Mikel Brown Jr. offered a glimpse of his potential in his long-awaited professional debut for the Brooklyn Nets during the California Classic Finale. After sitting out the team's first two summer league games, Brown took the court Monday in a 100-79 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
As the Nets' highest draft pick since 2010, Brown's arrival generated significant anticipation. "Very, very — not even anxious — I was just fuming," Brown said of his debut. "I was kind of like a fire, a fire being lit. I was just ready to hoop, man. It was more of that."
His performance in the game suggested he is poised to be a key building block for the franchise.