Yi Jianlian looks like he’s trying to make up for lost time for the Nets. Yi has played in 7 games (6 starts) for the Nets this season and he is averaging 32.4 minutes, 15.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Yi has been outstanding for the Nets giving a lot of help to Brook Lopez on the inside. The Nets will start winning some games soon as they are too good to keep losing like they are right now.

Chris Douglas-Roberts has made the most of his opportunity to start while the Nets started the season short because of widespread injuries. He has played in 20 games (18 starts) this season for the Nets and he is averaging 36.7 minutes, 16.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He should continue to get a lot of playing time even when some of the players he was replacing get healthy because he has been one of the best players on the team this year.

You can’t blame 2nd year center Brook Lopez for the Nets sucking so far this season. He has played in 17 games (all starts) for the Nets so far this season and he is averaging 35.9 minutes, 18.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.4 blocked shots per game. With Devin Harris back from injury look for Lopez’ numbers to improve even more as he will see less double teams in the post. The sky is the limit for Lopez who is developing into one of the better centers in the Eastern Conference.

Chris Douglas-Roberts is off to a good start this season for the Nets. He has played in 4 games (all starts) this season and he is averaging 34.5 minutes, 14.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. With all of the injuries the Nets have suffered Douglas-Roberts should continue getting a lot of playing time.

The New Jersey Nets expected big things out of Courtney Lee and Brook Lopez. But the star of the pre-season for the Nets was second year guard Chris Douglas-Roberts. He started all 7 games that he played in and he averaged 33.9 minutes, 18.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Douglas-Roberts will definately get more playing time than he did last season. Courtney Lee is in line to start at Vince Carter’s old shooting guard spot. He played in 5 games (4 starts) in the pre-season and he averaged 34.2 minutes, 16.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Lee also shot well hitting 52.8% from the floor in the pre-season. 2nd year center Brook Lopez was outstanding as expected in the pre-season for the Nets. He started all 7 games and he averaged 29.1 minutes, 15.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 3.0 blocked shots per game. Expect big things out of Lopez this season.