Bruce Brown still bitter about Nets rejection, but Nets happy with Royce O’Neale

Bruce Brown, 26, is having a good year. The 6’4” Swiss Army Knife is now playing guard for the Nuggets where he’s coming off the bench. As of Saturday, he was averaging 11.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists while shooting 46/40/88. He turned in a triple double, his first, on November 23.

Royce O’Neale, 29, is having a good year, too. The 6’6’ 3-and-D specialist starts for the Nets most nights. As of Saturday, he was averaging 9.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists while shooting 39/42/70. He turned in a triple double, his first, a week earlier than Brown.

Although Nets talked about Brown being a top priority last summer, according to Brown, they didn’t even make him an offer, permitting…