Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez gives his reaction to D'Angelo Russell's debut in Wednesday's 130-113 loss at the Toronto Raptors.

With 4:35 left in the first quarter of the Nets‘ 130-113 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, D’Angelo Russell walked onto the Scotiabank Arena court for the first time with his new team. Yet the sight was so familiar.

The Brooklyn Nets (12-21) have made a lot of moves recently that have changed the complexion of the team with the hope that the team can change its recent losing ways. One of the ways that Brooklyn was hoping for a chance was through the addition of D'Angelo Russell,

In a significant move, the Los Angeles Lakers have completed a trade with the Brooklyn Nets that involves sending D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and three second-round picks in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton.

The Nets will open 2025 with a new-look roster. D’Angelo Russell and Maxwell Lewis are both available for Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. Both were acquired in a trade that sent Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

The Raptors were on the longest skid in the NBA. Then the Nets showed them how losing is done — losing not just a game but two players. Brooklyn got mauled 130-113 by the woeful Raptors before 19,104 at Scotiabank Arena,