In a series of interviews with Russian media this weekend, Timofey Mozgov has made it clear that he is frustrated —or worse— with his situation in Brooklyn and wants to play, either for the Nets “or another NBA team.”
In both a print interview with Izvestia, the big Russian newspaper, and Radio Mayak, a significant Russian radio network, Mozgov also said he doesn’t know why he lost his starting job after only 13 games and that Kenny Atkinson has not fully articulated the rationale for the change. The Nets of course are heavily invested in Jarrett Allen, who ultimately took over the starting center job and Mozgov was averaging 5.