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David Muoka’s time as a Brooklyn Nets player has lasted just 24 hours, with the NBA side waiving the Hongkonger on Tuesday in New York.
The news may have come as something of a surprise to the 24-year-old, who on Wednesday morning was in Hong Kong getting ready to travel to the US next week.
“I’m feeling great about the opportunity and ready to make the most of it,” he told the Post in a text message, having signed a contract with the Nets on Monday, US time.
But according to the New York Post, waiving the 6ft 10in Muoka created the roster space to complete a trade for guard Kobe Bufkin.

Muoka had previously signed with the Portland Trail Blazers last October, becoming the first Hongkonger to land an NBA deal, before being waived the same day.
But he still appeared to have a future in the Big Apple, with the big man expected to land with the Long Island Nets, the Brooklyn Nets’ G League affiliate, for whom he played in 2023-24.
When Brooklyn signed Muoka, they inked him to a non-guaranteed one-year deal rather than an Exhibit 10 contract, which is essentially a training camp invitation.
The deal was worth the rookie minimum, with a US$85,300 partial guarantee. That was the maximum guaranteed amount Brooklyn could have given the Hongkonger while keeping both his two-way eligibility with them as well as keeping him eligible for the G League.
Muoka played 38 games for Long Island during the 2023-24 season, averaging 4.6 points, 4.8 boards and 1.3 blocks in 14.7 minutes. He played in the Las Vegas Summer League with Brooklyn a year ago, and the 2024-25 season for the Windy City Bulls, the Chicago Bulls’ G League affiliate, after being waived by Portland.


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David Muoka has been waived by the Brooklyn Nets. Photo: Handout

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.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}But the 6ft 10in Muoka’s basketball future could still lie in New York

But the 6ft 10in Muoka’s basketball future could still lie in New York