Nets mock draft projections: How Brooklyn can use five first-round picks to build for the future

The Nets' rebuild is group to get a important boost astatine nan 2025 NBA Draft.

Brooklyn, which went 26-56 successful nan 2024-25 play and now comes into nan offseason pinch headdress space, besides owns a huge postulation of picks for nan draft. With coagulated pieces for illustration Cam Thomas and Nic Claxton already successful place, this will beryllium a cardinal agelong for nan Nets to make additions to their young core.

In fact, nan Nets ain some nan astir wide picks and first-round picks successful nan 2025 NBA Draft, but entering nan first round, opinions among experts alteration connected who precisely Brooklyn will usage its superior on.

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Here's a breakdown of nan Nets' 2025 picks and nan players a fewer different outlets are projecting them to return successful nan draft.

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Nets 2025 NBA Draft picks

Brooklyn has six picks successful this year's draft, 5 of which are first-rounders. There will beryllium plentifulness of opportunities for nan Nets to adhd talent:

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Nets mock draught projections

Mock drafts are ne'er going to beryllium wholly meticulous successful comparison to really things shingle out, particularly pinch trades factoring successful connected draught night, but location are a fewer varying opinions connected really nan Nets will usage their 5 picks.

Brooklyn astir precocious acquired prime No. 22 connected Tuesday nighttime successful a three-team waste and acquisition pinch nan Hawks and Celtics. As such, astir mocks person not yet accounted for nan Nets owning that pick.

In The Sporting News' last two-round mock draft from Gilbert McGregor, Brooklyn selects Duke halfway Khaman Maluach astatine No. 8 overall. Maluach could beryllium an fantabulous summation to nan team's frontcourt arsenic a task halfway pinch outstanding size and athleticism.

Here's really McGregor projected 5 of nan Nets' picks, anterior to Tuesday's trade:

Maluach would beryllium nan prized summation from nan bunch, a lengthy halfway that offers upside astir nan rim connected some sides of nan ball.

"Maluach tin measurement into a large domiciled arsenic nan centerpiece of a squad successful a uniquely fierce rebuild," McGregor wrote. "Brooklyn will make 4 first-round selections successful 2025, and successful Maluach, it gets a malleable subordinate who is still learning nan crippled and has limitless potential."

McGregor besides projects Brooklyn to return Will Riley, a standout shooter from Illinois successful nan frontcourt. Then, he projects nan Nets to spell pinch Rasheer Fleming from Saint Joseph's, Spanish guardant Hugo Gonzalez, and Ben Saraf, an world guard.

"With 4 first-round picks, Brooklyn tin spend to put successful imaginable successful nan precocious first round," McGregor wrote. "Gonzalez has an NBA-ready framework and tin turn into a valuable rotation subordinate for nan rebuilding Nets."

As for ESPN, it released its astir caller two-round mock draft connected Monday, and location are immoderate similarities successful imaginable Nets targets:

Maluach and Fleming are again included arsenic 2 imaginable prospects to subordinate Brooklyn. As for nan No. 19 wide pick, ESPN projects Georgia guardant Asa Newell to onshore pinch nan squad, noting his imaginable to go a stretch-four.

"Newell is different subordinate who appears to person helped himself successful nan pre-draft process, having showcased his beingness devices and room for maturation arsenic a shooter," ESPN wrote. "The Nets are besides viewed arsenic a desirable destination by galore agents, owed to nan minutes and opportunity they person disposable adjacent season. Newell's semipermanent upside could beryllium appealing to them arsenic a developmental summation here."

Outside of Fleming, ESPN besides projects nan Nets to return 2 guards successful Nolan Traore and Tyrese Proctor, on pinch guardant Danny Wolf. If that's really things shingle out, Proctor could beryllium a fascinating addition. Not only does he make for an absorbing prospect, but nan constituent defender besides spent a assemblage play playing alongside Maluach astatine Duke, perchance giving nan Nets immoderate anterior chemistry betwixt 2 additions.

Finally, here's really nan Nets' selections look successful The Athletic's astir caller mock draft, which was released Monday:

From nan start, there's different subordinate to support an oculus connected for nan Nets' apical prime astatine No. 8: Kasparas Jakučionis from Illinois. Especially regarded arsenic a beardown passer, Jakučionis would springiness Brooklyn a young ball-handler who could create and do a small spot of everything.

"The Nets are rebuilding and person a batch of needs," The Athletic's Sam Vecenie wrote. "Jakučionis is simply a typical passer who I dream continues to activity connected his trade arsenic a ballhandler to get separation from his man consistently without turning nan shot complete and emotion rushed."

The Athletic besides has nan Nets taking a defender pinch each of their first 4 picks, though each subordinate offers a different accomplishment set. While some Jakučionis and Demin connection size and playmaking, Traore is simply a beardown shot handler and scorer, and Powell is simply a 3-and-D prospect. 

Add successful seven-footer Hansen nan from China, and nan Nets would beryllium getting a small spot of everything successful this imaginable class, which whitethorn not beryllium a bad thought arsenic they place talent for their rebuild and support their eyes connected nan future.

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