After trade with Pacers, Nets select Caris LeVert with 20th pick

Following a trade with the Indiana Pacers, the Brooklyn Nets selected Michigan's Caris LeVert with the 20th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

The Nets acquired the pick earlier Thursday in the trade that sent Thaddeus Young to Indiana.

When healthy, LeVert is a jack-of-all-trades backcourt weapon who can even suit up at small forward at 6-foot-7 with a 6-foot-10 wingspan to wreak havoc with on the defensive end. He got progressively better as a shooter over the course of his four-year stint, with a quick release which was difficult to guard.

Too bad he wasn't healthy during his final two seasons with the Wolverines. A broken left foot cost him the final 14 games of his junior year, while a lower left leg injury sidelined him for 19 of the last 20 games during his senior year.

As a senior, LeVert may already be near his peak physically, which will hurt him defensively when matched up with stronger guards and wings who can take advantage of his relatively slim frame.