After losing seven players leading up to the NBA’s restart of the 2019-20 season — Kevin Durant (right Achilles), Kyrie Irving (right shoulder), Nic Claxton (left shoulder), Wilson Chandler (elected to opt-out), DeAndre Jordan (elected to opt-out after testing positive for COVID-19), Spencer Dinwiddie (team decided to hold him out after second positive COVID-19 test) and Taurean Prince (ruled out after testing positive for COVID-19) — the Brooklyn Nets have now cut their losses down to four with the signing of three replacement players.
After signing veterans Michael Beasley and Jamal Crawford on Thursday, the Nets announced on Friday Donta Hall has signed to play with Brooklyn in the Disney bubble.
Hall is a 22-year-old, 6-foot-9 power forward. Although he’s not a center like Jarrett Allen, Hall can help Brooklyn deal with their lack of bigs in the bubble with Jordan and Claxton out.
A 2020 Second Team All-NBA G League, Hall averaged a double-double (15.4 points and 10.6 rebounds), along with 1.4 blocks per game for the Grand Rapids Drive, the Detroit Pistons’ G League affiliate.
Hall playing in four games for the Pistons before the hiatus, as well. He averaged 12 minutes a night, scoring 2.3 points and grabbing 3.8 rebounds per game.
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