Ricky Council IV seemed to have a handshake agreement on a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets back in August. Pen won’t get put to paper, according to a report from Nets Daily.
One of the Brooklyn Nets’ reported signings will not make it to training camp amid a roster crunch. Ricky Council IV won’t sign with the Nets due to an injury, according to NetsDaily.
Amid a flurry of moves, the Brooklyn Nets have changed their mind on an athletic young guard. In an X post Sunday afternoon, NetsDaily revealed that Brooklyn had opted against adding Ricky Council IV, who was waived by the Philadelphia 76ers on July 25.
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The Brooklyn Nets' addition of Ricky Council IV on Friday added backcourt depth, but it also took up another roster spot. Brooklyn now has 19 players listed on its roster—two shy of the maximum a team can bring into training camp.
Ricky Council IV played the first two seasons of his NBA career for the Philadelphia 76ers. The 23-year-old finished last year with averages of 7.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest while shooting 38.2% from the field and 25.8% from the three-point range in 73 games.
Less than a week ago, the Sixers waived Ricky Council IV and his non-guaranteed contract. It didn’t take long for the former Sixer to find a new home — and he won’t have to go far.
Ricky Council IV has spent each of his first two NBA seasons playing for the Philadelphia 76ers. He finished last year with averages of 7.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest while shooting 38.2% from the field and 25.8% from the three-point range in 73 games.
On Friday, it was announced that the Philadelphia 76ers would assign Ricky Council IV to the Delaware Blue Coats for their matchup against the Greensboro Swarm later that night.
On Friday morning, the Philadelphia 76ers assigned Ricky Council IV to the Delaware Blue Coats as the team returned from Boston. Not long after the Blue Coats wrapped up their matchup against the Greensboro Swarm, the Sixers recalled the young veteran.
On Thursday night, the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Boston Celtics by a score of 123-105. Ricky Council IV finished the loss with four points, two rebounds and two assists while shooting 2/7 from the field and 0/4 from the three-point range in eight minutes of playing time.
After taking on a third-straight loss against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, the Philadelphia 76ers assigned the young veteran Ricky Council IV to the Delaware Blue Coats.
PHILADELPHIA — When the Philadelphia 76ers needed a great performance against the Boston Celtics, Ricky Council IV delivered. It didn’t result in a win, as the Sixers blew a 26-point lead in a 118-110 loss, but Council played a big part in building such an impressive lead.
After Ricky Council IV‘s last two performances against the Pistons and Rockets, Council showed that he deserves to be a permanent piece in the Sixers’ rotation.
There will be stiff competition, but Ricky Council IV should get an opportunity to crack the Sixers’ rotation in 2024-25. Ricky Council IV’s first season was unique to say the least.
CAMDEN, N.J. — Not many undrafted players have been able to do what Ricky Council IV did with the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2023-24 season. On a team with championship ambitions, the undrafted rookie proved he’s worth keeping around for the future.
PHILADELPHIA — Over the course of 10 months, Ricky Council IV has been looking to prove to the Philadelphia 76ers that he is a true NBA-caliber player.
NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers have gotten impressive production out of Ricky Council IV, an undrafted rookie who brings athleticism and intensity to the wing spot.
With the Philadelphia 76ers being riddled with injuries, especially in their guard department, as well as the mass exodus of several guards at the trade deadline, Nick Nurse has decided to turn to the Delaware Blue Coats for Ricky Council IV and Terquavion Smith, to help bolster his lineup.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ricky Council IV had a feeling that he could make a big difference in the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Washington Wizards. On the second night of a back-to-back with loads of injuries ruling out key players, the Sixers needed whatever they could get from the undrafted rookie as he was thrust into the rotation.