Nets sign Kessler Edwards to contract before playoffs
Nets rookie Kessler Edwards has averaged 5.8 points over 47 games with Brooklyn this season.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets signed Kessler Edwards to a standard NBA contract Sunday, making him eligible to play in the postseason.
Earned his spot.
The Nets have exercised the Standard NBA Contract Conversion Option on two-way forward @KesslerEdwards' contract.
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) April 10, 2022
The second-round pick from Pepperdine had been on a two-way contract, which meant he couldn’t play beginning next week. But the Nets changed that on the final day of the regular season.
The 6-foot-8 forward has played in 47 games, starting 22, and averaged 5.8 points. He has become a regular member of the rotation, playing about 20 minutes per game.
The Nets made room on the roster for the move by waiving veteran James Johnson on Thursday.
