Brooklyn Nets: What should the starting five look like?

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Caris LeVert

Caris LeVert has the makeup of an NBA All-Star, a string of bad luck with irksome injuries have derailed his progression thus far in the league. However, if he manages to stay healthy, LeVert could be on his way to a breakout campaign in the 2019/20 season.

He struggled initially when he came back from his gruesome-looking ankle injury, but in the latter half of March and then continued into April he found his rhythm.

In the first round of the playoffs against the 76ers, he averaged 21.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and recorded a very efficent 61.2 TS%.

He’s never played more than 16 percent of his minutes in any year of his career at the two, the three is a good fit for the 24-year-old (though his versatility allows for him to play essentially 1-4) .

Play-by-Play Table
						Posi	Posi	Posi	Posi	Posi
Season	Age	Tm	Pos	G	MP	PG%	SG%	SF%	PF%	C%
2016-17	22	BRK	SF	57	1237		16%	84%
2017-18	23	BRK	SF	71	1864		15%	85%
2018-19	24	BRK	SF	40	1063		8%	77%	16%

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 7/16/2019.

With two superstars on the roster, LeVert could see how they operate and elevate his own game to new heights. Guarding Irving in practice is a challenge he looks forward to and will likely make him a better on-ball defender against the more deceptive guards in the league.

Caris LeVert on if he and Kyrie Irving will play 1 on 1:

“Everyday, we’ll play every single day.”
— Billy Reinhardt (@BillyReinhardt) July 8, 2019

Fans have reason to be excited about his growth, he’ll be a starter come Game 1 of the regular season.