Nets' Drew Timme Receives G League Honors

The Brooklyn Nets had several injuries impact their season, with Noah Clowney struggling throughout the season to stay on the court. Clowney's injury struggles began back in late November, when he missed seven games after spraining his ankle in a match against the Sacramento Kings.

This would be the first of three stints on the bench for the second-year player out of Alabama, as his second would come in the days leading up to the All-Star break, when he re-aggravated his ankle during a team exercise. After over a month on the sidelines, Clowney returned to action until he was ruled out for the remainder of the season due to his right ankle.

As a result of this, Nets' head coach Jordi Fernandez was down to two options to play in the frontcourt, behind Cam Johnson and Nic Claxton, only having Day'Ron Sharpe and Trendon Watford to play in the low post. This could've been one of the reasons that led the Brooklyn front office to call up Drew Timme for the final nine games of the season.

Timme would make an immediate impact in the NBA, dropping an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double in his debut. This frenetic energy on the offensive end of the court would carry over the remaining eight games of the season, as the former Gonzaga star ended the season averaging 12.1 points per game, doing so on 44.1 percent shooting from the field.