The Nets waived power forward Drew Timme and guard Dariq Whitehead on Monday, easing their roster crunch and getting close to their mandated limit.

The move ended the gamble the Nets had taken on local Newark native Whitehead, an injury-plagued prospect who’d been arguably the best schoolboy talent in the country just three years ago.

It remains to be seen whether it ended Timme’s time as a Net, still eligible for their final open two-way spot.

Whitehead was on a guaranteed $3.3 million deal — which the Nets must pay — though Timme’s deal wasn’t guaranteed.

It leaves the Nets $161,000 above the minimum salary floor according to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks, though they now have 19 players and still have to get down to 18 by Tuesday.

Timme had inked a multiyear contract with the Nets near

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