It's no surprise that the Brooklyn Nets, like many other teams, have made the call of growing through their youth, but after this year's acquisition they've made the call of pointing who they'll grow around.
D'Angelo Russell, who was acquired in a pre-draft offseason trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, along with young up-and-coming talent Caris LeVert, are viewed as “untouchables” in any potential trade talks, according to Nets Daily.
This can potentially mean that LeVert can supplant starter Jeremy Lin at the point guard position at some point in the season, if the Harvard grad fails to impress the organization.
Russell and LeVert have already developed chemistry in their short time together, drawing praise from the latter in a recent interview with Taylor Rooks of CBS Sports.
“I think a really underrated part of his game is his passing,” LeVert said. “Coming out (of Ohio State) everyone knew he was a great passer. That’s kind of overlooked now. He’s someone who everyone would love to play with. He finds guys naturally. That’s like a sixth sense that not a lot of people have.”
“He wants to win more than people give him credit for. I know he has a lot of people to prove wrong. I know he will prove a lot of people wrong,” LeVert said in an interview with Fred Kerber of The New York Post.
Russell is expected to have more free range and the ultimate green light to run this team, and could soon find himself alongside LeVert, who showed many flashes of brilliance during last season.
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