
#8PG · Brooklyn Nets
Height
6'8"
Weight
200 lbs
Age
20
College
BYU
Draft
2025, Rd 1, #8
Experience
0 yrs
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On the field, Egor Demin grades out as a shaky PG for Brooklyn Nets (D+ Performance). That places him 43rd of 93 graded point guards. Against that production, his deal reads as fairly priced on the Contract Value Index (C+) — the team is paying below what the play would command. The public read is negative (D Sentiment), drawn from current news and social signal rather than the box score. As a prospect, expect these grades to move quickly as a real sample builds.
| Year | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | ![]() | 52 | 10.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 39.9% | 38.5% | 83.1% |
| 2025-26 | ![]() | 52 | 10.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ![]() | 52 | 10.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 39.9% | D+ D+ |
Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.
Length
4 years
Total Value
$14.1M
Guaranteed
$14.1M
AAV
$3.5M/yr
Egor Demin earns a C+ Contract Value Index (CVI), a grade that reflects the tension between his modest $3.5M AAV rookie deal and the significant health uncertainty shadowing his early career trajectory. His D+ performance grade—rooted in a 2025-26 campaign that yielded 10.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG, and 3.3 APG across 52 games—doesn't fully capture the promise he flashed as a rookie, including an NBA record for three-pointers made by a first-year player, but the season-ending foot injury that truncated his playing time introduced a durability question that cannot be ignored at this stage of development. At $3.5M annually on a four-year rookie scale deal, Demin is locked into one of the league's most affordable guard contracts, a structure that works decisively in Brooklyn's favor if his recovery is swift and his sophomore ceiling materializes, but carries genuine risk if the injury lingers or proves chronic. His age (20) and rookie-season status position him as a developmental prospect rather than an immediate rotation cornerstone, a reality reinforced by the Nets' late-season reliance on 10-day contracts and rest-of-season signings—transactions that underscore Brooklyn's current operating mode and Demin's role within it. The dominant narrative heading into 2025-26 is cautious optimism tempered by injury concern: the basketball community sees a floor-spacer with playmaking upside worth monitoring, but the foot injury shadow and his modest freshman production numbers mean this is a crucial proving ground rather than a confirmation tour. The CVI reflects fair value on a lottery pick still fighting to establish baseline durability and role consistency; his contract poses minimal financial risk to the organization, but his near-term viability as a contributor hinges on a clean return to full health.
Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Egor's contract sits relative to comparable money.
Egor Demin ranks 43rd of 93 graded point guards by performance. That slots Egor between Jordan McLaughlin (D+) just ahead and Scotty Pippen Jr. (D+) just behind.
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| 39.9% |
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Egor Demin earns a D+ Performance grade, indicating below-average production relative to other NBA point guards this season. Through 52 games, Egor is contributing 10.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game in his role. Egor's best relative area is FG% at 39.9, though it still falls below the point guard median of 46.0. The biggest area for growth is RPG at 3.2 (point guard median: 5.0). Among 93 NBA point guards graded this season, Egor ranks 43rd. At 20, Egor is still developing. The production should improve as he gains experience and a larger role with the Brooklyn Nets.
Egor Demin enters the 2025-26 season with significantly dampened fan and media perception following a season-ending foot injury that cut short his promising rookie campaign. While the Brooklyn Nets' international prospect showed flashes of competence—including setting an NBA rookie record for 3-pointers—the injury narrative has become the dominant storyline heading into the offseason. At 22 years old on a modest $3.5M deal, Demin remains a developmental prospect rather than an established rotation piece, and the injury raises durability concerns that will weigh on expectations. Media coverage has shifted from prospect enthusiasm to cautious optimism about his recovery timeline, with player grades reflecting uncertainty about his 2025-26 availability and role. Barring a swift, full recovery, Demin's perception will remain in the low-tier prospect range until he demonstrates sustained health and on-court production at the NBA level.
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