The Brooklyn Nets announced prior to Monday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves that forward Michael Porter Jr. is out for personal reasons.

Brooklyn has been the East’s worst team through two weeks, and its lack of star power will likely ensure that remains the same. Over the first six games of the

Julius Randle had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in his 15th career triple-double, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the winless Brooklyn Nets 125-109 on Monday night.

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On the flip-side, Danny Wolf is finally listed as probable for Brooklyn, and could make his NBA debut tonight against Minnesota. He’s been nursing an injury since the start of the regular season, but saw a few solid performances in the preseason, both versus the Phoenix Suns.

The Nets (0-7) matched the franchise’s worst start in 10 years and are nearly halfway to the worst start in NBA history, an 0-18 skid produced by the 2009-10 New Jersey Nets. Their next chance to end the winless streak comes Wednesday at Indianapolis against the injury-ravaged Pacers (1-6).

But after the team’s latest loss - a 129-105 defeat Sunday night to the Joel Embiid and Paul George-less Philadelphia 76ers - Nets coach Jordi Fernandez blamed himself for the Nets’ struggles.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Young wore only jersey No. 30 and put up 14.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1. assists, and 1.5 steals per game.