There are few certainties about the Brooklyn Nets roster come next October 10 when they will face off against the Phoenix Suns in their preseason opener at the Venetian Hotel complex in Macao, China.
There are the five picks — if all of them get used — and all that salary cap space. Then there are the three unrestricted free agents, the four young players on team options, et cetera. But there is one thing that seems set: D’Angelo Russell wants to be in black-and-white when the team runs on to the court that night, 8,000 miles and 12 hours away.