Day'Ron Sharpe Signs With Brooklyn Nets

Posted Aug 7, 2021
The Brooklyn Nets have signed center Day'Ron Sharpe, the 29th pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft, to a multi-year contract. Sharpe (6’11”, 265) spent one year at the University of North Carolina, averaging 9.5 points en route to ACC All-Freshman team honors. Sharpe will compete for Brooklyn’s NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas. (Brooklyn Nets)

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