Report: Nets G LeVert could return mid-month

Guard Caris LeVert, who dislocated his right foot on Nov. 12, reportedly is close to returning to the Brooklyn Nets. LeVert, 24, is set to resume five-on-five practices and could be back with the Nets before the All-Star break, which begins Feb. 15, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

He is expected to practice in Brooklyn this week with the Nets' G League team, Wojnarowski reported Monday. Before the injury, LeVert had averaged 18.4 points in 14 games, all starts. He was the 20th overall pick in the 2016 draft.

His return could boost the Nets, who are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference but currently without guard Spencer Dinwiddie, who is recovering from thumb surgery. --Field Level Media