Nets become 1st team to land 5 players in Round 1 of NBA draft
The Brooklyn Nets set an NBA draft record Wednesday by finishing the night with five first-round selections.
Brooklyn entered this year's draft with five first-round picks (Nos. 8, 19, 22, 26, and 27) after adding its latest Round 1 selection Tuesday in a reported three-team trade that sent center Kristaps Porzingis from the Boston Celtics to the Atlanta Hawks. The Porzingis deal is expected to become official July 6 when free agency begins at 12 p.m. ET.
| Pick | Player | School/Club |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Egor Demin | BYU |
| 19 | Nolan Traore | Saint-Quentin |
| 22 | Drake Powell | UNC |
| 26 | Ben Saraf | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| 27 | Danny Wolf | Michigan |
BYU's top-10 guard Egor Demin headlines the Nets' 2025 haul. Brooklyn used its next pick on another international playmaker in France's Nolan Traore with the 19th selection and repeated that trend with Israeli guard Ben Saraf at No. 26. The Nets selected Michigan big Danny Wolf with the following pick, and Drake Powell is Brooklyn-bound via the Hawks as part of the Porzingis trade.