The Nets have announced via a press release that they have waived swingmen Andre Roberson and Iman Shumpert, as well as power forward/center Noah Vonleh.
Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets that Shumpert and Roberson intend to ink 10-day deals with Brooklyn upon clearing waivers this Friday. Releasing this triumvirate of players now frees the Nets from having to guarantee their contracts for the whole season. This season, players must be cut by Wednesday to beat Saturday's guarantee deadline.
Waiving players on non-guaranteed deals and subsequently adding them via 10-day contracts is common practice for teams looking to avoid a full-season cap hit.
Beyond hoping to retain Roberson and Shumpert via 10-day contracts going forward — should they clear waivers — the Nets also intend to sign power forward Tyler Cook to a 10-day deal as a Vonleh replacement, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (via Twitter). Cook is averaging a stellar 20.6 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 4.6 APG, 0.7 SPG, and 0.6 SPG for the Iowa Wolves over seven games on the 2021 NBA G League Orlando “bubble” campus.
Vonleh was signed earlier this month to address the Nets’ shortcomings in their front court. The well-traveled 25-year-old had suited up for the Hornets, Trail Blazers, Bulls, Knicks, Timberwolves and Nuggets over seven seasons before arriving in Brooklyn this year. Vonleh appeared in just four games for the Nets, averaging 2.8 MPG.
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