The Brooklyn Nets are 0-5 to start the 2025-26 NBA season, which isn’t a surprise to anyone. The Nets have arguably the worst roster in the Association and are headed straight for the lottery. There’s nothing for Brooklyn to be ashamed of as the Nets’ young players develop, but new acquisition Michael Porter Jr. — who is used to contending with the Nuggets — appears to be going through an adjustment period. That being said, there’s never a good reason to throw your own teammates under the bus, and Porter sort of did that with his recent comments to ClutchPoints’ Erik Slater about the struggles of the team. In talking about Brooklyn’s losing ways, Porter specifically singled out the team’s point guard play, and while he did so gracefully — even noting that the rookie guards will one day be winners — it still came across as finger-pointing. Michael Porter Jr. on the Nets' 0-5 start and what can change throughout the season:“I think it starts with the point guard spot. We have a lot of rookie point guards who are going to be great in this league for a long time, but they're still rookies… I think the point guard… pic.twitter.com/tqxcP9w9UG— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) October 30, 2025 “I think it starts with the point guard spot,” Porter said. Story continues below advertisement “We have a lot of rookie point guards who are going to be great in this league for a long time, but they’re still rookies … I think the point guard position may be the hardest position in the game, and we have a lot of young guys playing that position. So it’s really hard to win when that point guard spot isn’t solidified. I think Ben (Saraf) is doing a great job picking things up and I think Egor (Demin is, too) … but they’re still rookies. I don’t think as a rookie I was ready to really contribute to winning. So I think it’s going to be a work in progress.” Again, these weren’t awful comments from Porter. He managed to compliment Saraf and Demin at the same time that he was saying they aren’t good enough yet to contribute to winning. Porter isn’t necessarily saying anything false here, but it still comes across as off-putting. If Saraf and Demin are doing all they’re capable of, as Porter suggested, surely there are other reasons — many, in fact — for the Nets’ struggles. To pinpoint Brooklyn’s failures on one position isn’t a great message to have floating around the locker room. This is something that would have been better shared privately, if team chemistry is the goal. Story continues below advertisement At the end of the day, it’s never a good look to criticize your teammate publicly, even if that criticism is veiled in a mask of praise.