JULY 8, 10:02pm: The signing is official, the team’s PR department tweets.
JULY 2, 8:05pm: The Nets have reached an agreement to sign free agent forward Wilson Chandler, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports (Twitter links), who reports that the veteran will sign a one-year contract with the team.
Chandler will receive a minimum-salary deal, since Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and DeAndre Jordan will take up Brooklyn’s cap space and Garrett Temple will be signed using the team’s room exception. Michael Scotto of The Athletic confirms (via Twitter) that the one-year contract will be worth $2,564,753, Chandler’s minimum salary for 2019/20.
Chandler, 32, had a down year for the Sixers and Clippers in 2018/19, averaging a career-worst 6.0 PPG with 4.2 RPG in 51 games (23.1 MPG). However, he still knocked down 37.3% of his three-point attempts and should be a solid addition to Brooklyn’s bench.
The Nets’ frontcourt has lost DeMarre Carroll and Jared Dudley so far this summer, so Chandler figures to take on some of the minutes that those two veterans played.
Good depth piece. Probably takes minutes away from Musa now but he’s got plenty of time to develop in Long Island. Line up this year w/o KD:
Irving
Harris
Levert
Kurucs
Allen
Dinwiddie
Temple
Prince
Chandler
Jordan
Claxton and Musa 11 and 12. Hands will get a two-way most likely. Maybe we resign Pinson. Gotta add PG depth with Kyrie and Din who have a tendency to miss games. Musa and Pinson can handle the rock. I’d imagine they sign someone else. Not sure who’s left for PG’s. Maybe LAL have to drop Caruso’s cap hold for Kawhi. He’d be a good 3rd PG.
Prince should start at SF. Bring Harris off the bench.
Either that, with Levert to 2G, or Dins at 2G. Temple can actually play the point though I’m not sure how well. Good enough for the second unit or third anyway.
I think we want the best 3pt shooter in the league in the starting lineup. Prince is great but he didn’t lead the league with almost a 50% 3pt percentage while also dominating the 3pt contest last year. We need him to space the floor. Kenny plays the contributors almost equally so Prince will get his.
Old yuckmouth ass mf