David Duke Jr., acquired by the Nets after being undrafted in 2021, is likely to sign a second two-way deal with Brooklyn, league sources say. was a restricted free agent after playing for
NetsDaily first announced the news. The Nets wanted Duke to accept his second year as a two-way player, but he wanted a standard contract. Ultimately, he agreed to stay with the Nets. Duke’s deal could always – anytime – be converted into a standard contract, as Kessler Edwards did at the end of last season.
Duke’s signing brings the number of players on Brooklyn’s roster to 15 and gives him and Arondes Williams 12 fully guaranteed deals, a partial guarantee and two two-way contracts. Unless, of course, the Nets make a trade, he has three Exhibition 10 contracts and two standard NBA contracts left.
NBA teams can bring up to 20 players to camp at the end of September. Before Duke signed, the Nets had the most vacancies on their 20-man roster, tied with Charlotte at six.
Last season, the 6’4″ Duke averaged 4.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists and had a 36/24/81 shooting split in 22 games, seven of which started for Brooklyn. He was one of his league stars in the Nets Summer. Averaging 19.0 points for the team—he’s 10th in the Summer League, with a 50/26/83 shooting split that gives him 4.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists. His 3-pointer his shooting still needs improvement, but Duke impressed the Nets coaches with his aggressiveness in getting to the rim.
A three-year starter at Providence, Duke has declared for 2021. NBA DraftSome saw him as a potential first-round pick at the start of the 2020-21 season, but his value declined in the second half of the 2020-21 season. big east Season.
Duke was featured on several Nets social media outlets this summer along with other young Nets.
Duke will become the fourth free agent to re-sign from last season’s team, joining Kessler Edwards, Nick Claxton and Patty Mills. The Nets also signed his three free agents, Sumner, TJ Warren and Alondes Williams, and traded them to Royce O’Neal.
The Nets currently have two unsigned free agents from last year’s team: Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge. The Nets still have $6.5 million taxpayer MLE and his $2.5 million deal exception.
