Tuesday marked the start of the transaction window in which NBA teams preparing to resume the 2019-20 season in Orlando could sign replacement players.
While the Brooklyn Nets were in a position where they could add two players with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving out for the remainder of the season, they still had to make room if they wanted to fill both spots.
On the first day of the transaction window, the Nets announced their request for waivers of Theo Pinson, dropping their roster down to 16 players. This season was the guard’s second in Brooklyn. He appeared in 33 games in 2019-20, while also playing in nine G League games for the Long Island Nets.
In addition to waiving Pinson, the Nets have agreed to a deal with Tyler Johnson, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The guard signed a four-year, $50 million offer sheet with the Nets back in 2016, but stayed in Miami when the Heat matched the deal in order to retain him.
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