The most surprising player from each NBA team this season

Brooklyn Nets: Caris LeVert

A 6-foot-6 wing, Caris LeVert arrived at Michigan as a three-star recruit who only weighed 152 pounds. Despite his slight frame, he immediately showed his talents off in Ann Arbor and contributed towards their National Championship runner-up squad as a freshman. He returned his sophomore season and broke out in a bigger role, culminating in an Elite Eight appearance for the Wolverines. A rising star, LeVert first faced real adversity following that season.

Caris LeVert underwent his first foot surgery during spring of 2014. He was having a strong junior season before again injuring his foot in January of 2015. Though LeVert played most of his senior year, and played well, he had a third foot surgery last March. It was the same injury that Kevin Durant has successfully come back from, but it was a risk for the Nets to grab him in the late first round nonetheless.

Brooklyn’s team doctor performed LeVert’s most recent foot surgery, and that influenced them into taking him. They’ve been rewarded so far — LeVert looks like a steal if he stays healthy. He’s has shot 44.9 percent from the field as a rookie and had impressive games. LeVert could potentially be a leading scorer for the Nets down the line, which is big for a team that owes their first round pick to the Celtics.