The Brooklyn Nets are guaranteeing Royce O’Neale’s 2023-24 wage, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. 

O’Neale will now earn a full $9.50 million primarily based on the final yr of his contract in distinction to a half-guaranteed $2.5MM. The deadline for the Nets to ensure him is right now, they usually’ll certainly permit the ahead to realize its full wage.

Acquired by the Nets from the Utah Jazz in final yr’s offseason, O’Neale served as an important 3-and-D wingman for the membership in 76 common season video games of 2022-23 by averaging 8.8 factors, 5.1 boards, 3.7 assists and 38.9 % capturing from trey. 

Amid commerce speculations, Brooklyn seems to nonetheless stick round with O’Neale. As such, given their logjam on the wing which has Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney-Smith, the membership should still think about him as a commerce piece shifting ahead with that sizable wage he bought.