The Minnesota Timberwolves may be without star guard Anthony Edwards in Monday's game against the Brooklyn Nets.

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).

Nets’ Jordi Fernandez accepts blame for early-season struggles originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Brooklyn Nets have gotten off to a disastrous 0-6 start and are staring 0-7 in the face ahead of Monday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Selected 22nd overall in June as part of the Nets’ historic rookie haul, Powell missed Summer League and two preseason games.

Philadelphia's lottery pick has done nothing short of putting the league on notice so far. Sunday's performance in Brooklyn was no exception.

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.

For a moment, the game looked like it might get away from Brooklyn. The Timberwolves opened the third quarter on a 13-5 run and built a 12-point lead with 9:08 left in the period, but coming off a 24-point loss to Philadelphia the night before, the Nets punched back.

Kyrie Irving (39 points, 11 rebounds) and James Harden (23 points, five rebounds, Playoff career-high 18 assists) combined for 104 points for the No. 2 seed Nets as they defeated the No. 7 seed Celtics,