Center Patrick Gardner has been waived by the Nets, per Brian Lewis of The New York Post (Twitter link). Brooklyn had initially signed the 25-year-old to an Exhibit 10 contract earlier this week.
Last year, the 6’11” big man inked the same training camp deal and was quickly waived after going undrafted out of Marist. He spent the 2023/24 season with Brooklyn’s G League affiliate club, the Long Island Nets. Across 28 Showcase Cup and regular season bouts, Gardner averaged 7.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game on .500/.364/.731 shooting splits.
It seems quite likely he is bound for the same fate with Long Island again this season as a returning rights player, Lewis notes. Should he report back to the G League and spend at least 60 days with the Nets’ NBAGL affiliate, Gardner will earn a bonus worth up to $77.5K.
Gardner recently played for Basketball Africa League champions Petro de Luanda of Angola at the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Singapore. He appeared in three games for the team, averaging 11.7 PPG and 5.7 RPG on .444/.333/.727 shooting.