It is now crunchtime. As long as players are healthy — and eligible, it’s when head coaches shorten their rotations, rely more on their stars and less on their rookies. As good as the Nets three draft picks and one undrafted free agent have been, they’re likely to see fewer minutes and opportunities.
Cam Thomas, whose resume’ includes 10 games of 20+ points, may still get minutes in games without Kyrie Irving, but both Kessler Edwards, who started 20 games, and Day’Ron Sharpe who had two double-doubles and two other games where he grabbed 10 boards, have dropped out of the rotation.