Brooklyn Nets: 5 Point Guard Options This Summer

Shane Larkin

Larkin signed with the Nets last offseason for a two-year deal, with the second year being a player option. Like almost everyone with a player option, Larkin will probably opt-out to try and land a more lucrative offer with almost every team having some sort of cap space to use this offseason. While Larkin may be leaning towards opting out, he could still return to the Nets.

While Larkin has not made a decision about his player option, it seems pretty clear that he would like to remain with the Nets, saying, “I’m not a guy who wants to play a 10-year career with eight different teams,” Larkin tells Basketball Insiders. “I want to find a home and really lock in with a team where I know what the coach wants, what my teammates want and we can just all grow together.”

Larkin played in 78 games for the Nets this past season, starting 17 of them. He averaged 7.3 points, 4.4 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. He is extremely athletic and can get to the rim despite his lack of size, standing 5-feet-11 inches tall and weighing 175 pounds. But, he is someone the Nets know and he could be on their list to be brought back.

The jury is still out on Larkin though and what kind of player he can be, as he does not look like a starting point guard. But, the Nets have little in the way of point guards currently on the roster and could do worse than Larkin as their backup and spot starter.

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