Nets' Bogdanovic returns Saturday vs. Mavericks

The Brooklyn Nets will get a boost on Saturday when they conclude their season-long eight-game road trip against the Dallas Mavericks.

Rookie swingman Bojan Bogdanovic, who's missed the team's last three games with a left ankle sprain, will return Saturday and come off the bench behind another rookie - the emergent Markel Brown.

Bogdanovic has started 28 of his 52 games this season. He's struggled in his stints as a reserve, averaging just 5.5 points on 38.3 percent shooting, compared to 9.8 and 43.2, respectively, as a starter.

Since being inserted into the starting lineup in Bogdanovic's stead, Brown has averaged 10.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.7 blocks, and thrown down a 360 dunk.