Nets Sign 2 Undrafted Free Agents

The Brooklyn Nets are adding to their team after the 2024 NBA Draft.

Mar 6, 2024; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Seton Hall Pirates guard Al-Amir Dawes (2) dribbles against Villanova Wildcats guard Mark Armstrong (2) during the second half at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports / Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

The Brooklyn Nets didn't have a pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, but they are finding ways to inject some youth into their roster.

Villanova point guard Mark Armstrong announced on social media that he was signing with the Nets on an undrafted free agent deal.

@BrooklynNets Let’s work 🙏🏽

— Mark Armstrong (@markarmstr0ng1) June 28, 2024

The team also added 6-6 wing KJ Jones II, who played his college basketball at Emmanuel in Division II.

KJ Jones II has signed a contract with the @BrooklynNets.

The story just keeps getting better.

Go be great 1. We are so proud!#GoLions pic.twitter.com/WKRGDS71oC

— Emmanuel University Lions Basketball (@EULionsMBB) June 28, 2024

Armstrong, 20, played two seasons with Villanova. He was the team's starting point guard this past season, averaging 8.4 points per game for the Wildcats. He struggled to shoot the 3-point ball, making just over 28 percent of his shots from downtown.

Meanwhile, Jones was the leading scorer for all D-II players, averaging 26.2 points per game along with 4.9 rebounds and four assists.

The Nets will use these players to fill out their Las Vegas Summer League roster, where the hopefuls will have a chance to earn a spot to be invited to the team's training camp in October.

Armstrong and Jones will play at Summer League, and in the coming days, the Nets will fill out their roster. Also expected to play in Las Vegas for the Nets is Dariq Whitehead and Noah Clowney, the team's first-round selections from the 2023 NBA Draft.

The Las Vegas Summer League begins on July 12 and runs until the 22nd.

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