Egor Demin Opens Up on Brooklyn, BYU & NBA Rookie Reality | Washed Up

Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin joins Washed Up to reflect on his NBA rookie season, life in New York, BYU Basketball, Kevin Young's impact, his viral social media presence, and what's next heading into Year 2. Demin discusses the challenges of transitioning from Europe to the Big 12 and ultimately the NBA, shares what surprised him most during his rookie year, explains why he responds to fans online, and gives insight into BYU stars Richie Saunders and AJ Dybantsa as they prepare for their next steps. He also opens up about his injury recovery, Summer League plans, leadership lessons from Brooklyn's young roster, and the coaches who helped shape his journey. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & Washed Up banter 01:38 Egor Demin joins the show 02:08 Reflecting on his NBA rookie year 03:22 Brooklyn’s young roster and losing lessons 05:25 BYU fans following his NBA journey 06:26 Hardest adjustments from Europe to America 07:53 How BYU turned the season around 09:28 Europe vs college basketball vs NBA 11:26 Moving from Russia to Madrid to BYU 12:45 First NBA starts and facing NBA legends 13:32 MJ vs LeBron debate 14:34 What Year 1 taught him 17:12 Egor’s social media strategy 19:28 Exploring New York and Brooklyn 22:44 Thoughts on BYU’s upcoming season 26:13 Advice for Richie Saunders and AJ Dybantsa 30:59 Getting healthy for Summer League 31:04 Outro FOLLOW CENTER STREET MEDIA HERE: ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/centerstmed... ► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@centerstmedia... ► X | https://x.com/centerstmedia?s=11 ► YOUTUBE |    / @centerstmedia   ► APPLE | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ► SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/show/3krF2xj... #BYUBasketball #EgorDemin #BrooklynNets #NBA