Nets bolstered by their rising star
Plumlee provides punch off bench for Brooklyn
It’s certainly not easy for a 7-foot-1 center to slip in under the radar.
But Mason Plumlee did just that last June, when his selection as the Nets’ first-round pick (22nd overall) in the 2013 NBA Draft went virtually unnoticed during an evening in which news broke of Brooklyn’s blockbuster deal to acquire Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry from the Boston Celtics.
The second-team AP All-American from Duke had just averaged 17.0 points, 10 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game during his senior season in Durham, N.C., where he also won a national title under legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski.