NetsDaily · Nov 26, 2021
Nets frontcourt a work in progress as LaMarcus Aldridge starts, Blake Griffin sits
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty ImagesBefore the Nets season began, there were rumblings that the Nets had too many bigs and not enough wings. Now, though, nearly a quarter of the way through the season, the Nets 4 and 5 positions have been hit with a variety of issues — injury, illness, disappointment — that have kept things unsteady upfront.
As happened last season, the Nets have made a change at the 5. And in both cases, the key player has been LaMarcus Aldridge. After the Nets signed him back in April, Aldridge replaced DeAndre Jordan at center and even after LMA retired due to a heart condition, Jordan never returned to the rotation, being replaced by Blake Griffin.