Mike Scotto of Sheridan Hoops reports that the Nets will not extend Sergey Karasev's contract for a fourth year. Scotto tweeted out the news on Sunday night. The Nets had until Monday afternoon to make a decision.
Brooklyn Nets will NOT pick up Sergey Karasev's $2.5 million team option for the 2016-17 season, league sources tell Sheridan Hoops.
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) November 2, 2015
The news was hardly surprising. Karasev, a 6'7" swingman, has been stuck at the end of the bench the first three games of the season, only playing mop-up minutes in the loss to the Spurs .