Nets' Drew Timme selected to 2024-25 All-NBA G League second team
The Brooklyn Nets are coming off a 2024-25 NBA season in which they experienced a lot of losing on their way to the first offseason of their rebuild in which they'll be able to mold their team for the future. One of the players who benefitted from the rebuild, center Drew Timme, continues to receive rewards for his performance during the season that he had in Long Island.
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The NBA announced on Thursday that Timme made the All-NBA G League Second Team after being one of the best players in the G League for the Long Island Nets, Brooklyn's G League afiliate. Timme joins the second team along with Mason Jones of the Stockton Kings, Elijah Harkless of the Salt Lake City Stars, Bryce McGowens of the Rip City Remix, and Moses Brown of the Westchester Knicks.
Timme played 29 games in Long Island during the season and he averaged 23.9 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 57.4% from the field and 38.5% from three-point range. Timme played so well during his stint in the G League that he not only won NBA G League Player Of The Week, but he also parlayed that into a multi-year contract with the Nets shortly afterwards.
Since coming to Brooklyn, Timme assumed a role as one of the backup centers on the team behind starter Nic Claxton and usual backup Day'Ron Sharpe. However, due to a combination of a right knee injury to Sharpe and Brooklyn giving Claxton rest to see what Timme looked like at the next level, the former Gonzaga Bulldog was able to play 28.2 minutes per game down the stretch of the season.
Timme, 24, averaged 12.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 44.1% from the floor and 25.7% from deep. Timme has a team option for next season worth $1.9 million and whether the Nets decide to accept that option will depend on what the team is able to accomplish in the offseason along with if they see a future with Timme. Either way, Timme can walk away from the 2024-25 season having earned plenty of accolades for his play.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets' Drew Timme selected to 2024-25 All-NBA G League second team
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