Free agent guard David Duke Jr. will likely rejoin the Nets on his second two-way contract, sources tell Chris Milholen of NetsDaily.
The Nets tendered a two-way contract offer to Duke earlier this summer. Duke had initially passed on the proposal and was reportedly eyeing a spot on Brooklyn’s 15-man standard roster, but it sounds like he’s prepared to accept the two-way offer.
Duke would be Brooklyn’s second two-way player, joining former Wake Forest guard Alondes Williams. As Milholen notes, the 6’5″ guard will earn about $502K (half the rookie minimum) on the deal, and could have his two-way deal converted into a standard contract later on in the season.
After going undrafted out of Providence, Duke averaged 4.7 PPG, 3.0 RPG and 1.8 APG in 22 games with Brooklyn for the 2021/22 season. In Summer League play this year, he put up 19.0 PPG on 50% shooting, along with 4.6 RPG and 4.0 APG.
Duke’s return to the fold would bring the total sum of Nets players to 15 ahead of training camp. The team has 12 players inked to fully guaranteed deals, along with the partially-guaranteed contract of Edmond Sumner and the aforementioned duo of two-way players.
Brooklyn can still sign up to five players to its 20-man offseason roster and is reportedly considering some veteran big men for bench depth.
I guess he’s signing the two-way QO after all. These don’t expire like the ones in baseball, though the Nets could’ve rescinded it if they decided to move onto someone else.
It’s similar to the traditional QO Charlotte gave Bridges. He has until October to accept it unless they agree to extend the availability of the QO. With his legal trouble, he may want to sign that QO so he has something in hand even if he’s suspended indefinitely.
Dear goodness, when I saw the title, I forgot about who the basketball player was and thought that this could be the son of the former Grand Wizard that ran for POTUS decades ago named David Duke.
Funny that this David Duke is not someone that the other David Duke would not want confused as a relative.
Is it funny?
It’s cool
I still believe in Duke. I hope he sticks it out. He should be on a roster. Solid 2way player
Yeah, I agree Al. He can definitely still play
I watched David play in two games here in Vegas at the Mack. He played well along side Thomas and clearly graduated from the summer leauge.
I fully expected him to be on the 15 man roster.
I believe this move is being beget by the quiet trying to move the trio of Mills, Harris and Curry somewhere. Which is not likely to happen before Dec 15th.
Curry will be the first to go and I will say the Mavs is where. If Harris stays healthy and regains his form he is next. Everyone will say the Lakers because everyone is always going to the Lakers.
How well Thomas develops into the point guard role will determine if Mills moves sooner than the trade deadline or not. Again, 1 2 3 to the Lakers. Why…
Note I did not say anything about Kevin. If he is not secretly dealt before the season starts, he is there for the season.