The Brooklyn Nets have had a tough week. Kevin Durant isn't healthy enough to suit up yet as he continues to rehab from the sprained MCL he sustained last month. With Durant out, the Nets have hit a brutal six-game losing streak that has James Harden hinting at possible “internal” issues. With Kyrie Irving only available for half of the games, Durant out, and Harden struggling, Brooklyn is in a deep funk.

Now there's even more bad news about sharpshooter Joe Harris.

Recall, Joe Harris injured his ankle back in November. ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk wrote then:

“[Harris] is expected to miss four to eight weeks but there is optimism he can return on the shorter end of that timeline, Harris' agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.”

Then we learned Harris had suffered some setbacks in his rehab at the end of January:

But it sounded like the Nets hoped Harris would return after the All-Star break. He's even traveling with the Nets on their current road trip, and it sounded like both he and Durant might be good to go in a few weeks:

But we got a sad update from ESPN's Zach Lowe on Thursday. Per Lowe on The Lowe Post:

“This team does not look like it's in a good place right now, I have not heard fantastic things about the chemistry. The Joe Harris situation has become really worrisome. I don't think it's a given that he's coming back this year, and I definitely don't think it's a given he's coming back at 100 percent and he's a massive part of their team. The Nets are kind of a mess right now.”

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That's the last thing they wanted to hear. The problem is that Brooklyn doesn't have a shooter to replace Harris. Patty Mills is already playing bigger minutes than he has in years past. When Harris is out, Steve Nash and co. are turning to players like DeAndre' Bembry or James Johnson to fill the void.

While those players bring things to the table defensively Harris doesn't, it really alters the Nets' floor spacing offensively. James Harden is certainly not going to like hearing Harris may not be healthy again this season, that is, if Joe Buckets returns at all. Harden has been impacted by poor spacing the most of the Big 3 this year.

The other element to this equation is whether or not the team will get aggressive trading Harris now. If he's not a given to suit up for them and they cannot bank on his health, moving his hefty salary along with sweeteners like draft capital or a young player might appeal to GM Sean Marks. The last thing the Nets want is to suffer a tough defeat in the postseason and give their superstar free agents even more reason to explore changes of scenery.

Sadly, they should be doing due diligence on a Harris trade in the week prior to the trade deadline. The hits keep on coming for this Nets squad.