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The Brooklyn Nets hired general manager Sean Marks away from the San Antonio Spurs so he could fix their ravaged and depleted roster. Marks made his first move on Saturday in an attempt to accomplish that tough task.

The Nets announced they’ve waived forward Andrea Bargnani.

Since getting drafted first overall by the Toronto Raptors in 2006, Bargnani has experienced plenty of ups and downs — but mostly downs. The 30-year-old was supposed to be the franchise savior in the Six. More precisely, he was supposed to be next Dirk Nowitzki, a seven-footer who could space the floor. He quickly went from savior to massive disappointment in Toronto and didn’t get much better following a trade to New York. Still, for all the flak the seven-footer gets — he can’t rebound, and makes bone-headed plays on the regular — he averaged almost 15 points per game with the Knicks in 29 games last year.

The Nets took a small risk when they signed Bargnani to a one-year deal worth the veteran’s minimum (plus a player option), hoping he could provide some bench scoring. The fit made sense for Bargnani as well: He didn’t face the pressure of being a number one option as he did in Toronto. He also didn’t have to bear the burden of being the face of a bad trade, which was the case in New York. He could settle into a small role and not be crucified for failing to fit the hopes of local fans.

The problem was, Bargnani totally failed in Brooklyn.

The Nets’ roster was atrocious. Without capable teammates hiding his struggles, he put up the worst season of his career. In 46 games and a career-low 13.8 minutes per game, Bargnani averaged 6.6 points and 2.1 rebounds while losing his outside touch, shooting .188 from the three on just 16 attempts, a far cry from his 41 attempts (.366) in 29 games in 2014-’15. Without long-range shooting, Bargnani gave Brooklyn few legitimate reasons to keep him on the roster. Marks knew this and acted quickly to cut him.

So what’s next for Bargnani? Well, his career could be over. He doesn’t bring enough positives to the court to justify playing a big role, which is when he’s thrived in his career. One possible landing spot that makes sense, however, could be the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Clippers missed out on acquiring Channing Frye during the trade deadline after they balked on a deal with the Orlando Magic. Frye, like previous incarnations of Bargnani, is a near seven-footer who can shoot from distance. He was stuck behind younger players in Orlando, but Frye has put up decent percentages while playing 17.1 minutes per game when with the Magic, shooting nearly 40 percent behind the arc. Frye’s numbers dwarfed Bargnani’s this season, and he’s a much better player.

Los Angeles passing on the Frye deal was strange, because the Clippers don’t have any depth at the power forward and center positions. Acquiring Jeff Green from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Lance Stephenson provides some help, since he can play the four (as can Paul Pierce). However, there are plenty of remaining holes in the frontcourt.

Bargnani wouldn’t be a magical solution to the Clippers’ problems — heck, I’m not 100-percent sure he’s even an NBA rotation player at this point — but he’s worth a small gamble. Doc Rivers rolling out Luc Richard Mbah a Moute every night as a starter is painful to watch. Bargnani at worst could be a backup four and five, and should he rediscover his shooting touch at all, he could give the Clippers solid minutes — that’s a big if, however.

So yes, the move would be widely laughed at, but Rivers — who has assembled a horrible bench in 2015-’16 — needs some help from his bigs. Bargnani would be a temporary solution to that problem. I think he’s worth a shot.

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