Another Net won’t be traveling to Orlando for the NBA’s restart.
Small forward Taurean Prince has tested positive for coronavirus and is sitting out for the remainder of the year, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Prince is now the sixth Brooklyn player that won’t be available for head coach Jacque Vaughn. Spencer Dinwiddie also said he wouldn’t be joining the Nets after another positive diagnosis on Tuesday. DeAndre Jordan also won’t be available due to contracting the virus. Kyrie Irving, Wilson Chandler and Kevin Durant won’t be making the trip either.
A lower seed in the Eastern Conference, it was going to be an uphill battle for the Nets even before these players opted out. Now with such a depleted roster, GM Sean Marks is going to have to make some moves to fill the holes.
Prince averaged 29 minutes for the Nets this season with 12.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists. He was also shooting 37.6 percent from the field.