DayRon Sharpe is making another leap in rare Nets bright spot

MEMPHIS, Tenn.— Day’Ron Sharpe is making the jump from backup bruiser to full-time starter and complete player. And so far, the transition has been going well. Sharpe has an impressive plus-16.7 net rating swing for Brooklyn entering Saturday’s game in Memphis.

Essentially meaning they are an aggregate 16.7 points per 100 possessions better — offensively and defensively — with the big man on the floor. That’s the fourth-best rating in the entire league among all qualified centers. “Yeah, he’s embracing the new role, and he’s adjusting,” Nets coach Jordi Fernández said of Sharpe.“He’s adjusting with playing bigger minutes.

… It comes with, its a lot.And I think he’s doing a great job.

He is being very diligent with his routine, his body, taking care of himself, his treatment, what he eats.And right now, you can see that he can perform in longer stints and for more minutes. “So, very proud of him, and I think he’s impacting the group also.

We’re playing well and, at times, very well because of him.And what he brings, like yesterday or two days ago, he had huge winning plays at the rim and verticalities and then his passing, rebounding so forth.

So I’m very happy and he’s got to keep taking steps, keep working.” Over Sharpe’s last six games, he’s averaged 9.5 points, seven rebounds and 6.5 assists to just 2.2 turnovers — almost a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio — as he’s unlocked his playmaking in dribble handoffs DHOs with Michael Porter Jr.His four straight games with at least five assists are a Nets franchise record for a center.  Sign up for Inside the Nets by Brian Lewis, exclusively on Sports+.

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