Net’s full damage report vs. Nuggets; Ben Simmons (back) ruled out

The Brooklyn Nets (1-2) are coming off an impressive 115-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, where Brooklyn ensured they would remain undefeated at home for the time being. Seam Nets look towards their next matchup mod Denver Nuggets at home, they will be missing another player from their front court rotation.

The Nets announced Monday that Ben Simmons will not play against the Nuggets because of lower back injury management. This appears to be more of a precaution than anything, as Simmons has been available since the start of training camp and has averaged 24.0 minutes per game through Brooklyn’s first three games.

Along with Simmons, forward Bojan Bogdanovic (left foot injury recovery), forward Trendon Watford (left hamstring strain) and Day’Ron Sharpe (left hamstring strain) will also be out for Tuesday’s game against Denver. Given the number of players the Nets will be without for another tough opponent, some of the G League players in Jacky Cui, Jaylen Martin, Tyrese Martin and Dariq Whitehead are considered questionable, just in case Brooklyn needs more players before the tip- off .

Simmons is averaging 5.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. game while shooting 50.0% from the field and 75.0% from the free throw line as the other point guard in the starting lineup along with Dennis Schroder. With Simmons out, Nic Claxton should slide into the starting center, and more of the ball-handling duties could be placed on players like Cam Thomas, Shake Milton and Keon Johnson.

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