Isaiah Whitehead

Isaiah Whitehead scores a career-high as Nets fall to Spurs

Brooklyn Nets guard Isaiah Whitehead racked up a career-high 19 points to go with 3 assists and 1 rebound as the Nets got blown out 112-86 by the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.

What It Means:

With the recent announcement that Jeremy Lin (hamstring) is expected to be sidelined for another three-to-five weeks, Whitehead will likely continue to play big significant minutes for the Nets. He is averaging 7.0 points, 2.8 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 22.5 minutes per game this season.

Whitehead ranked fourth among Nets players with a -5.0 nERD in Monday's loss, per numberFire Live, and his -5.2 nERD on the season is the third-lowest mark in the NBA.