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3 days ago
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2025 NBA Draft: Would the Nets be the perfect fit for Dylan Harper?
The Brooklyn Nets have some important decisions to make before the 2025 NBA Draft comes around in June and they will have to do something with their five draft picks. Brooklyn will have four picks in the first round, including the eighth overall pick, but it's fair to wonder if a certain Rutgers player would be perfect for the Nets if the team were to select him. Brian Lewis of the New York Post recently said on X to user "Aces" that Rutgers guard Dylan Harper would be the first player taken in most drafts outside of the upcoming 2025 edition. Lewis went on to say that Harper would be "perfect" for the Nets, according to the scouts that he has talked to thus far. In the upcoming Draft, Harper seems to be the consensus second player taken after Duke forward Cooper Flagg and it makes sense given how much hype precedes Flagg. Advertisement In his latest mock draft for Bleacher Report, Jonathan Wasserman projected Harper to be taken by the San Antonio Spurs with the second overall pick and one would be hard-pressed to find a mock draft that doesn't have Harper off the board by the time the third overall pick comes around. As this relates to the Nets, it's important to note that there are reports suggesting that Brooklyn could attempt to move up in the Draft. However, Lewis himself reiterated that multiple people believe that it's unlikely that the Nets would be able to get the No. 2 pick. Harper, 19, is coming off a freshman season at Rutgers in which he put himself firmly in the top-3 of the Draft after averaging 19.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 48.4% from the field and 33.3% from three-point land. Harper put forth that kind of production while playing alongside forward Ace Bailey, who is widely projected to be taken in the top-4 of June's Draft. While it's considered unlikely that the Nets would be able to get in position to take Harper in the Draft, if Brooklyn were able to get Harper somehow, it's easy to see why he would be perfect for a Nets team that is still looking for its point guard of the future. "The positional size, strength and length are obvious selling points and advantage creators for a ball-handler that can change directions and gears as well as Harper," Wasserman wrote. This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: 2025 NBA Draft: Would the Nets be the perfect fit for Dylan Harper?
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24-05-2025
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Nets second in ESPN's NBA Draft asset rankings heading into 2025 Draft
The Brooklyn Nets are in the midst of an offseason in which they could make a lot of decisions that will affect the franchise for the next few years. The biggest way that Brooklyn can change its team is through the NBA Draft and with the 2025 Draft happening in June, it's time to see how the Nets stack against other teams in terms of equity in the Draft. In a ranking of all 30 NBA teams when it comes to Draft assets, ESPN's Bobby Marks and Jeremy Woo ranked Brooklyn second on the list. The Nets trail the Oklahoma City Thunder for the first spot on the list which is impressive considering that Brooklyn is relying on the Draft in some part when it comes to finding its next impact player to potentially build around. Advertisement "The rebuilding Nets head into predraft season holding a league-high five selections in the top 40," Woo wrote when giving his summary on why the Nets rank second. "They also have the most salary cap space, creating an opportunity to remake their roster. Logically, it's hard to see them rostering five rookies, and they can also open up additional cap room by consolidating some of their first-round selections." Heading into the 2025 NBA Draft, the Nets have four first-round picks: No. 6 (own), No. 19 (via Milwaukee Bucks), No. 26 (via New York Knicks), and No. 27 (via Houston Rockets). While three of Brooklyn's first-round picks would add players that may not have the ceiling of some of the best players in the Draft, their own first-round pick could be someone like Duke forward Cooper Flagg, who has a great amount of hype during the Draft process. More to the point, the Nets have 12 incoming first-round picks with the ability to trade nine of those picks if they wanted to make a splash this offseason, such as trading for Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, for example. For a Nets organization that is just beginning the rebuilding process for the second time under general manager Sean Marks, the team is in a great position to add young talent. This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets second in ESPN's NBA Draft asset rankings heading into 2025 Draft
