Nets sign Amari Bailey to Exhibit 10 deal as youth movement continues
The last time the Nets rebuilt, they did it by sifting through the fallen prospects and reclamation projects.It looks like they’re following the same blueprint this time around.Brooklyn is undergoing a youth movement in what promises to be a rebuilding year or two with no real pressure.
And the latest youth is Amari Bailey, who is joining on an Exhibit 10 deal in a move first reported by Hoopshype and confirmed by The Post.The 20-year-old guard is the third youngest player on the Nets roster behind Dariq Whitehead and Noah Clowney.All three were among the 10 youngest players in the NBA last season, and could play varying roles on a green Nets roster.While Clowney and Whitehead are both 2023 first-round picks and will be part of Brooklyn’s rebuild, Bailey will be coming to next month’s training camp looking to earn his spot.
A former second-round pick, he averaged 2.3 points in 6.5 minutes over just 10 appearances as a rookie last season in Charlotte.The 6-foot-3 guard is the prototype of a second chance flier that the Nets have gambled on in the past, to varying degrees of success.Picking up Spencer Dinwiddie and Joe Harris off the scrap heap were home runs, as was taking on devalued D’Angelo Russell and turning him into an All-Star.
Signing former No.1 overall pick Anthony Bennett was a swing and a miss.
Win some, lose some.Now the Nets have added 23-year-old reclamation projects Killian Hayes and Ziaire Williams, the former an Exhibit 10 and the latter a Memphis Grizzlies wing who has reportedly looked good in summer workouts.Bailey is the latest dart throw, a derailed high school phenom that Brooklyn will hope to get back on track.The guard averaged 29.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 6.5 assists as a junior at Sierra Canyon, and was named California Mr.Basketball.
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