Just days after signing the duo, the Nets have waived guards Scottie Lindsey and Kyler Edwards, the team announced on Thursday.
Neither cut comes as a surprise. As we noted when Brooklyn added Lindsey and Edwards, the Long Island Nets recently acquired both players’ returning rights, so the plan was always for them to be waived and then to head to the Nets’ G League team. Their Exhibit 10 contracts will make them eligible for bonuses worth up to $75K if they spend at least 60 days with Long Island.
Lindsey, 27, has played primarily in the G League since going undrafted out of Northwestern in 2018, spending time with the Grand Rapids Drive, Erie BayHawks (now the Birmingham Squadron), Windy City Bulls, and Maine Celtics. He has also played in professional leagues in Portugal and Canada.
Last season, Lindsey appeared in a total of 44 regular season and Showcase Cup games for Maine, averaging 11.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in 24.3 minutes per contest, on .435/.332/.860 shooting.
Edwards, 24, went undrafted out of Houston in 2022 and spent his rookie season playing for the Motor City Cruise, the Pistons’ G League affiliate. In 41 regular season and Showcase Cup appearances for the Cruise, the 6’4″ shooting guard averaged 11.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in 25.6 minutes per contest, posting a shooting line of .397/.335/.738.
Brooklyn now has 18 players under contract. Thirteen of those players are on guaranteed deals, three have non-guaranteed salaries, and a pair are on two-way contracts.