“Get the wins you’re supposed to win,” Russell said after the Nets’ 107-105 win. “I think this is a team that they’ve been winning over the years against us, this year is a new year. We consider them a team we’re supposed to beat.” Jarrett Allen, who had 15 points and 11 rebounds, has been regularly beaten up by Knicks center Enes Kanter. But on Friday, the Nets hammered their rivals on the boards.
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Position: G
Born: 02/23/96
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:176 lbs. / 79.8 kg.
Salary: $7,019,698
Born: 02/23/96
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:176 lbs. / 79.8 kg.
Salary: $7,019,698
Spencer Dinwiddie and Caris LeVert got the heavy workload at the guard positions as the Nets battled back to take a late lead, only to let it slip away, while Russell didn’t get a shot to contribute anything in crunch time. “It’s something that you try to do and take care of business every day in here and develop that trust with your coaches and stuff like that,” Russell said Thursday after practice, ahead of the Nets’ home opener Friday against the Knicks. “It’s the first game. It’s not something I plan on getting too low about.”
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Russell had said this week he would use being in a contract year as motivation, use watching others land extensions to fuel his own drive for one next summer. “That’s the goal. You see someone getting those extension numbers and getting those, that contract extension, that motivates everybody,” Russell said.
Michael Scotto: No extensions for D’Angelo Russell and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. When asked about the possibility of an extension earlier at practice, neither player knew today was the deadline. Both players will be eligible for restricted free agency this summer as Nets preserve 2019 cap space.
Nets Daily: In Shams Charania’s NBA Preview on the Nets, he says Brooklyn is “very active” in trade market, doesn’t think @D’Angelo Russell or @Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will be extended before season: youtu.be/epdF6xPwkdY via @YouTube
Russell said playing for a new contract “always” motivates him. He’s definitely positioned to cash in with a strong year. One of the big external threats who could override even major progress from Russell – Kyrie Irving – effectively took himself off the market.
