If there has been one constant during the two seasons Kenny Atkinson has been head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, it is that injuries seem to almost constantly keep him from having his entire roster available.
In 2016-17, the Nets were 20-62 and lost point guard Jeremy Lin to a strained left hamstring in early November and didn’t have rookie acquisition Caris LeVert available until early December as he recovered from foot surgery.
Lin was bothered by the hamstring much of the season and played in only 36 games. Joe Harris missed 30 games recovering from offseason shoulder surgery early in the year and with a concussion late in the season.