The Brooklyn Nets made a significant upgrade to their starting backcourt after trading for D’Angelo Russell back in June. Pairing him with point guard Jeremy Lin in the backcourt is thought to be the Nets’ saving grace.
Though Lin only played 36 games last season, it was some of the best basketball we’ve ever seen from “Linsanity.” Russell earned a bad rep with some leadership struggles in Los Angeles, but hasn’t stopped progressing since his first season in the league.
19th puts the Nets in the bottom half of the league, though closer towards the top.