On February 22, Beijing time, according to ESPN reporter Warnaroski reported that free agent Dragic will sign with the Brooklyn Nets until the end of the season, and his agent Bill Duffy confirmed the news. In order to make room for Dragic," the Nets chose to cut guard Jervan Carter.
This season, Dragic played for the Raptors, but was not reused, playing only 5 games. Eventually, he was traded to the Spurs and reached a buyout agreement to restore his freedom. The Lakers, Warriors, Clippers, Bucks, Bulls and Nets were all interested in signing Dragic, and in the end, the 35-year-old Dragic chose to sign with the Nets and reunite with former teammate Nash again.
Salary expert Yossi Gozlan said the Nets could choose to defer Carter's $3.9 million salary for the 2022-23 season in three years, so that until the 2024-25 season, the Nets' annual dead money (the part that must be paid after buying out or laying off players, which cannot be traded) is about $1.3 million.
So far in his career, Dragic has averaged 13.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, and Carter has averaged 4.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Us media reported that the real reason for Dragic's choice to join the Nets lies in Nash. On Saturday, Beijing time, Nets coach Nash and Dragic completed a meeting and persuaded the former teammate to join his team. Dragic had previously played as a 190-game substitute for Nash with the Suns, calling Nash his "mentor" and that he and Nash's agent were the same.
The US media also revealed that Dragic did not want to join the Lakers because the management was more chaotic, and he did not choose the Bucks, because he did not have any intersection with the members of this team.
The Nets brought in Dragic, cut Carter, and officially released the team's new 15-man roster. Nets reporter Billy made the list, lamenting that the Nets' roster has become more profound. The new 15-man roster is as follows: Irving, Curry Jr., Durant, Simmons, Drummond, Dragic, Mills, Thomas, Griffin, Aldridge, Brown, Harris, Johnson, Clarkston, Sharp.