Nets rookie Danny Wolf discusses career-best game amidst recent surge

NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets rookie forward Danny Wolf has had some rough stretches this season ever since he entered head coach Jordi Fernandez's rotation towards the end of November. Wolf is coming off the best month of his rookie year and while Brooklyn was happy to see him figuring the game out, his recent performance could solidify why the franchise believed in him in the first place.

"I think earlier in the year when you guys asked me the same question [about adjusting to the NBA], I think my answer was the game is fast, like everything seems a little bit sped up compared to college," Wolf said after Sunday's 106-102 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. While the Nets lost another game to continue their losing streak since even before the All-Star break, Wolf had arguably his best outing of the year where he seemed to put everything together.

"I think now, 40-50 games into my NBA career, and just kind of obviously personal development, but just the reps you get, and then, you just see everything [a] second quicker," Wolf continued. "You're half a step quicker with your decisions, and teams are going to play you different ways, and it's on you to kind of adjust. But, credit to my coaching staff for kind of helping all five of the rookies develop."

Wolf, 21, put up 23 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in 27 minutes against James Harden and the Cavaliers while also finishing with the second-best plus-minus (+7) of any Nets player that took the floor on Sunday. Wolf, the 27th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, had his best month of the season to this point as he averaged 10.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game while shooting 41.8% from the field and 29.6% from three-point in February.

This season has been a rough one for Brooklyn since the calendar turned to January as the Nets haven't figured out how to reclaim their form from December when they looked like one of the best teams in the league. Whether the rest of this season will include the Nets correcting all of their issues or not, Brooklyn can rest easier knowing that one of their five first-round picks is slowly, but surely finding his groove as time goes on.

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