His weight is down and, Anthony Bennett hopes, his history stays in the past. So the No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft focuses only on the present, but readily admits one big difference in life as a Net.
Confidence.
“Honestly, it’s just my mental state,” Bennett said Tuesday after Nets practice when asked for the biggest difference in his makeup. “The game part has pretty much been taken care of, but with me it’s being more confident, being more free, not being robotic out there. That’s the biggest thing. I feel it’s helped me a whole lot, them just letting me go out there and giving me a chance to play.