In his debut, Caris LeVert shows off his speed, defense ... and work ethic

At one point Wednesday night, Kenny Atkinson tried a lineup that was as young as it was new: Anthony Bennett at center, Isaiah Whitehead at the point, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson at power forward, Bojan Bogdanovic at shooting guard and Caris LeVert, in his first game, at small forward. Average age, a little under 23.

And for a short while, it worked. Bennett had a monstrous jam on a putback, Hollis-Jefferson grabbing boards and moving in transition and LeVert showing he can play D and motor.

After the game, Atkinson called the lineup “a little bit of the future.” and te star of the youth brigade, at least for patient Nets fans was the 6’7” LeVert. He didn’t score, but he did grab four rebounds…