9:25am: The move is official, the Nets announced (via Twitter).
9:06am: The Nets will convert David Duke Jr.‘s two-way contract to a standard deal, sources tell Brian Lewis of The New York Post. An official announcement is expected to be made later today.
The 23-year-old combo guard has appeared in 21 games in his second season with Brooklyn, averaging 3.1 points and 1.0 rebounds in 8.6 minutes per night. He emerged as a star in the G League, Lewis notes, finishing third in this year’s MVP voting.
Duke earned a two-way contract in 2021 after going undrafted out of Providence and got into 22 games last season. He had hoped to get a standard offer after a strong Summer League showing, according to Lewis, but he had to settle for another year on a two-way contract.
The Nets have a roster spot open after Moses Brown‘s second 10-day contract expired on Thursday. Brown played just six total minutes in two appearances with Brooklyn and wouldn’t have been eligible for the playoffs because the Knicks waived him past the March 1 cutoff point.
I suppose if the Nets wanted to keep Moses Brown around for the last two remaining regular season games they could sign him to the open two-way spot.
Always thought Duke has NBA talent. He plays both ways. Maybe now with Nets new lineup. He has a chance to prove himself.
Duke is horrible in NBA games. He misses wide open layups consistently, hes not a good 3 point shooter, and hes undersized at his position