The Long Island Nets are beginning to look like a real roster, and the early picture includes eight players already linked to the team. Several of them will be familiar to anyone who followed Brooklyn’s Summer League group, while a few more pieces still need to be added before training camp gets underway.
At the moment, the expected group features Isaiah Wong, Dwight Murray Jr., DJ Rodman, Aaron Scott and Nick Pringle, along with two-way players Tyler Bilodeau, Chaney Johnson and Grant Nelson. That gives Long Island eight players in place, but the roster is still not finished.
Wong stands out as the most seasoned name in the bunch. Selected 55th overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, he played 21 NBA games for the Indiana Pacers and Charlotte Hornets before heading overseas last season. In Spain with Gran Canaria, he averaged 14.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists across 34 Liga ACB games.
Murray also brings a bit of organizational familiarity. The former Rider guard went undrafted in 2023 and has spent most of his pro career in the G League.
Last season, he appeared in 47 games for the College Park Skyhawks and put up 8.7 points, 5.0 assists and 3.4 rebounds per contest. He also logged time with Brooklyn during Summer League this year, which should make the transition to Long Island a little smoother.
Scott was part of that Summer League roster as well. The 6-foot-7 forward went undrafted in 2025 after playing at North Texas and St.
John’s, then spent last season with the Maine Celtics. In 40 games, he averaged 6.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals.
Rodman adds another young wing to the mix. The 25-year-old son of Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman went undrafted out of USC in 2024 and spent last season with the Greensboro Swarm. He averaged 7.2 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 46.5% from three-point range.
Pringle arrives with a different kind of recent exposure. The 6-foot-9 forward spent three games with Boston in Summer League after wrapping up his college career at Arkansas. In 34 Summer League minutes, he finished with five points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
The three two-way players give Long Island another layer of upside. Bilodeau, Johnson and Nelson are all under contract with Brooklyn, and Bilodeau in particular could matter right away in the frontcourt after going No. 43 overall in June. The former Wisconsin forward has already been around the organization and should have a chance to see meaningful minutes with Long Island.
There’s still plenty left to sort out before the roster is locked in, but the framework is there. Long Island already has players with G League mileage, a couple of Summer League holdovers from Brooklyn, and a recent second-round pick in Bilodeau. The rest should come into focus in the weeks ahead as training camp nears.
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