There’s so much talk about Brooklyn’s backcourt and how it will work with D’Angelo Russell and Jeremy Lin sharing the rock at the 1. It has been one of the reasons for optimism and one of the team’s biggest mysteries too since Russell was traded to Brooklyn.
After the first preseason game, Lin told reporters that he is “Definitely a 1” and that Russell is “Definitely a 1” as well. In an interview with NBA TV, Russell said people should see the two of them not as 1’s or 2’s, but as “attacking guards.” The Nets are hoping no matter what they call each other, the duo can work — and should work — together.