;

News

Nets officially sign defensive stopper Andre Roberson

Published February 17, 2021, 9:00 AMOfficial release
-

The seven-year NBA veteran was an All-Defensive second team selection in 2017.

Andre Roberson has averaged 4.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in 302 career NBA games.

BROOKLYN — The Brooklyn Nets have signed free agent guard/forward Andre Roberson. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.

Roberson (6’7”, 210) spent the first seven seasons (2013-20) of his NBA career with the Oklahoma City Thunder, appearing in 302 games (269 starts) and averaging 4.6 points and 4.0 rebounds in 22.3 minutes per game. Returning from a left knee injury, the San Antonio native saw action in seven games in the 2019-20 season, recording averages of 2.9 points and 3.9 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per contest. An NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection in 2017, the 29-year-old Roberson has also made four playoff appearances with the Thunder, including a trip to the Western Conference finals in 2016.

Roberson was originally selected with the 26th overall pick in the first round of the 2013 NBA Draft by Minnesota before being traded to Oklahoma City on draft night. Prior to beginning his NBA career, Roberson spent three years (2010-13) at the University of Colorado, earning All-Pac-12 First Team honors twice (2012 and 2013) and garnering the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year award in 2013.