The Nets have cleared rookie Caris LeVert for game action, the team tweeted today. The 6’7″ guard out of Michigan could make his NBA debut in Monday’s game against the Wizards.
LeVert, the 20th pick in this year’s draft, has broken his left foot several times and hasn’t taken part in a game since suffering a Jones fracture last season at Michigan. He averaged 16.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in 15 games for the Wolverines.
The Nets showed their faith in LeVert when they traded Thaddeus Young to Indiana to obtain the 20th pick, writes Reid Wallach of NetsDaily. Brooklyn understood that LeVert wasn’t going to contribute right away, but the team believed it was getting a lottery-level talent who slipped down the draft board because of injuries.
Wallach states that LeVert may be used to help fill the hole at point guard that was created with Jeremy Lin‘s hamstring injury. The team’s depth at wing with Sean Kilpatrick, Bojan Bogdanovic, Joe Harris and Randy Foye will allow coach Kenny Atkinson to slowly ease LeVert into that rotation once Lin returns.
They should also clear him to find a better barber. Looks like he got a haircut while off-roading in his Kia Sorento and going over some major bumps lol.