The Brooklyn Nets broke an NBA record at the 2025 NBA Draft in New York.
Draft day is a manic one in the NBA, with teams trading for position in the draft, players moving teams and surprises up and down the draft board.
Much was also expected of the Brooklyn Nets, who had five first round picks to play with. They finished 12th in the East this season with a 26-55 record, but with that kind of trade capital Brooklyn had the ability to make significant improvements to their roster.
What they did instead wrote their name in the history books.
Brooklyn Nets become the first team to draft five players in the first round of the NBA Draft
The Nets elected not to trade any of their picks to either move up in the order or add players to their roster. By using all of their picks on the night, they became the first team in NBA history to draft five players in the first round.
Trades are commonplace on draft day. The Boston Celtics considered trading Jaylen Brown on the day, meanwhile, the Philadelphia 76ers tried to move Paul George.
The New Orleans Pelicans made a shocking trade during the draft, moving off their 2026 first-round pick to move up 10 places in the order.
But Brooklyn did nothing, and now have at least five rookies to take into the 2025-26 season.
| Draft Pick | Player |
|---|---|
| Number 8 | Egor Demin, BYU |
| Number 19 | Nolan Traore, France |
| Number 22 | Drake Powell, UNC |
| Number 26 | Ben Saraf, Israel |
| Number 27 | Danny Wolf, Michigan |
It wasn’t a particularly productive night either for the Nets, who reached for BYU’s Egor Demin with the eighth pick when they may have been able to take him at 19, and then proceeded to pick four very similar players throughout the night.
Their roster is now filled with pass-first players with limited shooting ability. They did manage to grab perhaps the steal of the night at 27, however, as Michigan Wolverine Danny Wolf dropped down the order.
Danny Wolf presents serious upside for Brooklyn Nets
Wolf was one of the most interesting prospects in the draft, and his slide to 27 could be attributed to the risk associated with taking him.
He’s a true seven-footer with guard skills. That’s enough to grab your interest. Not only can Wolf play with his back to the basket and make plays at the rim, he can turn and face defenders in space and take them off the dribble.
His highlight package goes to show what impact he can have once driving to the rim.
There are concerns about how well his game can translate to the NBA level. Like most of Brooklyn’s draft picks, he struggles for consistency from three, shooting 33.6% last year.
But the fact that Wolf fell deep in the draft means he may have been the Nets’ highest value pick of the night.