the only franchises in better position to secure the top pick.
Injuries through 2024 in Brooklyn: 18 players, 252 games missed, 499 days missed and a $32,144,608 cash total per days missed, according to Spotrac. If that lands general manager Sean Marks his ideal 2025 draft target(s), it will have been all worth the struggle to the Nets front office.