LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 23: Caris LeVert # 22 of the Brooklyn Nets moves the ball against … [+]
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If Caris LeVert In the end, the former Michigan star comes off the bench to shoot guard for the nets.
“There are small, minor adjustments,” he said on Tuesday during a Zoom call. “I think there are positive results too. You will have the opportunity to look at the game from a different perspective, see how the defense takes certain actions, how they protect ball screens, transitions, etc. See what guys do it like that, when you’re in the game you can do that adjustment and put energy where it’s needed and things like that.
“I try to look at every situation and find a positive outcome about every situation. I look forward to the challenge, if it does, and if not we will adjust accordingly. “
LeVert didn’t play in Sunday’s preseason win against Washington due to a patella bruise, but he called it “just a small thing” and described it as “nicks and bumps”.
“I feel good now and am ready to go,” he added.
Head coach Steve Nash LeVert said “looked great” and “played very well” Tuesday during a scrimmage.
In his place Sunday Spencer Dinwiddie started with both of them and played well Kyrie Irving.
Nash says he hasn’t made any final decisions about who will start with the two in the future.
“I suspect this will be an ever-evolving season, with injuries, COVID, and the density of the schedule all sorts of opportunities, but not strictly intended,” Nash said Monday. “I don’t think it’s going to look like this, ‘We’re starting Joe [Harris] for five games, then Spencer for five games, then Caris for five. ‘I think it’s a scenario we’ll find out if we go.
“We have to be adaptable and have this versatility and not necessarily take tough positions or make a situation a truth that doesn’t have to be one or the other. So I think about it: let’s not go into a race to cement any roles or ideas because this is not the season that it will be. “
LeVert, number 20 in 2016, started 31 of 45 games last season with an average of 18.7 points, 4.4 assists and 4.2 rebounds. He was the primary ball handler and playmaker during the Orlando Bubble, as Irving and Kevin Durant and some other networks did not play.
LeVert, 26, looks forward to playing with Irving and Durant and maximizing his own talents.
“Just being with these people every day is a bonus,” he said. “I’m in my fifth year with two MVPs, Kevin and Steve. Ky won a championship, one could argue that he should be a final MVP. Obviously, Amar’e Stoudemire played in many great games, [Mike] D’Antoni trains in a lot of big games so it’s just a lot of basketball IQ around the building.
“For someone like me and all the other young people trying to get better, it’s amazing to come to work and be with all of these people every day.”
Whatever his role, he just wants to win.
“I’m versatile and can play with and without the ball,” he said. “When I start getting off the bench, whatever it is, I feel like I can adapt and play pretty much any role I take on. I’m just looking forward to getting out there and contributing to wins in every possible way. So when this starts or comes off the bench, Steve and I will talk more about it. But I think everyone’s main goal right now is to win basketball games and get us in the best position. “
NASH MAKES NO COMMITMENT TO STARTING THE CENTER
Nash started DeAndre Jordan about Jarrett Allen in fifth place, but he won’t commit himself to a starter going forward.
“I didn’t make any firm decisions,” said Nash. “We have to stay ready and fluid, that could change night after night, I haven’t made any decisions. But if I want to start with the DJ, it’s because he’s been a very good defender himself for a long time. He’s also a threat that rolls into the basket and soaks up the defenses, making it a vertical threat.
“So both guys will play, they both bring similar but slightly different personalities to their profile, so I like them both and they both will play a role for the team.”
BRIELMAIER OFFICIAL N GED LEAGUE HEAD COACH
The Long Island Nets were officially named Bret Brielmaier Head coach on Tuesday after first reporting it on Twitter on Friday.
Nash praised Brielmaier, who played under Loud Olson in Arizona and also served as a network assistant Kenny Atkinson and further Ty Lues Staff with the clippers.
“He has a lot of experience in NBA coaching, he has inside information and knowledge of this organization so it fits seamlessly,” said Nash. “He’s going to grow as a head coach in this position that is important to his development and allows him to further hone his talents, but so that we can have this two-way relationship with Long Island and Bret with NBA experience and experience with the Netz fits perfectly. “
Small nets to the front Joe Harris Brielmaier said “is an excellent young coach” who has developed Allen and other young players and “will do a really good job on Long Island”.
The Nets will opt for the G League bubble outside of Atlanta, as I reported earlier, and Nash said the team is still looking at how “to use the G League bubble,” but Brielmaier would “take us on that.” Help our two-way guys develop “. “The networks have Jeremiah Martin on a two-way and Jordan Bowden, Nate Sestina and Reggie Perry on exhibit 10s.
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