{"id":240659,"date":"2026-05-22T16:26:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/240659\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:26:55","slug":"nets-rank-in-top-tier-of-draft-asset-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/240659\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets Rank in Top Tier of Draft Asset Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6v\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/48809706\/nba-draft-2026-asset-rankings-30-teams-spurs-thunder-nets-hornets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN&#8217;s Bobby Marks<\/a> ranked every NBA team&#8217;s draft assets through 2033. The Brooklyn Nets were put in tier one with six other teams that have a plethora of future draft capital. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6y\">They hold 35 picks from the upcoming 2026 NBA Draft until 2033 \u2013\u2013 14 being first-round picks and 21 being second-round picks. The Nets hope to rebuild to playoff contention through the draft and by trading these assets for proven players. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"71\">After a 2025 draft cycle that featured a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/nets\/onsi\/news\/nets-find-themselves-low-in-rebuild-rankings-despite-record-draft-class\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">record five players<\/a> selected in the first round for Brooklyn, it still has much to look forward to. Let&#8217;s see what its draft capital is looking like through 2030 to gauge the immediate future. <\/p>\n<p>2026 Draft Capital<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"77\">\u2022 No. 6 overall pick (own)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7a\">\u2022 No. 33 overall pick (own)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7d\">\u2022 No. 43 overall pick (LAC)<\/p>\n<p>2027 Draft Capital<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7j\">\u2022 Unprotected first round pick (own, HOU has swap rights with its first round pick)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7m\">\u2022 Unprotected first round pick (NYK)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">\u2022 Unprotected second round pick (LAL)<\/p>\n<p>2028 Draft Capital<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7v\">\u2022 Unprotected first round pick (own)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7y\">\u2022 Protected first round pick (PHI 1-8)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"81\">\u2022 Unprotected second round pick (own)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"84\">\u2022 Unprotected second round pick (ATL)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"87\">\u2022 Unprotected second round pick (MEM)<\/p>\n<p>2029 Draft Capital<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8d\">\u2022 Unprotected first round pick (NYK)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8g\">\u2022 First round pick swap <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8j\">\u2022 Unprotected second round pick (own)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8m\">\u2022 Unprotected second round pick (DAL)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8p\">\u2022 Unprotected second round pick (GSW)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8s\">\u2022 Unprotected second round pick (MEM)<\/p>\n<p>2030 Draft Capital<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8y\">\u2022 Unprotected first round pick (own)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-26\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"91\">\u2022 Unprotected second round pick (own)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-27\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"94\">\u2022 Unprotected second round pick (DAL)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-28\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"97\">\u2022 Unprotected second round pick (BOS)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-29\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9a\">\u2022 Unprotected second round pick(LAL)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-30\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9d\">The Nets&#8217; haul of draft picks over the next handful of seasons is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/nets\/onsi\/news\/assessing-the-brooklyn-nets-draft-capital-through-2028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">evidently impressive<\/a>. The assets are a mix of quantity and quality. In a deep 2026 cycle, they have the chance to get multiple players who can contribute immediately. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-31\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9g\">2027 may prove to be a greater challenge for Brooklyn to walk away with top-tier talent \u2013\u2013 not owning its first round pick \u2013\u2013 but it still has the rights to two firsts currently. Teams can fall off or make a jump forward in the blink of an eye, so it&#8217;s hard to properly rate the pick&#8217;s value until they are set.  <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-32\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9j\">The rebuilding Nets also don&#8217;t need to build through the draft continuously. Grabbing multiple rookies in each cycle only tends to complicate matters more than solve them. Don&#8217;t be surprised if their stockpile of draft picks ends up being used more as trade pieces than to select future contributors. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ESPN&#8217;s Bobby Marks ranked every NBA team&#8217;s draft assets through 2033. 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