The Brooklyn Nets waived Dariq Whitehead and Drew Timme on Monday, the team announced. The pair of moves comes as the rebuilding squad works to trim its roster to 15 standard contracts ahead of its Oct. 22 regular season opener.

Brooklyn selected Whitehead with the No. 22 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. However, the former five-star recruit was unable to regain his explosiveness following three lower leg surgeries. Whitehead appeared in 20 NBA games last season, averaging 5.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists on .406/.446/.600 shooting splits.

Timme joined the Nets' G League affiliate last year in a midseason trade. Following an impressive stretch in Long Island, Brooklyn signed him to a 10-day contract. He averaged 12.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists on 44.1 percent shooting ove

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