CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Nets lost all three of their veteran leaders from last season. It hasn’t taken Garrett Temple long to earn his way into that role — and the nickname President.
“He fits in so well, on and off the court,” Jarrett Allen said. “He’s a leader. He came in and he didn’t try to push hard, he didn’t try to be overbearing. He snuck his way into being our vet.”
But don’t think just because Temple didn’t ask for the role means he doesn’t relish the responsibility. He wears it as naturally as one of his neatly tailored suits.