As a rebuilding team, the Nets are in the critical years of figuring out who is a long-term piece to build around and who might be better leveraged in a trade to bring in other players.
There are many parallels between the new contracts the Brooklyn Nets handed Day'Ron Sharpe and Ziaire Williams. Both were restricted free agents who had their rights renounced, both agreed to their new deals on the first open day of free agency and now both have waived no-trade clauses that were included in their agreements.
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Even after officially re-signing Cam Thomas, Day’Ron Sharpe, and Ziaire Williams, the Nets are still operating slightly below the minimum salary floor, as Bobby Marks of ESPN tweets.
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With the Brooklyn Nets’ recent re-signing of forward Ziaire Williams, it seems like their roster is close to its final shape before entering training camp.
The Brooklyn Nets continued their active offseason on Monday, re-signing forward Ziaire Williams to a multi-year contract. As per team policy, the terms of the deal were not released.
Over two months after their agreement was first reported, the Brooklyn Nets have officially finalized their deal with the free agent swingman, the team confirmed Monday.
The Brooklyn Nets roster is currently built around 19 players, 20 pending Ziaire Williams signing his 2-year, $12 million deal. The organization is also the only team under the cap in the NBA.
The Brooklyn Nets have continued to make moves as the offseason nears an end. As training camp approaches, the team still has to decide contracts and roster cuts with many questions left unanswered.
The Brooklyn Nets already had a wing defender. His name is Ziaire Williams, and he agreed to a brand new two-year, $12 million deal shortly after the 2025 NBA free agency period opened.
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The Brooklyn Nets continue to make moves, while those that came in the early stages of the 2025 NBA offseason have yet to become official. Once free agency officially opened in late June, Brooklyn renounced its rights on restricted free agents Ziaire Williams and Day'Ron Sharpe.
Day'Ron Sharpe and Ziaire Williams had...unorthodox returns to the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn chose not to extend the qualifying offer to either player, allowing them to become unrestricted free agents before renouncing their rights.
The Brooklyn Nets have made several key retentions this offseason. Head coach Jordi Fernandez needs continuity to flush out his vision for the team's identity, and on the defensive end, it all starts with Ziaire Williams.
NBA free agency opens at 6 PM ET, allowing players to begin contract talks with new teams. As eyes have been on the Brooklyn Nets, the team has started making moves.
The Brooklyn Nets have begun to make moves as NBA free agency kicks off today, starting off with retaining two of their players. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Nets have re-signed both Ziaire Williams and Day'Ron Sharpe to new contracts after they declined to extend the qualifying offer yesterday to make both unrestricted free agents.
The Brooklyn Nets are re-signing their own critical free agent. After a flurry of moves on Sunday, Brooklyn appeared to have made its offseason priorities with regards to its own incumbent players clear.
Forward Ziaire Williams plans to sign a two-year, $12 million contract with the Brooklyn Nets, ESPN reported Monday. The second season is a team option, per the report.
The Nets have issued a qualifying offer to guard Cam Thomas, making him a restricted free agent, but have opted to pass on QOs for swingman Ziaire Williams and big man Day’Ron Sharpe.
The Brooklyn Nets will be without two starters during their rematch with the Indiana Pacers on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. D’Angelo Russell and Ziaire Williams will be sidelined for the matchup.
It’s official — forward Ziaire Williams is now a member of the Brooklyn Nets. That’s because the trade that sent Williams, a 2030 second-round pick (via Dallas) and a trade exception from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Nets has been announced.
On Friday, the Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets agreed to a trade that sent Ziaire Williams to Brooklyn, with Mamadi Diakite coming to Memphis. That deal saved the Grizzlies just under $4M in cap space.
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