The Brooklyn Nets are expected to waive wing David Nwaba, and it appears they’ve already decided on a replacement — at least temporarily.
Shams Charania of The Athletic is reporting the Brooklyn Nets are planning to sign Justin Anderson from the Toronto Raptors’ G League team, Raptors 905, to a 10-day contract.
He has played in 13 games for Raptors 905 this year and is averaging 21.2 point per game.
As John Hollinger of The Athletic pointed out on Twitter, this move allows the Nets to keep a spot open for a trade. Or if the Nets decide to upgrade Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot to a full-time NBA player from his two-deal, they can now do so.
Luwawu Cabarrot has appeared in 10 games for the Nets this season and is averaging 4.9 points and 2.2 rebounds on 16.9 per game. He is also shooting 29% from the floor and 38.1% from 3-point territory.
The Nets plan to sign G League swingman Justin Anderson of Raptors 905 to 10-day contract, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 3, 2020
A) #Wahoowa !
B) This allows Nets to keep roster spot open for trades (since it's just a 10-day) and/or possibly moving up Luwawu to roster once his 2-way days run out. https://t.co/gn0UOSdwOk
— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) January 3, 2020
This may also rule out the possible return of wing Iman Shumpert, who played for the Nets while Wilson Chandler was out due to suspension.
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