Overview
- Brooklyn released Kobe Bufkin to finalize a 15-man roster, making the guard an immediate free agent.
- ESPN’s Bobby Marks said the move helps the Nets reach the NBA’s salary floor and protect a projected $12.8 million luxury-tax distribution.
- The Nets kept Jalen Wilson and Haywood Highsmith and guaranteed Tyrese Martin while waiving Dariq Whitehead, per reports.
- Bufkin saw limited preseason minutes behind a crowded backcourt that includes rookies Egor Demin, Nolan Traore, and Ben Saraf.
- Acquired from Atlanta in September for $110,000 in cash, Bufkin has been limited by injuries to 27 NBA games across two seasons.