Mikel Brown already showing Nets hes more than just electric offense

LAS VEGAS — Mikel Brown Jr.’s pro debut showed he can make extraordinary plays.Now the Nets have to help him make the ordinary ones over and over.Because once he does — once Brown gets big and strong enough for his body to catch up to his brain defensively — the Nets may finally have their building block.“He’s an electric offensive player.

His ability to make plays at the rim, in the midrange, from 3 is really impressive,” Nets summer league coach Dutch Gaitley told The Post.“The things that impressed me [were] his ability to rebound.

For a guard to come back [from the perimeter] with that athleticism is really impressive.He was active defensively; he had deflections, he forced some turnovers.”Brown’s summer league debut Monday was his first action since back woes ended his freshman season at Louisville in February.

He showed elite passing and a sharp handle; now he and Egor Dëmin must figure out how to leverage their versatility as a weapon.“The energy he came into the gym with and the goals he has for the team, not just for himself, that was very impressive … I really like to play with him.We can be very good together,” Dëmin told The Post.“Now as the defense says, ‘Hey we can’t let this guy get in the paint: We’re going to blitz him or switch him’ — can he back the ball out and just make the simple one and let his teammate [score]?” Gaitley asked rhetorically.

“[But] he makes the spectacular look easy.And that’s what he was able to do.”For Brown to be as good as he can, the wiry rookie is going to have to add muscle and physicality.“The thing we’re challenging him now is figuring out his spots in the flow of the offense.

Him and Egor together, how can we get both of them going at the same time,” Gaitley said.“And defensively is increasing his physicality.

The first part is hitting bigs when they’re rolling, boxing them out.He’s smart, so some of the stuff he’s doing defensively I told him was Le...