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Nets Sign Former Raptors And Rockets Player

Originally posted on Fastbreak on FanNation
By Ben Stinar | Last updated 7/18/23

Armoni Brooks spent this past season playing in the G League and averaged 14.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest while shooting 43.7% from the field and 37.7% from the three-point range in 27 regular season games.

The former Houston star was a free agent, and on Tuesday, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported that he would sign a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets.

Via Scotto : "The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to a two-way deal with Armoni Brooks, sources told @hoopshype. Brooks averaged 17.8 points on 50 percent shooting from the field and 47.6 percent from 3-point range with Brooklyn in Summer League. Brooks is represented by @ejkusnyer of @lamfsports."

Brooks played three seasons of college basketball and went undrafted in 2019.

He has played part of two seasons in the NBA for the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors.

The 25-year-old has career averages of 6.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest while shooting 36.6% from the field and 33.0% from the three-point range in 74 regular season games (he has also appeared in four NBA playoff games).

On Tuesday afternoon, the Nets officially announced the addition of Brooks to their roster.

As for the Nets, they are coming off a year where they were the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference and had a 45-37 record.

They got swept by James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA playoffs, which was their second season in a row getting swept.

This article first appeared on Fastbreak on FanNation and was syndicated with permission.

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