{"id":270702,"date":"2026-06-18T11:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/270702\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:17:10","slug":"nets-nba-mock-draft-1-0-who-brooklyn-targets-with-every-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/270702\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets NBA Mock Draft 1.0: Who Brooklyn Targets With Every Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nets have an important decision to make at the upcoming 2026 NBA Draft<\/a>, tasked with grabbing a star talent with their top pick in some time.<\/p>\n

After grabbing Egor Demin at the 2025 NBA Draft with the eighth overall pick, the Nets will again make their top pick in decades in the next week. They\u2019ll select behind the Wizards, Jazz, Grizzlies, Bulls and Clippers, hoping to get a franchise piece as they move into a pivotal offseason.<\/p>\n

Outside of just the No. 6 pick, Brooklyn will also select at No. 33 and No. 43, hoping to grab value there as well as they continue to build out the roster.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last year, the Nets prioritized a myriad of things, such as positional size, handling ability, passing and play-making and more<\/a>. Players like Demin, Ben Saraf, Danny Wolf, Nolan Traore and Drake Powell were all examples.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll likely be looking for the same thing in the \u201926 class, though with a higher pick in a deeper class, they should be leaving with a building block.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the Nets could select at each spot in the 2026 draft:\u00a0<\/p>\n

1. Cameron Boozer, Duke<\/p>\n

2. AJ Dybantsa, BYU<\/p>\n

3. Darryn Peterson, Kansas<\/p>\n

4. Caleb Wilson, North Carolina<\/p>\n

5. Keaton Wagler, Illinois<\/p>\n

6. Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville<\/p>\n

7. Kingston Flemings, Houston<\/p>\n

8. Aday Mara, Michigan<\/p>\n

9. Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas<\/p>\n

10. Nate Ament, Tennessee<\/p>\n

11. Brayden Burries, Arizona<\/p>\n

12. Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan<\/p>\n

13. Dailyn Swain, Texas<\/p>\n

14. Karim Lopez, NZ Breakers<\/p>\n

15. Hannes Steinbach, Washington<\/p>\n

16. Morez Johnson Jr., Michigan<\/p>\n

17. Jayden Quaintance, Kentucky<\/p>\n

18. Bennett Stirtz, Iowa<\/p>\n

19. Koa Peat, Arizona<\/p>\n

20. Zuby Ejiofor, St. John\u2019s<\/p>\n

21. Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State<\/p>\n

22. Labaron Philon, Alabama<\/p>\n

23. Ebuka Okorie, Stanford<\/p>\n

24. Christian Anderson, Texas Tech<\/p>\n

25. Allen Graves, Nets<\/p>\n

26. Cameron Carr, Baylor<\/p>\n

27. Tarris Reed Jr., UConn<\/p>\n

28. Chris Cenac Jr., Houston<\/p>\n

29. Sergio de Larrea, Valencia<\/p>\n

30. Henri Veesaar, North Carolina\u00a0<\/p>\n

Given their need for size and play-making, Cameron Boozer is likely to sit atop the Nets’ big board, with AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson close behind.<\/p>\n

Realistically, guards in Keaton Wagler and Mikel Brown Jr. will be targets with the No. 6 pick, one or both of which could be available, depending on how LA selects one spot before.<\/p>\n

Other players that jump out for the Nets’ current system include Aday Mara, Yaxel Lendeborg and Dailyn Swain.<\/p>\n

The 2026 NBA Draft will begin at 7 p.m. CT on Tuesday, June 23. <\/p>\n

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