The Brooklyn Nets have signed forward Deng Adel. 

Adel (6’7, 200) appeared in 19 games (three starts) with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018-19 season, averaging 1.7 points and 1.0 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game after signing a two-way contract on Jan. 15. Adel also appeared in 37 NBA G League games last season split between Raptors 905 (25 games) and the Canton Charge (12 games), recording averages of 12.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 31.2 minutes per contest. The 22-year-old competed for Houston’s NBA Summer League Team in Las Vegas earlier this month.

Danny Ainge began to believe Kyrie Irving was prepared to leave the Boston Celtics for the Brooklyn Nets as soon as March.

“He did express to me on a couple of occasions between March and the end of (the year) that he really wanted to go home,” Ainge said. “I got the impression at that point that he wanted to play in Brooklyn more than he wanted to play in New York.”

Ainge later called back the radio station to clarify what he meant.

Sean Marks revealed in a radio interview that the Brooklyn Nets' system factored into Kevin Durant's decision to sign with the team.

"I love the system. I love how you guys play. I see how hard you guys play. ... You were never out of games. We could never take you guys lightly," Marks said Durant told him after he signed.

Marks added that the team would not rush Durant's return from his Achilles injury, and that the decision to come back will ultimately be up to Durant. 

"We're certainly not going to rush him back. There's going to be absolutely none of that. We have far too much invested in him, and we owe it to Kevin to get him back to 100 percent. This is entirely going to be a Kevin Durant decision," said Marks. 

Henry Ellenson has agreed to a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets.

Ellenson spent last season with the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks, averaging 6.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in 13.6 minutes over 17 games.

Ellenson was the 18th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

The Brooklyn Nets have signed David Nwaba to a two-year contract, league sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Nwaba averaged 6.5 points in 51 games for the Cavs last season.

The Brooklyn Nets could see an annual surge of $40 million with the signing of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the way of increased sponsorships, merchandising and ticket sales, sources tell Brian Lewis of the New York Post.

“It’s what we had hoped for,” BSE Global CEO Brett Yormark told The Post. “When we moved to Brooklyn, given what was going on in the borough, given the history and underserved nature of sports in Brooklyn, we thought we could be destinational and global. The first two years we tasted it, now we’ve realized it. And it’s exceeded all our expectations.”

Durant is not expected to play in 19-20.

“I think from a business standpoint, social media, merchandise sales, ticket sales, fan engagement, by any metric it’s a game-changer,” Yormark said.“Since June 30 we’ve sold merchandise on Netsstore.com in 14 different countries. So when you think about not just the domestic business opportunities but globally, it’s incredible.”

Kevin Durant initially objected to the sign-and-trade scenario involving D'Angelo Russell going to the Golden State Warriors.

The Brooklyn Nets had enough cap space to sign Durant outright and there was no specific advantage for him to help the Warriors.

Multiple sources told Brian Windhorst that Durant didn't want to be traded for Russell straight up because he didn't think it was a fair deal. The Warriors had to convince Durant of the trade on top of the Nets.

The Warriors had to give up a first round pick for Durant to sign off on the deal, though it is top-20 protected next year.

Kevin Durant signed a four-year, $164 million contract with the Brooklyn Nets that contains a player option for Year 4.

Durant already is on a 35 percent max contract but he will be eligible for free agency again in 2022.

Durant played on three one-plus-one deals during his time with the Warriors signing in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Kevin Durant posted his Instagram post announcing his decision to sign with the Brooklyn Nets before even speaking with the team directly.

“The Instagram post that he put up, we were all sitting in the office,” Sean Marks said. “We all got that in real-time with you guys. We weren’t even sure if we were getting a meeting that night or if it was going to be a telephone conversation with him.”

Marks was then asked if Durant agreed to sign even though the Nets didn't make an offer.

“With those guys, they’re at a different level. They know … I’m not going to sit here and tell them, ‘Well, we’d like to discuss a contract with you.’ We know what we’re getting into,” Marks said.

Durant arrived at the Nets' training facility shortly after the announcement.

“I don’t know if it was that much of a pitch. It was more along the lines of — (coach Kenny Atkinson) talked about how he wants to use him and how he would play and the style of play and so forth, Marks said. “We both discussed the culture, we both discussed the makeup of the team and so forth. I think it was pretty evident in terms of his excitement and the look on his face and the expressions that he had come to a decision pretty quickly.”

Theo Pinson has agreed to a two-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets.

Pinson has played for the Nets since going undrafted in 2018 out of North Carolina.