The Brooklyn Nets apparently aren't even going to try to bring back Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, as they will decline his qualifying offer and make him an unrestricted free agent as a result, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Hollis-Jefferson is coming off of a 2018-19 campaign in which he played 59 games and made 21 starts, averaging 8.9 points and 5.3 rebounds over 20.9 minutes per game while shooting 41.1 percent from the floor, 18.4 percent from three-point range and 64.5 percent from the free-throw line.
The 24-year-old, who played his collegiate basketball at the University of Arizona, was originally selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (23rd pick overall) of the 2015 NBA Draft. However, he was then immediately traded to the Nets.
He went on to appear in just 29 contests during his rookie year due to injury, registering 5.8 points, 5.3 boards and 1.3 steals across 21.2 minutes a night while making 45.7 percent of his field-goal attempts, 28.6 percent of his long-distance tries and 71.2 percent of his foul shots.
While Hollis-Jefferson is a solid defender capable of guarding multiple positions and has actually shown a penchant for getting to the free-throw line, his inability to shoot the ball has always been his main downfall, as he is a lifetime 22.3 percent shooter from deep.
He has also had difficulty staying healthy and has played 70 games just once thus far in his four-year NBA career.
Hollis-Jefferson, whose best season came in 2017-18 when he recorded 13.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, owns career averages of 9.9 points, 5.9 boards, two steals and one steal per game while connecting on 44.4 percent of his shots.
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