The Cavaliers – facing luxury-tax concerns – didn’t extend David Nwaba a qualifying offer. A qualifying offer would have given Cleveland matching rights on any deal Nwaba singed. An offer sheet from another team would’ve had to be for three or four years.
Instead, the Nets will get Nwaba on a team-friendly contract.
Shams Charania of The Athletic:
Free agent guard David Nwaba has agreed to a two-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 14, 2019
Michael Scotto of The Athletic:
The Brooklyn Nets have a team option on Year 2 of their deal with David Nwaba, league sources told @TheAthleticNBA. Nwaba also had interest from the Pacers, Kings, Rockets and Suns. https://t.co/8G4SZbM8VR
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) July 14, 2019
Unless the Nets discovered some other wily way to increase spending power, this will be for the minimum. Nwaba will earn $1,678,854 this year, and Brooklyn’s team option will be for $1,824,003.
The shooting guard is a hustle player who contributes through his motor and athleticism, particularly defensively. He’s a weak outside shooter and not much of a playmaker, but he still finds ways to score efficiently inside and avoids bad shots.
Nwaba is a borderline rotation player on a fairly deep Brooklyn team. He should be at least a positive situational contributor.
