BROOKLYN (July 6, 2026) – The Brooklyn Nets have signed guard Keon Ellis to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.
Ellis (6’4”, 175) has appeared in 225 career games (60 starts) across four seasons with the Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers, holding career averages of 6.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 19.9 minutes per contest. Undrafted out of Alabama in 2022, Ellis signed a two-way contract with Sacramento ahead of the 2022-23 season and was traded to Cleveland at the 2026 trade deadline. The Eustis, Fla., native shot over 40.0 percent from 3-point distance in each of his first three seasons, holding career shooting marks of 46.5 percent from the floor, 40.7 percent from deep and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. In 29 games with the Cavaliers to end last season, Ellis averaged career-highs of 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and a 49.1 percent rate from the floor.