The Brooklyn Nets have quickly found a player to substitute for Wilson Chandler at Disney World in Florida.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Justin Anderson will sign with the Nets.
Anderson played three games with Brooklyn this season on a 10-day contract before he was released in January. The Nets then brought him back in a trade to play for their G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets.
The move to sign Anderson comes after Wilson Chandler said he was “opting out of playing” in the Orlando restart, according to ESPN’s Malika Andrews. Chandler cited the importance of his family’s health as the reason for not participating in the NBA’s resumption of the 2019-20 season.
In three games with Brooklyn, Anderson averaged 1.0 points per game and 5.7 minutes of play. He shot 2.0 field goal attempts a game and shot 16.7% from the field.
Free agent Justin Anderson is signing with the Nets, agent Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 28, 2020
Anderson played 31 games during his time with Long Island this season, scoring 20.6 points per game and shooting 47.9% from the field. He also grabbed 6.6 rebounds a game and shot 35.4% from the 3-point line.
Anderson played some of his best basketball during his runs with the Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks. During the 2016-17 season, he started with Dallas and was traded to Philly in February of 2017.
Wilson Chandler has informed the Nets that he is opting out of playing in Orlando, the forward tells ESPN.
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) June 28, 2020
He averaged a career-high 7.1 points per game in 75 total games that season and grabbed a career-high 3.3 rebounds a game. He also shot 42.4% from the field.
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