Nets’ Egor Demin expected to return from two-week absence vs. Pelicans

Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin is trending toward returning on Wednesday vs. the New Orleans Pelicans after a two-week absence. Demin is probable for the matchup after missing the Nets’ last six games due to a bone bruise in his right leg.

Brooklyn head coach Jordi Fernandez said that the sophomore guard practiced fully on Tuesday.

“Yeah, Egor practiced with the rest of the team,” Fernandez told the New York Post’s Brian Lewis. “Now we’re doing a little extra session just to push him and see how he feels. Then we’ll make a decision on whether he has a chance to play.”

Demin sustained the bone bruise during the Nets’ Oct. 27 loss to the Boston Celtics. He downplayed concerns about the injury…