Long Island Nets Acquire Returning Player Rights to Wooga Poplar

LONG ISLAND (Oct. 15, 2026) – The Long Island Nets, the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, have acquired the returning player rights to guard Wooga Poplar from the Windy City Bulls in exchange for the returning player rights to guard Ray Harrison and the 31st overall pick in the 2026 NBA G League Draft.

Poplar (6’5”, 197) appeared in 15 NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament and regular season games for Windy City last season, averaging 9.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 15.9 minutes per contest. Prior to beginning his professional career, the 23-year-old played his final collegiate season (2024-25) at Villanova University following three seasons (2021-24) at the University of Miami. Poplar earned All-Big East Third Team honors with the Wildcats after averaging 15.3 points, a team-high 7.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 31.9 minutes per contest over 36 games (34 starts). The Philadelphia native averaged 13.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 29 games (all starts) as a junior at Miami in 2023-24, after starting 36 games as a sophomore to help lead the Hurricanes to the program’s first Final Four appearance in 2023.

Harrison appeared in five NBA G League regular season games for Long Island last season after being acquired from the available player pool on March 14, 2026, posting averages of 2.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per contest.

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.