The Brooklyn Nets are one of the deepest teams in the league, except at the point guard position. They’ve been pretty mum and nonchalant about the extent of Deron Williams’ ankle injury but now it’s appearing a little more serious. Read more after the jump.
Williams suffered a sprained ankle that kept him out of training camp and now he might miss the beginning of the season.
via ESPNNewYork.com.
“But we’re not rushing him. So if we have to start the season with him still trying to get better, I think we all feel comfortable, but we would feel a little bit more comfortable if he was starting.”
Injuries is something the Nets and others anticipated but it was thought to affect the older players like Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. The Nets are still stacked and will do quite well even with Williams’ sidelined but they’ll need him to make a substantial impact.
