How key was prying Andre Drummond and Seth Curry out of Philadelphia in the James Harden-Ben Simmons swap? The pair haven’t just started since the trade went down, but they’ve posted the best plus-minus stats on the whole Nets roster.
Drummond is a plus-34 with Curry right behind at plus-33 in five starts coming into Monday’s tilt versus Toronto, both having filled glaring needs.
The floor-spacing Curry is averaging 19.2 points on 47.4 percent shooting from deep, while Drummond is posting a double-double (11.2 points, 11.0 boards) in just 22 minutes. Both have seemed to fit in seamlessly.
“Yeah, I hope my smile can answer that question,” Kyrie Irving said. “When you play with guys that are coming off the ball, being very selfless and putting their body on the line and then just thinking the game, it just makes my job a lot easier to go out there and just lead the offense as best I can as the point guard.
Andre Drummond (left)…