{"id":183964,"date":"2021-02-20T10:28:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T07:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-bench-finally-rounding-into-form-post-harden-trade\/"},"modified":"2021-02-20T10:28:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T07:28:45","slug":"nets-bench-finally-rounding-into-form-post-harden-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-bench-finally-rounding-into-form-post-harden-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets’ bench finally rounding into form post-Harden trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Nets’ bench finally rounding into form post-Harden trade<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The Nets\u2019 depth took a serious hit when they traded for James Harden last month.<\/p>\n

But the players that remain on the bench are beginning to round into form.<\/p>\n

As the Nets continued their Western road swing with Thursday\u2019s 109-98 win over the Lakers, they got boosts off the bench from Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (15 points on 5-for-8 shooting from 3-point range) and Landry Shamet (10 points). That came a game<\/a> after Tyler Johnson chipped in 17 points in a spot start. All in all, it gives coach Steve Nash important options beyond his regular starting group.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve all really played well. It makes our depth look a lot better,\u201d Nash, whose team next plays at the Clippers on Sunday night, said before Friday\u2019s day off. \u201cThe second unit\u2019s been producing, holding or extending leads. Proud of all those guys for hanging in there, for finding their rhythm and their form and gaining a little connectivity out there. It\u2019s really important to have a second unit in this league and our guys have stepped up lately.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Nets entered the season with plenty of depth, but it was quickly gutted after Spencer Dinwiddie tore his ACL and Caris LeVert, Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince were included in the blockbuster deal for Harden. The Nets have signed Iman Shumpert, Noah Vonleh and Andre Roberson to help fill out the roster since then, but it\u2019s the bench players who have been in Brooklyn from the start of the season who have begun to make the biggest impact.<\/p>\n

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Landry Shamet<\/figcaption>
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Luwawu-Cabarrot, who came through with a season-high five 3-pointers Thursday night, has been the steadiest of the bunch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had open shots, I shot them with confidence and hard work pays off, always,\u201d said Luwawu-Cabarrot, who added three assists, two steals and two rebounds.<\/p>\n

Shamet, meanwhile, started the season off cold enough that he even fell out of the rotation late in January while shooting 28.6 percent from 3-point range. But since sitting three straight games, he has averaged 11.1 points (41.5 percent shooting from deep) to give the Nets a shot in the arm off the bench.<\/p>\n

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