In a three-team deal tweeted by Shams Charania on Wednesday afternoon, the Brooklyn Nets acquired 6’5” Toronto shooting guard Ochai Agbaji, a 2022 lottery pick, the Raptors 2032 second round pick plus $3.5 million ing cash considerations. essentially for nothing, the draft rights to a 29-year-old Serbian shooting guard who was not an NBA prospect even before he got hurt last week. In the same deal, the Raptors obtained Chris Paul from the Clippers.
Ogbaji is in the final year of his rookie deal which
will pay him $6.4 million. A 6’5” 25-year-old, Milwaukee native was taken at No. 14 in 2022 after starring at the University of Kansas with Nets forward Jalen Wilson. Agbaji was named a consensus first-team All-American and voted the Big 12 Player of the Year in 2022. He led the Jayhawks to a national championship and was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player (MOP).
Agbaji was drafted originally by the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, he was traded to the Utah Jazz that September before playing a regular-season game in Cleveland. He was later traded to the Toronto Raptors in 2024.
In 243 games, 108 starts, Agbaji has averaged 7.3 points on 45/34/75 shooting splits. His best year was two years ago when in 64 games, he averaged 10.4 points on 50/40/80 shooting splits.
His acquisiton, once completed, will put the Nets at 16 players requiring them to cut someone. Meanwhile, the Nets left Cam Thomas behind in New York today at they flew from Newark to Orlando where they will meet the Magic Thursday night.
Michael Scott reported that Thomas is “reeeiving trade interest” from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks
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