When the Nets drafted Kessler Edwards with the 44th-overall pick last July, the Pepperdine product knew it would be a challenge to find minutes with the team’s veteran roster.
It took some time, but Edwards has found his role as a 3-and-D wing and he’s beginning to excel in it, too, at a time when the Nets certainly need the help.
“It’s just been really fun, a long journey full of surprises,” Edwards said after recording 16 points and six rebounds in the Nets’ win over the Pelicans on Saturday. “Don’t really know what to expect. I’m finally starting to get into a rhythm, knowing what to do, what’s going to happen and stuff like that.”
Edwards, playing on a two-way contract, started his third straight game Saturday and could continue to crack the starting lineup with the way he has played. That’s especially the case after the Nets lost Kevin Durant to a sprained MCL for likely the next month-plus and Joe Harris remains…