Two former Kansas standouts are heading into the offseason with a clear message from Brooklyn: the Nets are moving on, and Ochai Agbaji and Jalen Wilson are free to shop their services around the league.
HoopsHype.com reported Monday that both players became unrestricted free agents after the Nets did not extend qualifying offers. That leaves Agbaji and Wilson able to sign with any NBA team.
Agbaji, a 6-foot-5 guard/forward who is 26 and came out of Oak Park High and KU, split last season between Toronto and Brooklyn. He averaged 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 42 games for the Raptors before being traded to the Nets, where he posted 6.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 20 games.
Brooklyn declined to tender him an $8.8 million qualifying offer. The former lottery pick in 2022 has made $18.7 million in his NBA career.
Wilson, a 6-8 small forward from Denton, Texas, has spent three years with the Nets and has earned $5 million as a pro. The 25-year-old second-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft saw his role and numbers dip last season.
After appearing in 79 games in 2024-25, he played in 54 contests in 2025-26, and his scoring and rebounding dropped from 9.5 points and 3.4 boards per game to 6.4 points and 2.1 rebounds. Brooklyn also passed on extending him a $3 million qualifying offer.
Wilson and Agbaji were teammates on KU’s 2022 NCAA title team, and now both are looking for their next NBA home.
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