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eral manager Sean Marks.

Bargnani signed with the Nets in the off-season but provided disappointing returns, averaging just 6.6 points and 2.1 rebounds for a Nets team that is 15-40.

Brooklyn announced that Marks would take over from Billy King earlier this week, and parting ways with Bargnani was his first move.

Bargnani, 30, was a highly touted Italian prospect, a seven-footer with threepoint range, when he was selected with the top pick in the 2006 draft by the Toronto Raptors.

He spent seven seasons in Toronto with mixed results, the high point when he averaged more than 20 points per game in the 2010-11 campaign, before spending two years with the New York Knicks and then landing in Brooklyn.

But he never reached his expected promise and has spent the last few years struggling to find a consistent role.

The Charlotte Hornets signed guard Jorge Gutierrez to a 10-day contract. Gutierrez joins the Hornets from the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League.

The Chihuahua, Mexico, native has appeared in 35 career NBA games (three starts) over two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks, averaging 3.3 points, 1.5 assists and 1.3 rebounds. Gutierrez began the 2015-16 season as a member of the Bucks’ preseason roster but was waived on Oct. 21.

The Phoenix Suns signed point guard Phil Pressey to a 10-day contract.

Pressey, in his third NBA season, averaged 3.9 points and 3.3 assists in 14 games with the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this season.