NBA: Taurean Prince is 4th Brooklyn Nets player to skip Orlando return

The losses keep piling for the Brooklyn Nets.

After losing DeAndre Jordan, Wilson Chandler, and Spencer Dinwiddie, the Nets will also be without starter Taurean Prince during the NBA season restart in Orlando later this month.

Prince is the fourth Nets player – including DeAndre Jordan, Spencer Dinwiddie and Wilson Chandler – to opt-out of the league’s restart. Nets are eligible to sign four substitute players. Team departed this evening for Orlando. https://t.co/CC7nMZFm4i

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2020

According to a report by ESPN, Prince’s test result had a late-timing which contributed to why he has to sit out the NBA return.

Prince was 'declared out' of Orlando because the late-timing of his positive test put his build-up back to basketball in jeopardy; in his case, it is not an 'opt out.' https://t.co/4qiwDZyCD7

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2020

That leaves the Nets, who are already without superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, with a depleted roster, as noted in this tweet:

Nets roster heading to Orlando

Chris Chiozza
Tyler Johnson
Caris LeVert
Garrett Temple
Jeremiah Martin
Justin Anderson
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
Joe Harris
Dzanan Musa
Rodions Kurucs
Jarrett Allen
Substitute 1
Substitute 2
Substitute 3

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) July 7, 2020

Prince started in all but 3 of 64 games he played this season. He averaged 12.1 PPG, 6 RPG, and 1.8 RPG in 29.1 minutes per outing.

Brooklyn has already signed Justin Anderson and shall be eligible to sign 3 more substitute players.