Lonnie Walker IV can get a team a bucket. Last season the 6'4" guard averaged 9.7 points a game for Brooklyn, and it was 11.7 a game for the Lakers the season before. He showed flashes this season in training camp with Boston but could not land a spot on one of the more established teams in the NBA,

The Brooklyn Nets (19-34) will try for a third-straight win when they host the Philadelphia 76ers (20-34) on Wednesday, February 12 (2/12/2025) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. How to watch: Stream the Brooklyn Nets on fuboTV (free trial).

A season full of championship hopes in Philadelphia has turned into a debacle for the 76ers, and the latest blight came Saturday in a defeat to Brooklyn, their seventh straight loss, and, one that saw two-time NBA scoring champion Joe Embiid get benched.

Here are three Brooklyn Nets takeaways from Wednesday's 100-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers heading into the All-Star Break.

PHILADELPHIA — D’Angelo Russell’s importance as the Nets’ leader and so-called alpha is clearest when they struggle without him. And Brooklyn will be without him for Saturday’s game in Philadelphia, sidelined with a sprained right ankle.

Joel Embiid got benched and the 76ers got beat at the horn. A season full of championship hopes has turned into a debacle for the 76ers, the latest blight came against Brooklyn

The Reading, Pa native has played six seasons in the NBA with San Antonio, the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn.

In the loss to the Nets, Embiid was benched for the final quarter. According to Steve Gardner on USA Today, Nick Nurse said: "That group was just playing so well together and had good feel for the game at that point, and just wanted to let them roll with it."

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse was hopeful Justin Edwards could return to the team’s lineup for their Monday night matchup against the Chic

Joel Embiid got benched and the 76ers got beat at the horn. A season full of championship hopes has turned into a debacle for the 76ers.