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Unavailable Thursday Whitehead (foot) has been ruled out for Thursday's exhibition game against Israeli club Maccabi Ra'anana, Evan Barnes of The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

Impact Whitehead continues to work his way back from offseason foot surgery, and he'll be unavailable once again Thursday. It's not yet clear whether he'll see any playing time during the preseason, but his next chance to suit up will be Monday against Philadelphia.

OCTOBER 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Doing well in recovery Whitehead said Sunday that his rehab from June 7 right foot surgery is "going great," though he wasn't willing to offer a timeline for his return to full basketball activities, Bri...

Impact Though Whitehead was slowed by foot issues throughout his freshman season at Duke in 2022-23 and eventually required surgery in June -- a revision of a previous operation for a fifth metatarsal Jones fracture -- his checkered health record didn't deter the Nets from selecting him with the No. 22 overall pick in the draft. The 19-year-old wing was a heralded recruit coming out of high school and was touted by many analysts as a likely top-five selection in the 2023 draft heading into his lone season of college, so the Nets were willing to take a gamble on Whitehead's upside in spite of his lingering foot concerns. Shortly after Whitehead was drafted, the Nets relayed that they expect the rookie first-round pick to be fully cleared for training camp, and his own optimism about his recovery from surgery suggests that a return for camp remains realistic.

AUGUST 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Nets' Noah Clowney, Dariq Whitehead react to NBA 2K24 ratings Clowney and Whitehead this week learned their initial ratings in NBA 2K24, which fell a bit short of their expectations.

AUGUST 22, 2023 • USATODAY.COM