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The Brooklyn Nets still have a lot of offseason to go as they have only made it past the 2023 NBA Draft. However, they are starting to make decisions before free-agency officially starts.
According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, the Nets are not extending qualifying offers to David Duke Jr. or Dru Smith. This means that when free-agency starts, Duke Jr. and Smith will be unrestricted free-agents instead of being restricted.
Duke Jr., 23, has played his two seasons in the NBA for the Nets and has averaged 4.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game while shooting 40.3% from the field and 20.4% from three-point land. Duke Jr., who played his college basketball at Providence College, had his two-way contract converted into a standard contract for the first time in his career during the 2022-23 season.
Smith, 25, played 10 games for Brooklyn this past season and averaged 3.3 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game while shooting 41.9% from the field and 30.8% from behind the three-point line. Smith, an undrafted free-agent from the University of Missouri, started this past season with the Miami Heat before being waived in December of 2022.
The #Nets did not extend qualifying offers to David Duke Jr. or Dru Smith, sources told the Post. Both will be unrestricted free agents. #nba
— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) June 30, 2023
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