It was a very tough start for Jeremy Lin. In just his first game of the season, Lin ruptured his right knee patellar tendon and underwent season-ending surgery. After this past offseason, the future looked much better for the Brooklyn Nets.
Their front office was able to make a couple of moves that helped the team.
The Nets acquire assets and improve the quality of the roster at the same time, but losing Lin for the whole season sure was a hard hit for the organization. Luckily, they have enough talent in their backcourt to make up for his absence.
This flexibility was a positive for the Nets, as D'Angelo Russell could only play 12 games before he went down with an injury and required knee surgery; but with Russell now making his way back and Lin ready to return next season, the team will need to decide what to do with all their backcourt players. In an interview with ESPN's Zach Lowe, Lin did not express concerns with all the backcourt options head coach Kenny Atkinson has at his disposal. Instead, he just wants to come back and help as much as possible:
“I think I’m much more comfortable with myself, where I’m at and with my skill set. I know what I can bring to the team. Watching us right now, it’s just hard, we’re 19-41 at this point and I feel bad, I want to help my team, man.”
Jeremy Lin will need to share minutes with other guards in D'Angelo Russell, Nik Stauskas, Allen Crabbe, Caris LeVert, Joe Harris, Spencer Dinwiddie, and Isaiah Whitehead.
Those are plenty of bodies and getting minutes could be a struggle. Lin is not concerned about how their backcourt logjam will play out:
“I’m not so much focused on how it will sort itself out. I think it will naturally sort itself out. These aren’t bad guys like we totally and legitimately root for each other.”
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