{"id":117497,"date":"2020-11-22T11:31:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T08:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-looking-for-bruce-brown-to-be-a-defensive-stopper\/"},"modified":"2020-11-22T11:31:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T08:31:57","slug":"nets-looking-for-bruce-brown-to-be-a-defensive-stopper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-looking-for-bruce-brown-to-be-a-defensive-stopper\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets looking for Bruce Brown to be a defensive stopper"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Nets looking for Bruce Brown to be a defensive stopper<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Ever since Bruce Brown came into the NBA as an unheralded second-round pick by the Pistons in 2018, he\u2019s known he\u2019d have to make defense his calling card. And after joining the star-studded Nets, he didn\u2019t suddenly get confused about his job descript<\/a>ion.<\/p>\n

Traded to a team with stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving and a potent offense, Brown admits it\u2019s going to be his ability to guard and willingness to grind that gets him out on the floor. And he\u2019s fine doing yeoman\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, that\u2019s definitely going to be my role,\u201d said Brown, 24, who arrived along with Landry Shamet in a three-way deal with Detroit. \u201cScoring-wise, that\u2019s KD, Kyrie, we\u2019ve got Caris [LeVert], Joe [Harris]. I think I just come in and bring a dog mentality on the defensive end, and match up with the best offensive player every night.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s exactly what the Nets have been looking for this offseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cBruce, we\u2019ve talked about adding some defensive players,\u201d general<\/a> manager Sean Marks said. \u201cA toughness, a mindset, that\u2019s what we\u2019ll certainly be looking for in Bruce.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Brown provided that for Detroit his first two seasons. The 6-foot-4, 202-pound high school football player \u2014 a safety, naturally \u2014 earned his minutes not with his so-so offense but rather his stifling defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally, just come in and be a dog,\u201d Brown said of his mindset. \u201cObviously a second-round pick, I thought I could\u2019ve went higher, so I went in with the mentality of knowing what I can do, knowing my role early, locking in on the defensive end and just really trying to pave a way for myself to play a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown paved the way with his defensive prowess, flashed in a Nov. 23, 2018, matchup against Houston. After not having played for four straight game<\/a>s, the rookie ended up thrust with the responsibility of defending James Harden. Despite the scoring champion\u2019s 33 points, Brown held him to 0-for-7 shooting with three turnovers when guarding him.<\/p>\n

Within two weeks, Brown was in the lineup and never came back out. He finished in the top 20 of FiveThirtyEight\u2019s Draymond stat ranking defenders. Just two rookies logged more minutes for 2019 playoff teams, and Shamet was one.<\/p>\n

This past season was more of the same, as Brown held Harden to 2-of-10 shooting amid a 39-point outing to help Detroit win. Though Irving had a 20-point trip<\/a>le-double on Nov. 2 against the Pistons, he was just 2-of-10 with two turnovers against Brown as the Pistons walked away with another victory.<\/p>\n

Brown had further chances to impress when he played in the Nets\u2019 recent ad hoc pickup games at the Sports Academy in Los Angeles and got to speak with Irving.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve played a few times in pickup this summer in L.A. Kyrie, me and him talked a little bit, so it\u2019s been cool,\u201d said Brown, convinced he\u2019d be a good foil for Irving. \u201cI\u2019m a slasher, a spot-up shooter. He\u2019s more on-ball. I\u2019ve guarded him a lot these past two years, so I know exactly how he plays. We\u2019ll fit perfectly together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown learned about the trade early last week, walking into Detroit\u2019s facility to work out. He\u2019s now in Brooklyn and already finished his quarantine, ready to start camp.<\/p>\n

The Nets\u2019 trade of the No. 19 pick and Dzanan Musa to get Brown and Shamet is a win-now move, but they\u2019re confident both are still improving. Brown boosted his 3-point shooting from just 25.8 percent as a rookie to 34.4 last season. His scoring doubled to 8.9 points a game and he showed ability as a pick-and-roll distributor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re definitely in the win-now, but when you add both those guys there\u2019s still a development cycle to both,\u201d Marks said. \u201cMaking this trade certainly helps us right in the present, but it also helps us down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Brown making just $1.6 million, the Nets declined their $5 million option on Garrett Temple. The 34-year-old signed with Chicago. \u2026 Undrafted rookie guard Jordan Bowden (Tennessee) will sign an Exhibit 10 deal to go to camp with the Nets.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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