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The Brooklyn Nets began play at the Las Vegas Summer League on Friday with their matchup against the Indiana Pacers at the Pavilion. Heading into Friday, Brooklyn provided media availability for three of the players that are going into the second year of their NBA careers and all of them voiced their intentions to win.
Brooklyn began their summer league with a 97-95 victory over the Pacers in overtime thanks to forward Jalen Wilson’s 21 points and five rebounds in a little over 27 minutes played. Wilson, similar to Noah Clowney and Dariq Whitehead, is heading into his second year of his NBA journey and as such, he will be looking to show what he has learned from his first year in the league.
Whitehead struggled as he put up five points on just 1-of-11 shooting from the field, but part of his evaluation is what he looks like on the court following his recovery from a stress reaction in his left shin. While Whitehead did not shoot the ball well, he was active as he racked up five rebounds, three steals, and two blocks as he looked to be more physically active than he did last season.
Clowney had a pretty good performance as he put up 14 points, two rebounds, two steals, and three blocks while shooting 6-of-7 from the field in what was a much better performance than what he did last season. Ultimately, Keon Johnson, one of the Nets’ two-way players from last season, stole the show by hitting the game-winner to give Brooklyn their first win of the Vegas summer league.