 back with us here on that's hot stove amidst all the talk about whether Brooklyn should acquire a third star they might already have him on the roster. While Kara Slavert may not have a lock on a starting role he's ready to contribute in whatever way he can. With my game I'm kind of versatile and I could play with the ball play without the ball you know start come off the bench whatever it may be I feel like I can adjust and I can play pretty much any role that you know I'm put in so for me like I said I'm just excited to get out there and contribute to wins in any way possible so you know if that's starting if that's coming off the bench Steve and I will talk more about it but I think everyone's main goal right now is winning basketball games and you know putting us in the best position to do so. I have a suspicion that this is going to be like a continually evolving season where injuries COVID the density of the schedule will present all sorts of different opportunities for us but not necessarily by design if you know what I mean so I don't think it's going to be like well we'll start you know whoever Joe for five games and then Spencer for five then Keras for five I think it's a scenario where we're going to figure it out as we go. Laverne has improved his scoring average every year he's been in the league and he took a major step forward last season becoming one of six guards in the east to average at least 18 points four rebounds and four assists. His scoring average was five points higher than during the 2018-2019 season and he was especially dominant at the NBA campus in Orlando. I remember Frank we were talking about this last game of the season when they were knocked out by Toronto in terms of what's the best role for Keras what do you feel it may be. I think on this team I think coming off the bench would be great for him because this way the ball will be in his hands you know think about that game that he had against the Boston Celtics right before the shutdown I mean on the road against a terrific team he was absolutely dominant and I think the Steve Nash's point let's remember now Kevin Durant is coming back from a significant injury so he's not going to play all 72 games so there's going to be plenty of times where Keras Laverne will be inserted into the starting lineup and there is nothing wrong with coming off the bench. A lot of players the big thing is are you finishing the game and I think a lot of nights he will be finishing the game and let's remember Kevin McKay will start six man Mano Ginobli is going to go into the Hall of Fame mostly came in off the bench really it's about you know getting shots getting minutes and Keras Laverne is going to get his share that especially on this team where this season everything is up for grabs who knows how many games guys will miss it's going to be a short amount of time to play 72 games he'll be out there he's going to be a big part of this team yeah having a ginobli role is not a bad thing at all let's