Nolan Traoré did everything a point guard can do for three quarters in Atlanta. The second-year guard scored a season-high 19, made eight of his 10 shots and picked up five steals. Then he watched the entire fourth quarter from…
Brooklyn Nets point guard Nolan Traoré was benched for the entire fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks despite scoring a season-high 19 points and recording five steals on 8-of-10 shooting. The Nets ultimately squandered a 17-point lead, falling 124-121 in Atlanta.
Head coach Jordi Fernández explained his decision by citing rookie Mikel Brown Jr.'s fourth-quarter surge, during which Brown scored 13 of his 18 points. Traoré and Brown rarely share the floor, and Fernández openly questioned whether benching Traoré during the team's fourth-quarter collapse was the right decision.
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