Sacramento & Las Vegas · July 2026
Summer League
The Nets' first real look at the 2026 draft class alongside last year's rookies. Brooklyn did double-duty — three games at the California Classic in Sacramento (July 4–6), then the Las Vegas Summer League — and finished 5–3 across the two. The roster, both schedules and every result are below.
California Classic (Sacramento)
vs Sacramento Kings
Sat, Jul 4
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento
Blew an 18-point lead; Nique Clifford hit the game-winning three with 5.0s left. Egor Dëmin 23 & 7.
vs Milwaukee Bucks
Sun, Jul 5
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento
Bounce-back behind the bench unit (starters rested): Ben Humrichous 15 (5 threes, 8 reb), Hunter Sallis 15/6/6.
vs Golden State Warriors
Mon, Jul 6
📺 Prime · ESPN+ · Golden 1 Center, Sacramento
Mikel Brown Jr.'s debut (10 & 4). Dëmin 23/8/5, Chaney Johnson 19 & 7, Tyler Bilodeau 18 (6 threes). Classic ends 2–1.
Brooklyn's first time in the California Classic — finished 2–1. Opener: led by 18 before Sacramento closed on a 19–6 run to steal it on a buzzer three (79–76; Dëmin 23 & 7). Game 2: a 89–69 bounce-back over Milwaukee behind Ben Humrichous (15, five threes) and Hunter Sallis (15/6/6). Finale: a 100–79 rout of Golden State in Mikel Brown Jr.'s debut (10 & 4), with Dëmin (23/8/5), Chaney Johnson (19 & 7) and Tyler Bilodeau (18, six threes) leading the way. Scores via NBA.com / ESPN.
Las Vegas Schedule
vs New York Knicks
Fri, Jul 10
📺 Amazon Prime · Thomas & Mack Center
Vegas opener rout. Tied 16–15 after one, then Brooklyn buried the Knicks 53–26 across the middle quarters. Mikel Brown Jr. 20 (17 in the 2nd half, 3 threes) and Egor Dëmin 20 (3 threes) led; Chaney Johnson 11 & 9 with 4 steals.
vs Atlanta Hawks
Sat, Jul 11
📺 ESPN · Thomas & Mack Center
Buried by the bench — Atlanta's reserves outscored Brooklyn's 48–8 and rallied in the fourth. Chaney Johnson 20 & 10 and Danny Wolf 20 led the Nets; Kobe Johnson 17 paced the Hawks.
vs Sacramento Kings
Tue, Jul 14
📺 Amazon Prime · Thomas & Mack Center
Defensive rout — Brooklyn forced 21 steals and outscored Sacramento 30–3 on fast breaks and 56–34 in the paint. Egor Dëmin 22 (20 by halftime, 16 in the first 10 min) with 8 assists, 4 steals and zero turnovers; all five starters scored in double figures. Darius Acuff Jr. led the Kings with 26.
vs Houston Rockets
Thu, Jul 16
📺 ESPNU · Cox Pavilion
Buried early and never recovered — Houston led 28–13 after one and shot 12-of-24 from three. Egor Dëmin again led Brooklyn with 21 (3 assists, 2 steals); Mikel Brown Jr. added 14. Bruce Thornton (23) and Tristen Newton (20) paced the Rockets, who move to 3–1 and into the semifinal hunt.
vs Oklahoma City Thunder
Sun, Jul 19
📺 ESPN family · Thomas & Mack Center
Consolation-bracket closer — Brooklyn led 37–24 after one and cruised, shooting 51.9% from the floor. Rookie Dion Brown posted a triple-double (16 pts, 11 ast, 10 reb, 2 stl); John Ukomadu led all scorers with 23 (9 reb, 2 blk) and Steven Ashworth added 22. Nets finish 3–2 in Vegas (5–3 across both leagues); OKC ends 0–5.
Brooklyn finished 3–2 in Las Vegas (5–3 across both summer leagues). The Nets opened with a 91–65 demolition of the Knicks — Mikel Brown Jr. and Egor Dëmin each poured in 20 — and closed with a 108–90 consolation win over Oklahoma City, where rookie Dion Brown logged a triple-double (16/11/10) and John Ukomadu led all scorers with 23. Scores via NetsDaily / ESPN.
Official Roster
Announced by the Nets (NBA.com / NetsDaily), coached by the player development staff.
2026 draft class
Mikel Brown Jr.
No. 6 overall — lead guard, the headliner. Summer debut Jul 6 vs Golden State: 10 pts, 4 ast after two DNPs; leads the group into Las Vegas
Tyler Bilodeau
No. 43 — stretch four out of UCLA
Joshua Jefferson
No. 28 — joins for Las Vegas; sat out the California Classic
2025 class (sophomores)
Egor Dëmin
2025 No. 8 — point-forward creator
Drake Powell
2025 No. 22 — 3-and-D wing
Ben Saraf
2025 No. 26 — combo guard
Danny Wolf
2025 No. 27 — skilled big
Two-way & camp invitees
Chaney Johnson
Two-way forward — 17 NBA games as a rookie
Grant Nelson
Forward — camp invitee
Hunter Sallis
Guard — camp invitee
Aaron Scott
Forward — camp invitee
Duke Brennan
Center — camp invitee
Dion Brown
Guard — Exhibit-10 signing (Saint Louis)
Ben Humrichous
Forward — Exhibit-10 signing (Illinois)
Dwight Murray Jr.
Guard — camp invitee
John Ukomadu
Forward — camp invitee
Out
Nolan Traoré
2025 No. 19 — OUT (right-knee scope; will miss both summer leagues)