The Brooklyn Nets will have four picks in the first round, and none are quite as high as they would have hoped. To that point, Nets general manager Sean Marks made multiple visits to Rutgers games to scout the Dylan Harper–Ace Bailey duo.

The ping pong balls didn’t bounce the Brooklyn Nets’ way at Monday’s draft lottery. After entering the night with the sixth-best odds, the Nets fell to No. 8. It was a disappointing outcome after Brooklyn reacquired its first-round pick from the Houston Rockets last summer and tanked in hopes of landing a top selection.

The Brooklyn Nets ended up with the eighth overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft following the Lottery on Monday. They're projected to take Derik Queen,

The Nets are going to start their rebuild with the eighth pick in next month’s NBA draft. The player they’re most often linked with is Jeremiah Fears.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Green wore only jersey No. 14 and put up 12.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.

The 2025 NBA Draft Lottery did not go as expected. The best way to describe it was, 'the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer.' While it was expected that one of the bottom six or seven teams in the league would land Cooper Flagg at No. 1, that wasn't the case.

The most likely answer won't excite fans. Brooklyn entered the offseason with hopes of landing a franchise-altering talent. They had two clear avenues to do so: spiking a top draft pick or cashing in their chips for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The Brooklyn Nets may not have won the draft lottery, securing a chance to draft Duke star Cooper Flagg; however, there may be a silver lining for this franchis

When Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks and team governor Joe Tsai pivoted and made the tough decision to tank this season for a high draft pick, it ended up giving them the sixth-best odds.

Explore the latest predictions on the Brooklyn Nets and Cam Johnson after they lucked out in the NBA Draft lottery.