Keon Ellis

The Nets opened their preseason by cycling through every healthy player in a resounding 124-90 rout at Charlotte.

While Craig Porter Jr. wasn’t exactly happy to see teammates like Dennis Schröder and Keon Ellis leave the Cavaliers this offseason, he recognizes that their departures give him a clear path to earning the team’s backup point guard job this fall, writes Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com (subscription required). “In this job, you hate to see […]

Keon Ellis pointed to one deciding factor in his decision to join the Brooklyn Nets: Jordi Fernandez. The Nets free-agent signing spent his first two NBA seasons alongside Fernandez in Sacramento. His success during those years led him to reunite with the former Kings assistant in Brooklyn during his first free agency. “In this game, and […] The post Why Nets free agent signing could be in line for big year under Jordi Fernandez appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez is already impressed with what Keon Ellis has brought to his first training camp with the team, particularly on the defensive end. “He’s got the best hands in the NBA, and that’s hard to teach,” Fernandez said at Friday’s practice, according to Yahoo Sports. Fernandez believes Ellis’ ability to […] The post Jordi Fernandez on Keon Ellis: “He’s got the best hands in the NBA” appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Ellis is quickly showing what he brings to the table.

Heat Nikola Jovic received his money from the Heat. By his own admission, he didn’t handle what came next particularly well. Jovic told Miami radio host Brendan Tobin that he became complacent after signing a four-year, $62 million extension before last season, when his production subsequently declined. “I wouldn’t say I was the smartest guy […] The post NBA Notes: Heat, Klay Thompson, Knicks, James Wiseman, Nets, Keon Ellis appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Keon Ellis came to play for the Nets for one major reason: Jordi Fernández.