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The Brooklyn Nets are nearing the end of their 2024-25 NBA season that began in exciting fashion, but will end with them hoping that the ping-pong balls drop their way. Since coming out of the All-Star Break, Brooklyn has not forgotten that part of the reason for this campaign is to evaluate as many players as possible and it looks like they haven't lost sight of that yet.
The Nets signed center Drew Timme to a two-year deal on Thursday, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Timme, who spent parts of this season with the Stockton Kings, the G League afiliate of the Sacramento Kings, and the Long Island Nets, Brooklyn's G League team, is coming off one of the best weeks of his life as he was recently named G League Player of the Week after averaging 35.7 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 68.4% from the field and 63.6% from three-point land.
Timme's recognition as the G League Player of the Week was the fifth Player of the Week recognition in Long Island Nets history, the first for Long Island this season and the first for Timme as he showed his ability to be a force on the offensive end of the floor. For the season, Timme is averaging 23.9 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 57.4% from the floor and 38.5% from deep.
Timme, 24, will take the last roster spot for the Nets after their 15th and final spot has been vacant since the team decided not to give Killian Hayes another 10-day contract after his initial deal expired. While it didn't seem like Timme had a place on the Nets roster given that Nic Claxton and Day'Ron Sharpe are still on the team, Sharpe recently went down with a right knee sprain and has already been ruled out for Friday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Timme, who is listed at power forward and at center, could be a versatile piece for head coach Jordi Fernandez to use over the final nine games of the season, especially if Sharpe isn't able to get back on the floor. Most basketball fans are familiar with Timme because of his college days with the Gonzaga Bulldogs where he was a three-time All-American as well as winning the Karl Malone Award for the best power forward in the country after the 2020-21 season.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Report: Nets sign Long Island standout Drew Timme to 2-year contract
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