Brooklyn Nets: Players on the bubble for 2017-18 season
Quincy Acy
Upon the NBA allowing teams to finally start signing players to 10-day contracts in the beginning of January, the Nets waived Anthony Bennett and signed Quincy Acy to a 10-day contract.
Towards the beginning of his tenure with Brooklyn, many wondered why Coach Atkinson was not inserting Acy into the game and playing him to more minutes. However, we saw that this was a trend, as Atkinson likes to work new players into his system before putting them into bigger roles.
Once he was given the chance, Acy impressed not only the fans, but the Nets’ front office as well. He may not have impressed Coach Atkinson though, but that’s a good thing. Atkinson has said many times he feels Acy can be even better than he already has been and can improve even more.
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In 15.9 minutes per game, Acy shot high percentages from every area of the game. With shooting percentages of 42 percent from the field, 43 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line, it’s safe to say Acy fits well in the up-tempo offense that the Nets have already implemented.
Not only did Acy shoot better from beyond the arc than he did overall from the field, but he also made 36 of the 83 three-pointers he attempted. A very good number for a guy who will primarily be playing the power forward position for the Nets going forward.
With Atkinson’s praise of Acy’s stellar play in 15.9 minutes off the bench this season, it doesn’t seem likely the Nets will cut Acy or trade him anytime soon.