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The Brooklyn Nets should consider a Shaun Livingston reunion

By Mike Wlodawski - Krasnov

June 2, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston speaks to media following game one of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
June 2, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston speaks to media following game one of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 5, 2013; Brooklyn, NY, USA; New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony (7) goes up for a rebound with Brooklyn Nets point guard Shaun Livingston (14) and shooting guard Alan Anderson (6) and New York Knicks point guard Raymond Felton (2) during the third quarter of a game at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

There was no transition period for Shaun Livingston. In 2004, the #2 ranked player in the nation dove right into the fray. After deciding to bypass college, he was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 4th pick in the 2004 NBA draft. At the age of 19, he would need to learn adjust to the throng of new patterns and plays that are inevitably hurled at any NBA rookie.

By his third season with the Clippers he was developing into a skillful player dropping close to 10 points and 5 assists a contest.  A hallmark of his game – EFFICIENCY – was on display with a FG% of 46.3 that season.

Livingston sustained a devastating knee injury in 2007, and put him out of commission for nearly two years. The injury was well publicized, but the effects seemed to linger on long after the camera lights dimmed.