Wagner agreed to a two-year, $19 million deal with the Nets on Wednesday, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.
Wagner will move on from Orlando after six seasons with the franchise. The deal is fully guaranteed and includes a second-year mutual option. During the 2025-26 regular season, after successfully recovering from an ACL injury, Wagner averaged 6.9 points and 3.2 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per contest.
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Nets' Keon Ellis: Inks deal with Brooklyn
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Ellis agreed to a two-year, $18 million deal with Brooklyn on Tuesday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
Ellis will head to Brooklyn after spending the 2025-26 season with Sacramento and Cleveland. Across 72 regular-season appearances (11 starts) last season, the Alabama product averaged 6.7 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.0 assists while shooting 44.0 percent from the field and 36.3 percent from beyond the arc in 20.5 minutes per contest. The 26-year-old may not operate as a full-time starter, but Ellis should carve out a significant role for a Brooklyn team continuing its rebuild after already acquiring veteran forward Julius Randle this offseason. Ellis' deal includes a mutual option with all $18 million guaranteed.
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Nets' Chaney Johnson: Signs two-way deal with Brooklyn
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Johnson signed a two-way contract with Brooklyn on Monday.
Johnson split time between the G League and the Nets in 2025-26. In 17 regular-season contests with the parent club last season, the 24-year-old averaged 8.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.5 blocks and 0.9 steals across 20.5 minutes. He'll likely spend most of his time with the G League's Long Island Nets in 2026-27.
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Nets' Nolan Traore: Out for Summer League
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Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks announced Monday that Traore underwent right knee surgery and won't play in Summer League, C.J. Holmes of the New York Daily News reports.
Although Traore won't play in Summer League, he's expected to be 100 percent by training camp. During his rookie campaign, Traore averaged 8.9 points, 3.8 assists and 1.8 rebounds while shooting 38.0 percent from the field in 22.2 minutes per showing across 56 regular-season games (31 starts).
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Nets' Malachi Smith: Team option exercised
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The Nets exercised Smith's team option Monday, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.
The option is worth $2.15 million, but it is not guaranteed money. During the 2025-26 regular season, Smith averaged 8.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.
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Nets' Day'Ron Sharpe: To re-sign with Brooklyn
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Sharpe (thumb) will sign a two-year, $20 million deal with the Nets, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
The Nets will quickly lock up their new starting center after previously trading away Nic Claxton. Sharpe is coming off a career-best season in 2025-26, posting regular-season averages of 8.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals. He could offer a lot of appeal in fantasy formats depending on how the rest of the offseason shapes up.
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Nets' Josh Minott: To re-sign with Brooklyn
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Minott (ankle) will sign a two-year, $9 million deal to stay with the Nets, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
The deal will include a team option for the second season. Prior to this transaction, Minott had his 2026-27 team option declined to clear the way for this new contract. Minott is likely to compete for rotation minutes at forward next season after a career-best campaign.
Nets' Ben Humrichous: Agrees to Exhibit 10 deal with BKN
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Humrichous agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Nets on Wednesday, Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress.com reports.
Humrichous was an important piece to Illinois' second unit during their Final Four run, and now he'll have an opportunity to make an impression with the Nets at training camp. The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 8.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 three-pointers per game across three collegiate seasons.
Nets' Tyler Bilodeau: Joins Brooklyn in second round
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The Nets selected Bilodeau with the No. 43 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
Though not regarded as a strong defender or rebounder, the 6-foot-7 forward was a dead-eye shooter during his senior season at UCLA in 2025-26, knocking down 46.4 percent of his three-point attempts. He'll add some much-needed floor spacing to Brooklyn's roster, though he may not be in store for many opportunities at the NBA level right away. Per Michael Scotto of USA Today, Bilodeau agreed to a two-way deal with the Nets shortly after being drafted and could end up seeing most of his playing time in the G League during his first season in the professional ranks.
Sharpe (thumb) is set to function as Brooklyn's starting center in 2026-27 following the trade of Nic Claxton (finger).
The Nets acquired Julius Randle in the exchange, but there's still a clear void at the center position now that Claxton is gone. Brooklyn still has time to reinforce its frontcourt depth via free agency, but for now it appears Sharpe's primary impediment to the top spot at center is Danny Wolf (ankle). Sharpe, a clear winner initially of Brooklyn's early offseason moves from a fantasy perspective, has made nine appearances as a starter since 2024-25, averaging 12.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks in 28.8 minutes per game during that period.
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Nets' Danny Wolf: Brooklyn reshuffles frontcourt
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Wolf (ankle) is expected to open 2026-27 in a bench role after the Nets acquired Julius Randle ahead of Tuesday's draft.
While Brooklyn did lose Nic Claxton (finger) in the Randle trade, the expectation is that Day'Ron Sharpe is sliding into the top center position next year. Wolf, a 2025 first-rounder, should have a chance to battle for that role in the Las Vegas Summer League as well as during training camp, though Sharpe does possess a veteran's advantage. The Nets also landed Joshua Jefferson near the end of the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft, leaving Wolf to vie with the newcomer as well as Noah Clowney (ankle) for playing time in the frontcourt.
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Nets' Noah Clowney: Appears ticketed for bench role
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Clowney (ankle) is likely to move into a reserve role after the Nets acquired Julius Randle prior to Tuesday's draft.
Clowney was basically a full-time starter a year ago, coming off the bench just six times across 66 regular-season appearances. Now that Brooklyn has Randle in the fold, however, Clowney figures to open the new campaign as the primary backup power forward. Furthermore, the Nets' selection of Joshua Jefferson near the end of the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft clouds Clowney's fantasy outlook heading into 2026-27.
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Nets' Nolan Traore: Could revert back to reserve role
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Traore (illness) has another obstacle for minutes in the backcourt after the Nets chose Mikel Brown with the No. 6 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
Traore had a hard time sticking with Brooklyn in the early stages of 2025-26, spending most of his time with the G League's Long Island Nets. His role changed drastically during the second half of the year, however, as the 2025 first-rounder started on effectively a full-time basis from Jan. 29 onward. The Nets have a logjam in the backcourt, featuring Egor Demin (foot), Drake Powell and Ben Saraf along with Brown, so Traore may have to settle for a reserve role to begin 2026-27.
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Nets' Ben Saraf: Nets add another guard
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Saraf should have more competition for playing time in the backcourt after the Nets selected Mikel Brown with the No. 6 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
Saraf, a 2025 first-round pick, opened his rookie season as a starter before becoming more of a part-time player, bouncing back and forth from the G League throughout the course of the year. It wasn't until the late stages of the regular season that Brooklyn handed him more of a featured role, as the team battled a litany of injuries down the stretch and needed healthy bodies to soak up extra minutes. Saraf could carve out a role as the top backup point guard in 2026-27, but the addition of Brown complicates his path to steady minutes.
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