The last time the Nets rebuilt, they did so by looking at fallen prospects and reclamation projects.
It seems they are following the same plan this time.
Brooklyn is going through a youth movement in what promises to be a year or two of rebuilding without any real pressure.
And the final youngster is Amari Bailey, who joins Exhibit 10 on a deal in a move first reported by Hoopshype and confirmed by The Post.
The 20-year-old point guard is the third-youngest player on the Nets' roster behind Dariq Whitehead and Noah Clowney.
All three were among the 10 youngest players in the NBA last season and could play different roles on a green Nets roster.
While Clowney and Whitehead are 2023 first-round picks and will be part of Brooklyn's rebuild, Bailey will come into training camp next month looking to earn his spot.
He was selected in the second round of the draft and averaged 2.3 points in 6.5 minutes in just 10 appearances as a rookie last season in Charlotte.
The 6-foot-3 shooting guard is the prototypical second-chance player the Nets have relied on in the past, with varying degrees of success.
Plucking Spencer Dinwiddie and Joe Harris from the scrap heap were big successes, as was landing the undervalued D'Angelo Russell and turning him into an All-Star.
Signing former No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett was a hit and a miss.
Win some times, lose others.
Now the Nets have added 23-year-old reclamation projects Killian Hayes and Ziaire Williams, the former an Exhibit 10 and the latter a Memphis Grizzlies forward who has reportedly looked good in summer workouts.
Bailey is the latest dart thrower, a derailed high school phenom who Brooklyn hopes to get back on track.
The point guard averaged 29.2 points, 9.1 rebounds and 6.5 assists as a junior at Sierra Canyon, and was named California Mr. Basketball.
Bailey was considered the No. 1 overall player by all recruiting services entering the summer of his senior season, before an injury cost him the AAU circuit and the early parts of the season.
ESPN ranked him No. 5 in its 2022 high school class, and he headed to UCLA, where he averaged 11.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in his only college season.
Other injuries slowed his growth somewhat, as he missed seven games from Dec. 30 to Jan. 26, 2023 with a foot injury.
Following his return, and when top defender Jaylen Clark suffered a season-ending injury in the regular-season finale, Bailey was tasked with guarding the team's primary perimeter threat and increased his own scoring to 17.3 points on 56.1 percent shooting.
But he still fell to the second round of the draft.
Charlotte selected Bailey 41st overall, signing him to a two-way contract.
The Hornets used him sparingly and instead he spent most of the season with their Greensboro Swarm affiliate, with whom he averaged 19.3 points, five rebounds and 4.7 assists, albeit on a dismal 20 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
With Hayes and Shake Milton expected to compete for point guard spots at the bottom of the Nets' depth chart, they'll now have more competition.
