Overview
- Brooklyn placed Haywood Highsmith on waivers Thursday before the trade deadline, and he never appeared in a game for the Nets.
- Agent Jerry Dianis said Highsmith had progressed to full 5-on-5 practices and was tentatively slated to debut Feb. 11 at Barclays Center.
- Dianis said several contending teams have expressed interest in signing Highsmith once he clears waivers.
- Waiving the veteran leaves the Nets carrying his $5.6 million expiring deal as dead money, lifting their 2025–26 dead cap to about $14.1 million.
- The roster move follows a multi-team trade that sent Chris Paul to Toronto and brought Ochai Agbaji and a 2032 second-round pick to Brooklyn.