Following the news of Caris LeVert having ligament damage in his right thumb, the Brooklyn Nets made a move.
The team announced the signing of Iman Shumpert on Wednesday. The move was first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Already down Kevin Durant (ruptured Achilles) and Wilson Chandler (25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s drug policy, the Nets were in need of another body with LeVert going down. Following the first three games, Brooklyn was allowed an extra roster spot through the middle of December because of Chandler’s suspension.
Shumpert was last with the Houston Rockets, joining them in the middle of the 2018-19 season. While in Houston, he only averaged 4.6 points, 2.7 boards and 1.1 assists per game while playing through nagging lower-body injuries.
Free agent guard Iman Shumpert is signing with the Brooklyn Nets, league sources tell ESPN. Nets have a 16th roster spot until Wilson Chandler suspension ends in mid-December
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 13, 2019
According to Bobby Marks of ESPN, Shumpert will have a cap hit of $13,108 per day. If the Nets want to keep Shumpert past December 14 — the deadline for the 16th roster spot — they will need to waive or trade someone else.