The Nets have parted ways with Drew Timme and Dariq Whitehead as they continue cutting down their roster ahead of the regular season.

Timme spent the majority of last season in the G League with the Long Island Nets, where he averaged a stellar 23.9 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.

Brooklyn decided to give him a shot on the active roster down the stretch, and he responded by producing 12.2 points and 7.2 rebounds over nine appearances.

The 25-year-old was on a non-guaranteed deal.

Whitehead landed with the Nets out of Duke as the 22nd overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.

The youngster showed plenty of promise when he was able to get out on the court, but he was sidelined by numerous different injuries throughout his time with the club.

He averaged 5.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in 20 games last season.

Whitehead was due a guaranteed $3.3 million in the third year of his rookie deal.

With both him and Timme out of the mix, it looks like the Nets will roll with Nic Claxton, Day'Ron Sharpe, Noah Clowney, and rookie Danny Wolf as their big men.

Additionally, Brooklyn signed guard Terry Roberts and forward Tre Scott on Monday night, but then requested waivers for both players on Tuesday. They then signed guard Malachi Smith, who was acquired by the Long Island Nets in a September trade with the Memphis Hustle. All three players could likely find themselves on Long Island's G League roster by the start of the season.

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