The Brooklyn Nets have training camp beginning on Wednesday as they prepare for their preseason slate that will see them play two games in China against the Phoenix Suns. Brooklyn was trying to construct the roster while doing what needed to be done for them to ensure that they would meet the salary floor, but there is one player who wasn’t brought to camp for a specific reason.
NetsDaily reported on Monday that the reason that forward Ricky Council IV isn’t being brought to camp as previously reported is due to an injury. NetsDaily went on to note that there isn’t any indication on the severity of Council’s injury, but it seems that there was enough of an injury that caused Brooklyn to think twice about bringing the young forward to camp.
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More to the point, NetsDaily reported on Sunday that Council would not be joining the Nets for training camp, but did not specify the reason for Council not being there. In the same post on X, NetsDaily went on to note that forward Fanbo Zeng would be signed to an Exhibit 10 contract as opposed to a Two-Way deal, a move that the team indicated as such when they released training camp roster on Monday.
The 2024-25 season was the best campaign that Council had in the NBA since leaving Wichita State to pursue his professional basketball career. Council played in 73 games last season for the 76ers and he averaged 7.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 38.2% from the field and 25.8% from three-point land in 17.1 minutes per contest.
As of this writing, the Nets have put together their 21-player roster together for training camp, but they will have to cut down the roster to 18 players (15 standard, 3 Two-Way) prior to the beginning of the regular season. Time will tell who the Nets let go after training camp, but the good news is that there is now clarity on why Council isn’t competing for a roster spot on Brooklyn’s team.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Report: Nets did not sign F Ricky Council IV for camp due to injury