Long Island Nets Land Dwight Murray Jr. in G League Trade Flurry
Brooklyn's affiliate acquired the 26-year-old guard and a 2026 first-rounder — a 5.0 assist career distributor now reunited with a Summer League coach.
Two-way forward trending up, worth a stash in deep dynasty leagues.
- Murray: 8.9 pts, 5.0 ast in 90 career G League games
- Tallied 96 assists in the 2025 Tip-Off Tournament (T-9th)
- Shot 40% from three in two Nets Summer League games
- Long Island sent out a 2026 first and 2027 second
- Chaney Johnson: 19.9 FPTS/G in 17 games (2025-26)
The Long Island Nets are stacking guards. In a Thursday move, Brooklyn's G League affiliate acquired 6-foot guard Dwight Murray Jr. and a 2026 first-round G League pick from the College Park Skyhawks, giving up a 2026 first-rounder (via Cleveland) and a 2027 second in return. Murray, 26, brings a genuine track record: 8.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.0 assists across 90 career G League games (51 starts) over two seasons.
The distributing chops are real. Murray racked up 96 assists in the 2025 Tip-Off Tournament, tied for ninth-most in the entire G League, and he flashed shooting touch in a brief Brooklyn Summer League cameo — 5.0 points on 40% from deep across two games. There's also a built-in comfort level: Long Island's first-year head coach, Shawn Swords, worked as an assistant on Brooklyn's Summer League staff, so he already knows what Murray can do.
This wasn't a one-off. On Tuesday, Long Island pulled off a three-team deal, landing a 2027 first-round G League pick from Santa Cruz and the returning rights to guard Joey Calcaterra from Memphis, sending Yuri Collins to the Hustle. Calcaterra, 27, is a much lighter producer — just 3.0 points in 10.8 minutes across 28 career games — so Murray is clearly the headline addition of the week.
Who Actually Matters for Fantasy
Let's be honest about the ceiling here. This is a G League roster-building story, and most of these names — Calcaterra, Exhibit 10 signee Nick Pringle out of Arkansas, International Draft pick Tidjiane Dioumassi — live far outside any redraft radar. The one name worth flagging is Chaney Johnson, who's already filled one of Brooklyn's two-way slots alongside second-round rookie Tyler Bilodeau.
Johnson posted 8.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 17 games last season (2025-26), good for 19.9 fantasy points per game — and his last five outings ran +3.7 fantasy points above his season average. That's not startable, but it's a real uptick from a two-way piece who could see NBA run if injuries pile up in Brooklyn's frontcourt.
The bottom line: Murray is a name to file away for dynasty and two-way watch lists, not something to burn a waiver claim on today. If you're in a deep enough format to care about G League call-up candidates, Chaney Johnson is the one to keep tabs on — his form trend suggests he's earning trust. Everyone else here is a wait-and-see until a two-way contract or a real NBA minute forces the issue.
