The Brooklyn Nets paired Caris LeVert and D’Angelo Russell as the guard tandem in the starting lineup just eight games ago, including the preseason. LeVert began the preseason starting at the small forward spot, with Russell and Allen Crabbe manning the two guard spots.
But Crabbe’s ankle injury against the Detroit Pistons on Oct. 8 opened a spot in the lineup and coach Kenny Atkinson filled it by inserting Joe Harris at the 3 and shifting LeVert to the 2.
The results have been promising thus far. In six regular-season games, the LeVert-Russell pairing has combined to average 38.