Bruce Brown

In the NBA, there are star players, then there are players that are stars in their role. In the First Round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs, Brooklyn Nets utility man Bruce Brown was a superstar in his role. Working a dribble-handoff into a pick-and-roll with teammate Kevin Durant, Brown darts the lane, corrals the pocket pass, then finishes the play smoothly under duress. The heartbeat of the Brooklyn Nets opened the game with nine straight points on the way to a postseason career-high 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists, a valiant effort in Game 2 of the First Round on April 20, 2022.