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Nets Nightly Desk · transactions · Monday, September 21

Aaron Scott joins the Brooklyn Nets

Free agentBrooklyn Nets
Aaron Scott
F · 23 · rookie
The move
Joins the Nets
official roster · Sep 21, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Nets payroll
$160.1M
under the cap · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
21 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Nets Nightly Desk · 2 h ago

Aaron Scott, a 23-year-old rookie forward, is now on the Brooklyn Nets roster, a move detected Monday, Sept. 21 through the official roster. No injury report preceded the transaction, and his contract terms are not yet on file.

The move

Aaron Scott, a 23-year-old rookie forward, moved from free agency, where he held no roster spot, onto the Brooklyn Nets roster. The move was detected Monday, Sept. 21, through the club's official roster listing. No injury report preceded the transaction, and none is logged for Scott in the injury report. The Nets now carry him as their newest addition heading into the 2026-27 season.

The money

Scott's contract terms are not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. The Nets carry a payroll of $160.1 million across 15 contracts for 2026-27, which puts them under the salary cap of $165.0 million. That leaves room below the luxury tax line of $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million. Brooklyn's payroll sits below the cap, tax and both aprons for the 2026-27 season.

The fit

Scott has no NBA line from last season; he enters as a rookie. Brooklyn's forward rotation last season featured Michael Porter Jr. at 32.5 minutes and 24.2 points, Trevon Scott at 30.4 minutes and 8.0 points, and Noah Clowney at 27.0 minutes and 12.3 points. The Nets now carry 21 players on the roster, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

What is Aaron Scott's contract with the Nets?

It is not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

Did an injury report precede the move?

No. No report is logged for Scott ahead of this transaction.

How many players are on Brooklyn's roster now?

21, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

By the Nets Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Nets rotation

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Julius Randle33.0 min · 21.1 pts
Michael Porter Jr.32.5 min · 24.2 pts
Noah Clowney27.0 min · 12.3 pts
Egor Dëmin25.2 min · 10.3 pts
Terance Mann24.3 min · 7.2 pts
Nolan Traore22.2 min · 8.9 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.