Day’Ron Sharpe is coming into his third season as a professional, possibly a make-or-break year with the Nets.
Spencer Dinwiddie is already proving to be a good fit in different Nets roleNets still being ‘extremely cautious’ with this starter as season approachesSharpe had nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds in just 18:07.
“He had a really good offseason, really good. And he’s had a really good preseason,” starting center Nic Claxton said. “He’s using his physicality without fouling. He’s a lot more comfortable out there. I think he’s just in a better headspace mentally with the group that we have now, and I expect him to make some big strides for us.”Sharpe had suffered an ankle injury just 1:33 into the preseason opener against the Lakers in Las Vegas, missing that game and the win over Maccabi Ra’anana.
Mikal Bridges hasn’t missed a game that counted since he was a junior in high school and is riding the third-longest streak of games played in NBA history.Dorian Finney-Smith started in Bridges’ place, while Darius Bazley, Trendon Watford, Cam Thomas and Lonnie Walker IV saw Bridges’ minutes divvied up among them. Claxton and Sharpe — both of whom missed the last preseason game — were back from injuries.
Monday was a chance for Vaughn to not only rest his star — though he was loath to use the four-letter word — but also give Ben Simmons a longer run, Spencer Dinwiddie time at the point and players further down the roster a look.“It is multipronged. You’ll see — with no Dennis , no Mikal — you’ll see probably Ben go a longer stretch,” Vaughn said. “And then you’ll see Spencer get some minutes, more minutes than he had, at the point guard position by himself.
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