D’Angelo Russell logged 25 minutes in Tuesday’s loss to the Spurs, accounting for 12 points (4-of-11 FGs, 2-of-2 FTs), one rebound, four assists, one steal, one block and two three-pointers.
Tuesday’s game was the second for Russell since the All-Star break, and availability will be a concern for the rest of the season. And with the Nets only two games behind 10th-place Chicago in the loss column, a little more “effort” may be required from the front office to improve the team’s lottery odds. That would be bad news for managers looking to Russell for production during the fantasy playoffs. The Nets only play two more games during Week 18, but they have two back-to-back during a five-game Week 19.