D’Angelo Russell was putting up the best numbers of his three-year career in a new role, with new scenery in Brooklyn. This season was supposed to be all about developing guys, but also to preview what it will look like with Russell manning the point.
For Russell, 21, it was like playing with house money in that the Nets had very few expectations ... and he could finally play free.
Then, the Nets announced that he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee after initially announcing it as a knee contusion. There is no timetable on his return, but it doesn’t sound like he will be back any time soon.