Long Island Nets Acquire Returning Player Rights to Jonathan Pierre

LONG ISLAND (Oct. 1, 2026) – The Long Island Nets, the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, have acquired the returning player rights to forward Jonathan Pierre from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in a three-team trade with the Stockton Kings. Long Island traded the returning player rights to center David Muoka to Stockton. To complete the deal, the Kings sent the returning player rights to forward Alex Fudge to the Vipers in exchange for the returning player rights to forward Kacper Klaczek.

Pierre (6'9", 210) appeared in 34 NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament and regular season games for the Capital City Go-Go and Rio Grande Valley last season, averaging 5.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game. The 23-year-old averaged 7.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 19.5 minutes per game over 13 regular season contests with the Vipers. Prior to beginning his professional career, the Hallandale, Fla., native played his final collegiate season (2024-25) at Belmont University following one season (2023-24) at the University of Memphis and two seasons (2021-23) at Nova Southeastern University. In 33 games (28 starts) for the Bruins, Pierre averaged 13.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 27.8 minutes per contest while earning All-MVC First Team honors as a senior. He helped lead Nova Southeastern to an undefeated 36-0 record and the 2023 NCAA Division II National Championship as a sophomore, appearing in 35 games (21 starts) with averages of 14.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 23.3 minutes per contest.

Muoka appeared in 45 NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament and regular season games for Long Island last season, averaging 5.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 17.7 minutes per game. He also spent the 2023-24 season with Long Island after being acquired via the available player pool on Nov. 13, 2023, and was reacquired via trade with the Windy City Bulls on Sept. 29, 2025.

About the Long Island Nets

The Long Island Nets are the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets. The team started NBA G League play during the 2016-17 season and presently plays its home games at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. The Nets have reached the postseason five times and won one Eastern Conference Championship, reaching the NBA G League Finals in 2019. For more information, please visit longislandnets.com and follow @longislandnets on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.