Despite the Hornets missing some of their key players, including LaMelo Ball, but Charlotte had enough star power available since Miles Bridges put up 26 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists. Here are the Nets player grades following Saturday's loss at the Hornets:

Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell is back with the Nets for the second time in his career. This time around, he can be himself again.

D’Angelo Russell moved from the playoff-bound Los Angeles Lakers to the lowly Brooklyn Nets earlier this season. Many players might not be happy with that, but it sounds like it was precisely what Russell wanted.

Despite D’Angelo Russell nursing an ankle injury currently, it has been an interesting season to say the least for the veteran point guard as he was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Brooklyn Nets earlier in the year.

Obviously, I was a little traumatized there," the Nets guard said. "I'm at the point in my career where I'm not going out and scoring 25 points every night and wowing with numbers. It's a point where I'm trying to gravitate towards doing it the right way,

One of these contracts belongs to D'Angelo Russell, whose two-year deal, which he initially signed with the Los Angeles Lakers prior to the trade in late December, is set to be coming to an end. Given the production that Russell has put out since making his return to the Barclays Center,