The Nets declined to tender a qualifying offer to Agbaji, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports Monday.
Agbaji will hit the open market after being traded from Toronto to Brooklyn in February. Across 20 regular-season appearances with the Nets, the 26-year-old forward averaged 6.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 16.1 minutes per contest.
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Nets' Ochai Agbaji: Good to go Sunday
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Agbaji (back) is available for Sunday's game against the Raptors.
As expected, Agbaji has been upgraded from probable to available and will suit up for the regular-season finale. He's made only one appearance in April, posting 12 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in 18 minutes during a 121-115 win over Washington on April 5. He figures to see increased usage Sunday, with most of Brooklyn's regulars resting.
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Nets' Ochai Agbaji: Probable for Sunday
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Agbaji (back) is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Raptors.
Agbaji is dealing with lower-back soreness but will likely suit up for Brooklyn's regular-season finale. However, he isn't guaranteed to see significant burn if he's cleared to suit up.
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Nets' Ochai Agbaji: Scores 18 points in win
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Agbaji notched 18 points (6-11 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 4-4 FT) and one rebound across 25 minutes during Sunday's 116-99 victory over the Kings.
This was certainly an outlier performance from Agbaji, as the Nets continue to give different roles on almost a nightly basis. Over his last seven games, Agbaji is averaging 18.5 minutes with 7.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 1.0 three-pointers on 38.6 percent shooting from the field.
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Nets' Ochai Agbaji: Cleared to play Saturday
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Agbaji (ankle) is available for Saturday's game against Philadelphia.
As expected, Agbaji has been upgraded from probable to available, and despite being left out of the rotation the past two games, he could reclaim minutes versus Philadelphia. Egor Demin (foot) and Day'Ron Sharpe (thumb) were recently ruled out for the season, while Nic Claxton (rest), Michael Porter (ankle) and Drake Powell (knee) are all unavailable Saturday, opening up potential minutes for Agbaji.
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Nets' Ochai Agbaji: Likely to be available Saturday
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The Nets list Agbaji as probable for Saturday's game against the 76ers due to left ankle sporeness, Erik Slater of ClutchPoints.com reports.
Agbaji has been left out of the Brooklyn rotation for the past two games in coach's decisions, but assuming his ankle injury doesn't keep him from playing Saturday, he could have a chance at reclaiming some minutes. In addition to Egor Demin (foot) and Day'Ron Sharpe (thumb) being out for the season, the Nets will be without Nic Claxton (rest), Michael Porter (ankle) and Drake Powell (knee) on Saturday.
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Nets' Ochai Agbaji: Season-high 18 points in win
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Agbaji closed with 18 points (8-9 FG, 2-3 3Pt), three rebounds, one assist, one block and two steals over 22 minutes during Monday's 126-115 win over Memphis.
Agbaji had his best game since arriving in Brooklyn, taking advantage of what was a favorable matchup. The 18 points represented a season-high for Agbaji, who to this point, has not even been an every-night part of the rotation for the Nets. We would need to see more of this before declaring him a viable standard league asset.
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Nets' Ochai Agbaji: Absent from injury report
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Agbaji (recently traded) is off the injury report for Saturday's game against the Wizards.
Agbaji appears ready to make his Nets debut Saturday. The forward should be available off the bench, but it's perhaps too early in his Brooklyn tenure to tell if he'll take the court in a meaningful way against Washington.
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Nets' Ochai Agbaji: Won't play Thursday
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Agbaji (not with team) has been ruled out for Thursday's game in Orlando.
Agbaji was traded to the Nets on Wednesday, but he has yet to join his new team, and thus, will be unavailable for Thursday's game. Agbaji's next chance to make his Brooklyn debut will be Saturday versus the Wizards.
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Nets' Ochai Agbaji: Traded to Brooklyn
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The Raptors traded Agbaji to Brooklyn on Tuesday in a three-team trade, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. The Clippers flipped Chris Paul to Toronto, while a 2032 second-round pick and cash were sent to Brooklyn.
Agbaji was frequently mentioned in the rumor mill prior to this move. The 25-year-old wing made 42 appearances in Toronto, averaging 4.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.4 steals in 15.5 minutes per contest. It remains to be seen what type of role he'll be able to carve out in Brooklyn, and he can be considered doubtful to debut Thursday against Orlando while the deal finalizes.
Agbaji won't start against the Warriors on Tuesday.
Agbaji started Toronto's last two games but will revert to a bench role Tuesday. The 25-year-old forward has averaged 3.0 points and 2.2 rebounds in 10.5 minutes per contest across six appearances off the bench so far this month.
Agbaji will start against the Clippers on Friday, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
With multiple key contributors sidelined, Agbaji will step into the starting five. In 11 starts so far this season, the 25-year-old forward has averaged 6.0 points and 3.1 rebounds in 20.8 minutes per contest.
Agbaji (coach's decision) went unused off the bench in Friday's 125-117 loss to the Celtics.
Even though Toronto was without three rotation players in Scottie Barnes (knee), Brandon Ingram (thumb) and Jakob Poeltl (back), Agbaji couldn't maintain his grasp on a spot in the Raptors' second unit. After playing 12 minutes or fewer in each of his previous four appearances, Agbaji had already been starting to see his role trend down, and his outlook won't improve as Toronto gets healthier.
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