NBA Fans Roast Brooklyn Nets For Egregious 2025 Draft Picks

The Nets took a huge gamble by using all their 5 Draft picks by selecting 5 new players in the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday.

NBA Fans Roast Brooklyn Nets For Egregious 2025 Draft Picks

Brian Windhorst and the Brooklyn Nets (Image by FirstSportz)

The Brooklyn Nets were perhaps the most talked-about club in the top 30 heading into the 2025 NBA Draft. The Nets chose to draft a lineup of prospects at Nos. 8, 19, 22, 26, and 27, following rumors that the team will engage in trades with a league-record five first-round picks. Fans of Brooklyn have differing opinions regarding the first round.

That said, NBA insider Brian Windhorst also did not waste any time to troll the Nets for their draft picks on the ESPN Draft Day show. During his appearance on ESPN’s NBA Draft coverage, Windhorst shared with the world the opinions of several executives and agents regarding Brooklyn’s draft strategy. Of course, his views did not look good on the Nets.

I got some people throwing me some things about Brooklyn. People are making fun of this draft group. I got people saying to me that executives and agents are like, ‘Man, I was watching them play three two-way guys during this year so that they could clap for taking the guys in the 20s.

Brian Windhorst said

Brooklyn owned the eighth, 19th, 26th, and 27th overall picks and concluded the 2024 season with a 26-56 record, 12th in the Eastern Conference. It would have made sense to package some of those selections to advance or sign a top player. The Nets were the first club to exit the initial round with five new players, though, as they kept all five picks.

In the first round, Brooklyn added four guards, including Egor Demin, the eighth overall choice. At No. 19, they added Nolan Traore as a guard. Traore has a high ceiling and is just eighteen. They selected Michigan big man Danny Wolf at No. 27(final pick) and guard Drake Powell at No. 22. Another player, Ben Saraf, was selected at No. 26, was Brooklyn’s final guard.

The Nets are hoping that one of these guards will end up becoming a long-term choice for the team. Brooklyn still has their second-round pick at No. 36 and made all five selections, drawing attention.

Fans were left shocked after coming across the Nets’ first-round draft picks

The Nets had one of the most surprising draft selections on Wednesday. They gambled with picking all new 5 players with their 5 picks that they had, leaving many stunned in the process. The NBA community did not waste any time putting forward its views on this matter.

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Brooklyn Nets CEO Sam Zussman (Credits: Uni Live)

Many of them took to various social media apps and sites to make their feelings known. The Nets fans, in particular, were left devastated by their franchise’s decision-making process. One of them wrote on X, Nets honestly need to go back to New Jersey It’s been downhill ever since they moved to Brooklyn. Check out some of the reactions below:

Only time will tell whether or not the Nets prove everyone wrong with their takes in the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season.

Take a closer look at the Nets’ first-round draft picks

No. 8: Egor Demin, G/F (BYU):

Demin was Brooklyn’s first off the board. The 6-foot-9 Russian produced 10.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 5.5 assists, making him an intriguing prospect due to his court vision and downhill skills for his stature.

Demin is a versatile point forward who should be a good fit in Jordi Fernandez’s system, even though many scouts criticized his ability to shoot and scoring aggression. Although Cam Thomas’s free agency status is still up in the air, the 19-year-old is the face of the future of Nets basketball.

No. 19: Nolan Traore, PG (Saint-Quentin)

With the Milwaukee Bucks’ second first-round pick, the Nets made another foreign move by acquiring Nolan Traore from Saint-Quentin. Before faltering later in the season, the French point guard was considered a top lottery choice and had shown a lot abroad.

Like Demin, the 6-foot-5 playmaker has excellent speed and game sense. Traore’s physique makes him a genuine floor general, especially following a season in which he averaged 11.6 points and 5.1 assists.

No. 22: Drake Powell, G (North Carolina)

Powell is arguably the class’s most gifted defender. He is a 6-foot-6, 42-inch vertical freak who made a name for himself at North Carolina despite playing very few minutes at the beginning of the season.

During the previous season, the 19-year-old averaged 7.4 points and 3.4 rebounds. His defense is reminiscent of a cross between Jrue Holiday and Amen Thompson, even though those figures aren’t particularly striking. He is explosive yet poised.

No. 26: Ben Saraf, G/F (Ratiopharm Ulm)

Saraf is a European prospect who, like Traore, was considered a high-end lottery potential until faltering in the latter stages of the season. During the previous season, the 6-foot-5 guard averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

A trio of players who can play quickly and pass the ball to others, as well as get downhill and finish at the rim, seems to have been selected by the Nets. Saraf emphasizes that as much as Traore and Demin do.

No. 27: Danny Wolf, F/C (Michigan)

Given the level of attention teams were showing Wolf before draft night, he ought to have been placed in the top 20. The seven-footer is anything from a classic big man and has all the tools necessary to compete in the modern NBA.

Because he chose to play the four instead of the five next to Vlad Goldin, Wolf was able to steal the show at Michigan. The Israeli-American, who could play the floor general in a pick-and-roll system, flourished by switching between playing from the wing and the post.

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