Egor Dëmin is an integral part of the Nets rebuild , their first lottery pick in 15 years.

So, Brooklyn fans surely took notice when general manager Sean Marks casually mentioned that the Russian rookie suffered a plantar fascia tear this offseason.

“He wants to get out there,” Marks said. “He’s been a little bit limited with the plantar fascia tear after summer league.

“So he hasn’t potentially had the summer that he would’ve loved. But at the same time, size, position, the way he plays, the way he sees the game and so forth … really enjoyed being around him and looking forward to getting him out there and seeing what he can do.”

Pressed further, Marks expects Dëmin to be ready by opening night.

“He’ll be limited for the first part of camp with what he’s going to be doing, but hope

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