Brooklyn Nets’ Ochai Agbaji, Jalen Wilson looking for new NBA team this offseason
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- Ochai Agbaji is an unrestricted free agent after Brooklyn declined $8.8M qualifying offer.
- Agbaji averaged 6.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 20 games for the Nets last season.
- Jalen Wilson is an unrestricted free agent after Brooklyn declined his $3 million offer.
Former Kansas men’s basketball players Ochai Agbaji and Jalen Wilson of the Brooklyn Nets enter the summer as unrestricted free agents after failing to receive qualifying offers from the NBA team, HoopsHype.com reported Monday.
Agbaji, a 6-foot-5, 26-year-old fourth-year guard/forward out of Oak Park High and KU, averaged 6.7 points and 2.3 rebounds a game in 20 games for the Nets last season. He was traded from Toronto to Brooklyn after averaging 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 42 games for the Raptors.
The Nets declined tendering an $8.8 million qualifying offer to Agbaji, who is now free to sign with any team. As a lottery pick in 2022, he has earned $18.7 million so far in his NBA career.
Wilson, a 6-8, 25-year-old small forward from Denton, Texas, has completed three years in the league with the Brooklyn Nets. He has earned $5 million so far in his pro career.
A second round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Wilson went from playing in 79 games in 2024-25 to 54 contests last season. His production fell from 9.5 points and 3.4 rebounds a game in 2024-25 to 6.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in 2025-26.
Wilson, a teammate of Agbaji’s on KU’s 2022 NCAA title team, also is now free to sign with any team after Brooklyn elected to pass on extending a $3 million qualifying offer.
