In an interview with a big Russian website, the agent for Timofey Mozgov says the Nets are resting the big man, that after the FIBA European championships this summer, he needed both rest and conditioning.
Maxim Sharifyanov told R-Sport that the Nets told him they have given Mozgov a breather to get some rest and improve his conditioning. Mozgov hasn’t played in the last three games and logged only six minutes vs. Boston.
The agent acknowledged to R-Sport that Mozgov wasn't at his best after playing in the Eurobasket. The seven-footer played 20 games — 11 “friendlies” and nine championship games— this summer between July, shortly after he was traded to Brooklyn, and September, when Team Russia finished play in the European championships.