NBA Draft 2025: Brooklyn Nets break record by using all 5 of their first-round picks
But, instead of striking some sort of deal with their ridiculous amount of draft capital, they opted to set a record instead.
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The Nets used all five of their first-round picks in the draft Wednesday night, breaking a record for the most picks used by one team in a single round of the draft. The Minnesota Timberwolves held the previous mark with the four they used in the 2009 NBA Draft to select Ricky Rubio, Jonny Flynn, Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington.
Here's a look at how the Nets used all five of their picks:
No. 8: Egor Demin, BYU
No. 19: Nolan Traoré, Saint Quentin
No. 22: Drake Powell, North Carolina
No. 26: Ben Saraf, Ratiopharm Ulm
No. 27: Danny Wolf, Michigan
The Nets also hold the rights to the No. 36 overall pick, too. They acquired several picks in trades over the years, and then they picked up their sixth pick in this draft on Tuesday in a deal with the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks.
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Their top pick, Denim, averaged 10.6 points and 5.5 assists per game last season at BYU. The 6-foot-9 guard out of Russia seems willing to do whatever it takes to help the Nets right away, too.
'I was playing all my life a point guard, so I see myself as a point guard,' Denim said, via the New York Post's Brian Lewis. 'But I'm also willing to do whatever it takes to bring success to the team and impact the game in a good way. If coach wants me to be a center, I'll be a center. I have no problem with that. I just know that I'm a playmaker.'
The Nets' draft room was full of energy when it was shown on the broadcast Wednesday night, so clearly they are committed to this rebuilding strategy. The team went 26-56 last season and missed the playoffs for a second straight campaign. Jordi Fernández just finished his first season as the team's head coach, though he's the fourth man to hold the job over the past three seasons.
It's going to take more than just a motivated Demin and a new young core to fix the Nets. And, with how they went about it, this is clearly a long-term play. But it's a good place to start.
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