In a city that made odd couples famous, the Brooklyn Nets have a plan to start D’Angelo Russell and Spencer Dinwiddie at the guard spots this season.
In terms of how the pair got to the NBA, this one might be the oddest couple since Oscar Madison and Felix Unger.
Russell was the can’t-miss prospect, a kid who emerged as a top-20 recruit after transferring from Central High School in his hometown of Louisville, Ky., to Florida’s basketball breeding ground at Montverde Academy after his freshman year.
Russell led Montverde to back-to-back high school national tournament titles, playing with 2017-18 NBA Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons.