Is DeMarre Carroll legitimately the Nets’ best player? Before you start laughing at my funny joke, be aware that I am not being facetious at all in asking this question. I am hella serious. I am deadass. Because right now, Carroll is third on the team in scoring at 13.5 PPG, and since he’s only two points behind the team leader, D’Angelo Russell, he deserves to be in consideration for this not-so-prestigious title.
It’s unclear how much Russell actually affects winning basketball. I’ve previously made clear my position on the matter. However, there is a real challenger for the throne of “Best Nets Player” in Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, whose janky offensive game is refined to the point where he can average fourteen points per game on 47% shooting, way higher than Carroll’s 42%. I really don’t want RHJ to be the Nets’ best player because he has tormented me all season long with lame highlight videos (his are the only videos that I’m actually glad got deleted when my old channel went down). That strengthens Carroll’s case.
And then there’s dark horse (or not-so-dark horse) candidates Jarrett Allen and Spencer Dinwiddie, who are the two players leading the team in win-shares per 48. Allen is a meme player who, because of his role on the team, only takes shots he can make, so if you think Clint Capela is the best player on the Rockets than you might think that Allen is the best player on the Nets. Dinwiddie probably would have held this title indisputably but he’s been inconsistent and his shooting has been garbage for all of February.
DTB’S OFFICIAL FINAL CONCLUSION: The Nets’ best player is Jahlil Okafor but he’s getting unfairly held down. As the kids say, don’t “at” me.