Brooklyn Nets: Kenneth Faried is still waiting for his opportunity

Kenneth Faried came to the Brooklyn Nets in a salary dump from the Denver Nuggets. Now he just wants an opportunity to show what he can do.

Not long ago, Kenneth Faried was known as the Manimal. The fierce Faried was a beast on the interior despite his 6-foot-8 frame. For most of his tenure with the Denver Nuggets, he started, played crucial minutes, and patrolled the paint.

But he fell out of favor with Mike Malone resulting in a drastic drop in playing time. Over the summer he was sent to the Brooklyn Nets along with Darrell Arthur, a 2019 first-round pick, and 2020 second-round in exchange for Isaiah Whitehead — who was subsequently waived.

Fast forward nearly four months later and Faried…