Diving headlong into a rebuild, the Nets made a record five first-round draft picks a year ago and rostered a staggering eight rookies.
Most of those sophomores are still around, and came to summer league (er, make that summer leagues, plural).
Former lottery pick Egor Dëmin was the head of Brooklyn’s class, which is hardly shocking considering his status as the eighth overall selection in 2025. But beyond the young Russian, who was the next best this summer?
Speedy point guard Nolan Traoré, the No. 19 pick a year ago, missed the California Classic and Las Vegas Summer League as he recovers from knee surgery. Danny Wolf and Ben Saraf were inconsistent at best, and fellow first-rounder Drake Powell’s shooting was horrific at worst.
