Brooklyn Nets Midseason Grades: Backcourt Edition

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Nov 23, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets point guard Isaiah Whitehead (15) talks to point guard Jeremy Lin (7) during the first quarter against the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

The Brooklyn Nets have played exactly 41 games, marking the midway point of the 2016-17 season. How has their backcourt done? Here is the backcourt edition of our midseason grades.

Point guards are arguably the most important players in the game of basketball. They run the team’s offense by facilitating, creating plays, and ensuring that the team always gets the best opportunities to score.

For the Brooklyn Nets, finding players who can effectively run the point has been a struggle all season.

When the training camp roster was finalized, it appeared the Nets had an excess amount of backcourt players. Greivis Vasquez, Yogi Ferrell, and Beau Beech all highlighted the training camp roster as backcourt players who are no longer with the team.

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Coming into the 2016-17 season, Jeremy Lin was set to be the starting point guard for the Nets, with Vasquez serving as his backup. For the remaining backcourt slots, Brooklyn relied on versatility, with primarily shooting guards Randy Foye, Isaiah Whitehead, and perhaps even Caris LeVert all possessing the ability to be used at the point if necessary.

Since then, injuries have limited Brooklyn’s roster, which has been detrimental at the point guard position.

This is the second of two posts where we’ll be grading each player’s performance at the midway point of the 2016-17 season. In case you missed it, here is the front court edition.

Before we get started, a quick note. LeVert and Bojan Bogdanovic have been used as both shooting guards and small forwards, but for the purposes of this post, they will be listed as shooting guards.