The kids are improving.

Ben Saraf may be sidelined by an ankle injury , but fellow rookies Egor Demin and Drake Powell look sharper every time they suit up for the Nets. Danny Wolf has been dominant in his limited G League run, and now Nolan Traore, the 19th overall pick, is beginning to make his presence felt on Long Island as well.

Traore finished with 28 points on 11-for-20 shooting, adding five rebounds, nine assists and just three turnovers in Long Island’s 128–113 win over the Greensboro Swarm on Saturday at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. He went 6-for-9 from 3-point range, delivering one of the best outside-shooting nights of his young career and his most complete performance as a pro.

Long Island has given Traore a clear runway to run the offense, something he is unlikely

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