Long Island Nets Add Wayne Blackshear

Published on December 31, 2021 under NBA G League (G League)
Long Island Nets News Release

LONG ISLAND (Dec. 31, 2021) - The Long Island Nets, the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, have acquired forward Wayne Blackshear from the available player pool.

Blackshear (6'5", 214) has appeared in 34 career NBA G League games (one start) during one season (2019-20) with Maine, recording averages of 5.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 16.2 minutes per contest. Additionally, Blackshear has played five seasons (2014-21) internationally in Italy, Lebanon, Finland and Poland. Most recently, he spent the 2020-21 season overseas with PGE Spojnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League, where he averaged 8.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 25.1 minutes per game over five appearances (four starts). Prior to his professional career, the Chicago native played four seasons (2011-15) at Louisville, recording averages of 8.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 20.8 minutes per game over 126 games (89 starts).

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