It took a 37-point performance on the national stage — in response to Damian Lillard’s 42-point game — for the rest of NBA Twitter to realize just what Caris LeVert brings to the table.
If only they had just listened to Spencer Dinwiddie from the start of the season. Maybe then they wouldn’t have been quite as surprised by the effort LeVert put forth in Brooklyn’s 134-133 loss on Thursday.
But, Dinwiddie isn’t the only one of LeVert’s current and former teammates who weren’t stunned by the 25-year-old wing.
Former Net turned New York Knicks guard Theo Pinson took to Twitter mid-game to warn the Blazers while LeVert was going off:
Keep leaving him on @CarisLeVert island and they gon lose!
Keep leaving him on @CarisLeVert island and they gon lose!
— Theo pinson (@tpinsonn) August 14, 2020
Houston Rockets forward DeMarre Carroll thinks everyone needs to take notice of his former teammate:
CARIS LEVERT needs some respect as a young star
CARIS LEVERT needs some respect as a young star… 💯💯💯
— DeMarre Carroll (@DeMarreCarroll1) August 14, 2020
Jamal Crawford has only been playing with LeVert for a short while, but he already knows full well what the young talent can do, tweeting in response to Dwyane Wade’s praise of LeVert:
…the best kept secret in the NBA!
After Thursday’s performance on TNT, “best-kept secret” may not be a fair title for LeVert anymore.