Overview
- Powell is out with a right ankle sprain sustained late in his debut at Charlotte, and Wolf remains sidelined by a left ankle sprain from shootaround before the opener.
- Veteran wing Haywood Highsmith will also miss the Cavaliers game as he recovers from right knee surgery.
- Brooklyn fell 136-117 to the Hornets in the season opener, exposing defensive issues that included hot opponent shooting and a lopsided transition game.
- Rookie guard Ben Saraf started and delivered eight points, seven rebounds and four assists with no turnovers, while Egor Dëmin returned from a plantar fascia tear to score 14 points on 4-of-6 from three.
- The injuries complicate early rotation plans for a Nets team built around a record five first-round rookies, with no clear timetable provided for the two sidelined newcomers.