Nets waive four players to bring roster down to 16

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty ImagesNo surprise. The Nets on Friday night requested waivers on guards Devin Cannady, CJ Massinburg and C.J. Williams and forward Lance Thomas. None of the four played vs. the Raptors.

Brooklyn’s roster now stands at 16 players including two-way player Henry Ellenson, the 6’11” former Knick who played seven minutes Friday.

Of the four, Cannady and Massinburg are automatically eligible to move to the Long Island Nets. The Nets will have to acquire Williams G League rights are held by the Iowa Wolves if they want him to join the Nets affiliate. If, on the other hand, Brooklyn wants to give the 29-year-old a two-way deal, they wouldn’t need to acquire…