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Stephen A. Smith expects Kyrie Irving to bolt from the Nets successful the offseason, portion Michael Wilbon is pessimistic astir the Nets' chances this season. (1:53)
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Nick FriedellESPN Staff Writer
- Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls bushed newsman for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is simply a postgraduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications astatine Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its motorboat successful April 2009.
NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets guards Seth Curry (left ankle) and Joe Harris (left foot) volition not beryllium acceptable for the regular-season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans connected Wednesday arsenic they proceed their respective rehab plans, the squad announced Sunday.
Curry underwent offseason ankle surgery. He has been capable to bash immoderate four-on-four enactment successful signifier successful caller days but is inactive not acceptable to play. The aforesaid goes for Harris, who had 2 ankle surgeries past play and played successful lone 14 games.
"I'm not concerned. I'm positive. I'm optimistic," Nets manager Steve Nash said aft Sunday's practice. "It's conscionable not straightforward with guys coming disconnected surgeries, assimilating backmost to play. It's not ever similar consecutive up. Sometimes you spell done immoderate adaptation issues. So I deliberation those guys are facing that much than, 'Oh, the exigency lights are connected and we're concerned.' I deliberation we consciousness similar this is conscionable a portion of them getting backmost to it."
Nash made it wide that neither subordinate had a setback implicit the past mates of weeks. Harris said past week that portion helium was hopeful to play successful the opener, helium has been told by his doc that the ft soreness helium is dealing with is mean aft going done an ankle reconstruction.
"It's good wrong the realm of normalcy for guys to person small hiccups connected their mode backmost from surgery," Nash said.
Nash said Curry whitethorn beryllium a "hair behind" Harris successful presumption of a instrumentality to the floor, but some players are making progress. The Nets said they volition person an update connected some players' presumption Thursday.
In the meantime, seasoned defender Royce O'Neale is expected to commencement and get much minutes with Curry and Harris out. O'Neale said it didn't substance to him whether helium started oregon came disconnected the seat aft helium was acquired implicit the summertime from the Utah Jazz.
"These guys are making it easier for me," O'Neale said. "I effort to marque it easier for them. They're creators, knocking down unfastened shots and creating for them. Everybody speechmaking disconnected each different has been great."
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