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Joshua Robert Tyler Minott ( MY-not; born November 25, 2002) is a Jamaican-American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers. Minott was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 45th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft, but was immediately traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. After spending his first three seasons with the Timberwolves, Minott signed with the Boston Celtics in July of 2025. Minott would play for the Celtics for half of the 2025–26 season before being traded to the Nets in February of 2026.
Minott played basketball for Saint Andrew’s School in Boca Raton, Florida. In his junior season, he averaged 17.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, helping his team win the Class 3A state championship, its first state title. As a senior, Minott averaged 23.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and was named Palm Beach County Class 5A-1A Player of the Year by the Sun-Sentinel. A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Memphis over offers from Florida State, Texas, Baylor and Maryland.
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