With the remainder of the 2020 NBA season in flux, the next time we see basketball could be in 2021 or toward the very end of the year. Social gatherings are becoming more scarce as the coronavirus makes its way through cities and communities. The Brooklyn Nets, however, have received good news on the pandemic front.
Four Nets players who were previously infected with the virus have been cleared, according to GM Sean Marks.
“So far, everybody is healthy. The guys that were, that tested positive, have cleared their 14 days self-isolation and quarantine,†Marks said Wednesday in a conference call. “They’re still practicing with social distancing like the rest of us. They are cleared like everybody, like the rest of the team and the staff right now.â€
Thankfully all of the players are healthy and have overcome the virus. The next narrative on the balled is Caris LeVert, and if he’s an essential part of the team moving forward.
Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie expressed his confidence in LeVert, stating:
“Obviously he’s our third star. Major piece of the team,†Dinwiddie said.
Kyrie Irving, who stated that the team needs more pieced if they plan to contend for a championship, implied that the team needs to go out and either trade for more draft capital or sign bigger free agents. However, the return of Durant ‘should’ provide sufficient quality along with Irving, Dinwiddie, and LeVert to compete daily in the NBA.
The biggest knock on LeVert, though, is his injury history, suggesting he could be a better trade piece next offseason. His injury history is well known, considering his 42 straight missed games in 2019 and 24 games this season with a thumb injury. Sometimes, it’s better t cash in on injury-prone players while they still have value instead of waiting for them to pick up something significant.