The Brooklyn Nets are heading into a rebuild where they will be prioritizing the development of their recent draft picks and the other young players on the team. One of the players on the roster that Brooklyn will be keeping their eyes on is 2023 first-round pick Dariq Whitehead, a player who is still working his way back from injury.
“I’m just happy to be up and down running up and down the court. Last year, I was here on the boot and stuck in crutches,” Whitehead said at the Las Vegas Summer League last month when discussing his shooting struggles. In his first appearance in Vegas since he wasn’t able to play during his rookie season because of his recovery from foot surgery, Whitehead did not play like many Nets fans had hoped on the offensive end.
“Just being able to be out there with the guys and not watching them is a huge blessing for me,” Whitehead explained. “I just don’t want to hang my head on making shots and missing shots right now because I want to make sure I work through things. I know once I get going and get fully my legs back under me, I’m going to make shots. That’s what I do.”
This summer, Whitehead played four games for the Nets in the summer league and while he looked to be mostly back physically, he still shot just 14.6% from the field and 5.0% from three-point land. While Whitehead didn’t play this summer like he had hoped, it’s good to know that he still has the confidence in himself to do his job.
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