The Nets roster boasts two of the top-three 2015 draft picks but neither are currently in the lineup, nor are they expected to be in the near future. Brian Lewis of the New York Post confirms that while D’Angelo Russell is five weeks into his recovery from arthroscopic surgery last month, he’s still a couple of weeks away.
Jahlil Okafor, on the other hand, is out for a different reason. Prior to his acquisition on December 7, Okafor was seldom used by the Sixers, seeing action in just two games for Philly. The big man played for the Nets last week but has been held out since.
“I’d hate to put an exact date on [when Okafor will play again]. Depending on how he feels, we’re going day-to-day,” Nets general manager Sean Marks said. “I’d assume he’s still probably a week-and-a-half or two weeks away from where he feels comfortable out there and be able to play at the pace in which coach Kenny Atkinson and his staff want to play at.”
There’s more from the Atlantic Division:
- While they still haven’t released a timetable for his return, Knicks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. has made progress in his recovery from a leg injury, Al Iannazzone of Newsday writes. The swingman can push off of his leg a little bit and will be re-evaluated again next week.
- The versatile contributions of Delon Wright have served the Raptors well, Doug Smith of the Toronto Star writes. The 25-year-old is long and athletic, capable of both running with the squad and being patient when they need him to be. Wright has averaged 7.7 points and 2.4 assists in just over 20 minutes per game this season.
- The Celtics have been said to be interested in acquiring Anthony Davis. One C’s writer, however, doesn’t want the club to go all in on the Pelicans‘ superstar. D.J. Bean of NBC Sports Boston writes that giving up Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum may be too much, especially considering that the Warriors are going to be a formidable contender to seriously compete with over the next few seasons.
Ya I agree given up double Js wouldn’t be the best move for the C’s and that would be just the start also they would have to give up a lot of picks Al (salary) and probably Tony R just don’t see it being the good move great if you only have to give up one
They wouldn’t give up both players though lmao the trade would be smart, one of the J’s, a high price salary (probably horford) and a draft pick. Celtics would have Kyrie, Hayward, one of the J’s, Morris, and AD. Sounds like a title team to me. ♂️
Yeah they are not trading Horford, Brown, Tatum, Rozier and picks for Davis. You’re insane
I’d like to see AD make it through a season without missing 15+ games a year before the C’s mortgage their future acquiring him. That’s just my 2 pennies.