Whitehead could be Nets’ new ‘quarterback’
Former Lincoln Star Will Likely be Available in Second Round of Draft
Kenny Atkinson knows the importance of having a good point guard.
“I think the point guard is like the NFL quarterback,” the Brooklyn Nets’ newly hired coach intimated last week during his introductory press conference at the team’s training center in Sunset Park.
“That’s how important the position is,” Atkinson added. “It’s the Drew Brees, it’s the Aaron Rodgers. It’s super important. It’s going to be a big decision for us, which way we go there.”
Which way the Nets go in terms of landing their future point man may have become a bit clearer Wednesday morning as they awoke to the news that former Lincoln High School star Isaiah Whitehead would forego his final two years at Seton Hall University to enter next month’s NBA Draft.