The Brooklyn Nets have waived former No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani, the team announced Saturday, per Mike Mazzeo of ESPN.com.
The Nets, who sit at 15-40 with the second-worst record in the Eastern Conference, released a statement regarding the move, per Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today:
The Toronto Raptors selected Bargnani with the first pick in 2006. He appeared in 46 games for the Nets but did not start any of them. The 30-year-old big man has averaged 14.3 points and 4.6 rebounds in his 10-year career.
Bargnani signed a two-year deal with the Nets on July 13 after spending two seasons with the New York Knicks. The 7-foot Italian was traded to the Knicks in 2013 after spending the first seven years of his career in Toronto, where he averaged 15.2 points.
"The Nets and I agreed to part ways this afternoon," Bargnani tweeted Saturday. "Ready for the next challenge."
The Knicks gave up a major haul to get him, sending Quentin Richardson, Steve Novak, Marcus Camby, two second-round picks and this year's first-round pick to the Raptors for ...
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