Nets give Keon Ellis career-high 26.4 minutes through three games, all losses
Keon Ellis is playing 26.4 minutes a game for Brooklyn, with 2.7 assists and 2.7 steals, both his best. The Nets are 0-3 and allowing 123.7 points a game, and his rating contribution is negative in a three-game sample.
Published: · Figures as of October 27, 2026
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Nets are giving Ellis a career-high 26.4 minutes a game as a defensive guard
Through three games of 2026-27 (all losses), Ellis averages 26.4 minutes. That is the third-most on the Nets, behind Julius Randle (32.4) and Michael Porter Jr. (29.3), and above his 24.4 in 2024-25 and 20.5 last season.
His job is defense and connecting plays, not scoring. He averages 7.3 points, 2.7 assists and 2.7 steals, which is his best assist and steal rate in any season. He is taking 3.3 threes a game, below the 4.0 of 2024-25, and has made 4 of 10 from deep. He has taken no free throws. His true shooting is 61.1%.
| Season | Min/G | Pts/G | Ast/G | Stl/G | 3PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 (Kings) | 24.4 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 2025-26 (Kings, Cavaliers) | 20.5 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| 2026-27 (Nets) | 26.4 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Brooklyn has not gotten value from the minutes yet. The Nets are 0-3 and allow 123.7 points a game. Their Power Rating (as of October 27, 2026) is -3.7 points per game against an average opponent. In that rating's lineup, Ellis at about 20 minutes a game carries one of the larger negative contributions (-1.1 points), behind only Nolan Traoré (-1.6). Three games is too small a sample to say whether that is Ellis or the lineup around him.