The Brooklyn Nets own a whopping 14 first-round picks over the next seven drafts. Some of their own selections have swap rights attached from previous trades, although Brooklyn’s 2026 first rounder and every other one in the near future should be off limits in any deals.
The good news? The Nets still own unprotected first-round picks from the Knicks in 2027, 2029 and 2031 from the Mikal Bridges trade that they can use as bait if they want.
Brooklyn took three ball-handling guards in the 2025 draft (Egor Dёmin, Nolan Traoré, Ben Saraf) and almost certainly won’t be able to develop all three as the team becomes more competitive. Dёmin, the No. 8 overall pick, is probably safe but the Nets could test the trade waters for one of their other guards.
Is Claxton, 27, too old for this Nets timeline? They need his interior defense and rebounding for now, although general manager Sean Marks should at least be assessing his value around the league.