NBA 2017-18: 5 Teams Most Impacted By Injuries 

#2 Brooklyn Nets

What are the Nets going to do with their missing starters for the rest of the season?

The Brooklyn Nets have never really had the best of luck in the league in recent years including trading away their draft picks, not making the smartest of trades player-wise, and overall just not a very well managed organization. But this time it comes in the form of injuries. Both injuries occurred to starting lineup players. The first happened on the Nets’ debut against the Pacers where Jeremy Lin ruptured his patellar tendon in his right knee which will leave him out for the rest of the season. The other player is D’Angelo Russell, which the Nets just recently acquired. Russell underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, which will also keep him out for the remainder of the season.

The bad news is that the Nets probably won’t make it into the playoffs again this season, sporting a record of 9-14 putting them 13th in the Eastern Conference. This isn't a huge surprise to me, but it is very unfortunate to see these injuries hold back the talent of these players. This year was more of a development year and getting Russell comfortable on his new team, even though now he won't even be playing. But on the lighter side, the Nets will be able to give their younger players some more minutes and let them develop.

Spencer Dinwiddie and Allen Crabbe have taken over the starting point guard and shooting guard spots and have been putting up respectable numbers, recording career highs in points, rebounds, and assists.