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Nets Secure Ziaire Williams on Two-Year, $12 Million Deal with Team Option

Featuring a second-year team option to preserve cap flexibility, the two-year pact rewards Williams’s breakout season.

Mar 29, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams (8) takes a shot during the first half against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images/File Photo
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Dalton Knecht #4 of the Los Angeles Lakers goes to the basket as Ziaire Williams #8 of the Brooklyn Nets defends during the second half at Barclays Center on March 10, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Nets won 111-108. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Brooklyn declined Williams’s qualifying offer before June 2025, turning him into an unrestricted free agent.
  • Agent Aaron Mintz of CAA led contract talks with Nets executives to finalize the two-year pact.
  • Williams averaged career-highs of 10.0 points and 4.6 rebounds over 63 games (45 starts) in the 2024–25 season.
  • The 23-year-old was Memphis’s No. 10 pick in the 2021 draft and joined Brooklyn in a July 2024 salary-dump trade.
  • The Nets are pursuing similar cap-friendly extensions for other unrestricted free agents such as Day’Ron Sharpe.