The Brooklyn Nets are locking in two rotation pieces before the free-agent market opens, with Josh Minott and Day’Ron Sharpe both set to stay in Brooklyn on new deals after the team declined their options, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported.
Minott is headed back on a two-year, $9 million contract, while Sharpe will re-sign on a two-year deal worth $20 million. The move came after Brooklyn also declined Ziaire Williams’ $6.25 million team option for the 2026-27 season.
Minott’s arrival in Brooklyn came at the trade deadline from the Boston Celtics in a deal for cash considerations, and he made the most of his 16 games with the Nets. The 23-year-old averaged 10.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 49-40-80.
His best night came on March 12, when he put up a career-high 24 points in 24 minutes during a 108-97 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. At 6-foot-9 with a near-seven-foot wingspan, he’s shown the kind of length and perimeter disruption that can make him a useful two-way piece, and he’s also knocked down threes at a strong clip.
Sharpe’s new deal keeps a familiar face in place after a steady climb in Brooklyn. Drafted by the Phoenix Suns and later traded to the Nets in 2021, the 24-year-old big man has carved out a real role off the bench. This past season, he averaged 8.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game, with his minutes reaching a career high and his production following suit.
His place in the organization became even more important after Nicolas Claxton was traded the night before the 2026 NBA Draft. That left the 6-foot-10 forward/center as the Nets’ longest-tenured player, with five seasons in the books.
Brooklyn has been tied to major names on the trade and free-agent markets, with its cap space and assets giving it plenty of room to chase bigger swings. Jaylen Brown and Jalen Duren are among the available names, and the Nets could build on the Julius Randle trade as they look to raise the floor for the 2026-27 season.
For now, though, the Nets have secured two useful pieces in Minott and Sharpe. NBA free agency begins tomorrow, June 30, at 6 p.m. ET.
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