Wayne Ellington to Nets: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

The Brooklyn Nets reached an agreement Thursday with veteran guard Wayne Ellington. It will be his sixth team over seven seasons in the NBA.  

The team confirmed the addition on Twitter. It's a much needed offensive upgrade, as noted by Mike Mazzeo of ESPN.com. The 27-year-old shooting guard, who's a career 38 percent shooter from beyond the arc, should help a Nets squad that ranked 26th in three-point shooting last season.

Ellington spent last season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He received 36 starts, one more than the first five seasons of his career combined, in 65 games and responded by averaging double-digit points for just the second time.

Brooklyn has a lot of depth throughout its roster, but shooting guard is one area where there was a clear need. The newest signing should have a chance to earn extended minutes, especially if the Joe Johnson trade rumors come to fruition, per Mazzeo.

He's not the most flashy signing by any stretch. That said, he's a reliable secondary scoring option who can get red hot from downtown, which is something the team was missing last season. It would help his cause if Deron Williams stays with the team and can return to form after a recent downward trend.

Three-point shooting was one of the holes the Nets needed to fill coming into the offseason. This signing goes a long way in accomplishing that goal.