As commerce rumors swirl across the Nets, Jordi Fernandez is just placing his palms up and saying, “It’s not my job.”
After surpassing league expectations that named the Nets prone to be the worst group in basketball, groups have began to take discover of Brooklyn.
Eyes have particularly been on veteran level guard Dennis Schroder, who’s having a close to career-best season, however the calls for gained’t be low for anybody to have an opportunity at touchdown the group chief.
The Nets additionally proceed to pique the curiosity of Jimmy Butler, The Put up’s Brian Lewis reported Wednesday.
Nonetheless, not one of the chatter issues to the person on the helm, who has established a brand new tradition with the Nets — main them to a 10-14 report and placing them in place for the play-in spherical.
“We love our group, I love my group, so I keep working with them every day going into the game like they are our group and they will be our group,” Fernandez stated after observe Thursday. “Whatever happens, that I cannot control. I cannot be talking about it or worrying about it because that’s not, like you said, it’s not my job.”
Fernandez’s gamers additionally don’t appear to take the rumors to coronary heart, particularly the veterans.
“That’s kind of something you have to deal with your whole career, not really knowing, not really having control,” stated seventh-year guard Shake Milton, who was on three groups final season. “I think for me, it’s kind of been [about] staying even-keeled, to not get too high, not get too low … just coming in, being who you are, showing up, being a professional, putting in the work and staying ready regardless of the situation, regardless of what’s going on, and that’s just the way you put yourself in the right position.”
Nic Claxton added, “Just the nature of the business. It’s a part of the league. Happens every year, all around the league. Of course, I’ve seen it a lot, but just you gotta keep the main thing the main thing. We all have a job to do here as long as everybody’s here. We all just got to lock in and take it game by game, practice by practice.”
Claxton stated he’s feeling like himself once more after what Fernandez stated was his “best game” Sunday towards the Bucks.
The middle has handled again points because the center of November and regularly has elevated his minutes.
Sunday, he logged greater than half-hour on the court docket for the primary time since Nov. 11 whereas recording 21 factors and 10 rebounds.
The Nets discovered Claxton for a couple of alley-oops towards the Bucks as properly, which Fernandez expects to enhance over time.
“We know Nic’s ability to put pressure on the rim and go for lobs,” Fernandez stated. “Additionally, we now have to be good at throwing them. We weren’t excellent, I feel, within the Chicago recreation.
“Just getting used to it, I think. In my opinion, Nic played his best game last game, and I want to see him put in games together just like that.”
Fernandez had no replace on Cam Thomas, who has been out the previous six video games as a result of a hamstring damage.
“He’s progressing,” Fernandez stated. “He’s done a great job. He’s in a good place.”
Each the star guard and Ziaire Williams (left knee) have been across the group and at practices as they get well.
