Brooklyn Nets guard Armoni Brooks has had a turbulent couple of days as he was practicing with Brooklyn’s G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets, on Tuesday morning, but found himself having to get on a plane destined for Miami just a few hours after practice to help the Nets beat the Heat on Wednesday.
Brooks, 25, is one of Brooklyn’s two-way players so he was expected to be one of the main players for the Nets’ G League team once he signed that deal. However, thanks to the injury bug biting Brooklyn heavily to start this season, Brooks had to step in for the Nets and he delivered.
In Brooklyn’s 109-105 win over Miami on Wednesday, Brooks scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field, including hitting 5-of-6 shots from deep. Not only did Brooks come off the bench shooting the ball well, he played so well that he was a +30, by far the best tally in that metric in the game.
Brooks was clutch for the Nets in a moment that would overwhelm most players who would be called into action in such short notice. Brooks answered the call and because of that, he gets his moment in the spotlight.
Here’s part of what he said when he asked about being ready for this opportunity and any future ones as well:
“It just all comes down to your preparation, your work ethic, teammates, and coaching staff having trust in you. And, whenever you get that opportunity. just trying your best to take advantage of it. You never know when it’s going to come but, you know when you hear your name called, you got to be ready and just go out there and execute.”
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