The Brooklyn Nets are nearing the end of their 2025-26 NBA season and as they approached the home stretch of the campaign, they are dealing with some critical injuries. Brooklyn has had a tough season even when they’ve been healthy, but these last few weeks have been about seeing what all of the players have to offer and the Nets are adding another player to the mix.

The Nets announced on Thursday that they are signing forward Trevon Scott to a 10-day contract, with HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto noting that the contract is due to hardship. Essentially, the Nets have been granted a hardship exemption by the NBA, meaning that they can temporarily exceed 15 players on the roster under standard contracts due to the amount of injuries plaguing the team.

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ESPN’s Bobby Marks explained that the hardship exemption can be granted under four different circumstances that basically revolve around multiple players being expected to or have already missed a significant amount of time. As that pertains to Brooklyn, rookie Egor Demin and backup center Day’Ron Sharpe have been ruled out for the rest of the season with forwards Michael Porter Jr. and Danny Wolf having missed multiple games with their current injuries.

Scott, 29, has been having a solid season for the Long Island Nets, Brooklyn’s G League affiliate, as he’s averaging 12.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 44.9% from the field and 35.2% from three-point land. Scott being on the roster for the next 10 days would essentially keep him on the team through the end of the season as Brooklyn’s last game is at the Toronto Raptors on Apr. 12.

As Scotto alluded to in his report, the Nets signing Scott could be an indication that Wolf may not play again for the rest of this season as he continues to recover from his ankle sprain. If that is the case, Wolf ends his rookie season with averages of 8.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 40.5% from the floor and 32.2% from behind the three-point line.

This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets sign Trevon Scott to 10-day contract in wake of Danny Wolf injury