Shortly before Shams Charania announced the deal between Milwaukee and Miami, the ESPN insider also revealed that the Minnesota Timberwolves were trading three-time All-Star Julius Randle to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade that also sent Minnesota’s No. 28 overall pick to Brooklyn.<\/p>\n
Following the two aforementioned trades, Brooklyn and Milwaukee each have a pair of first-round picks in the 2026 class.<\/p>\n
The Bucks already owned the No. 10 pick and received the No. 13 overall selection from the Heat, giving the team two lottery picks along to kickstart its rebuild. <\/p>\n
Without any true franchise cornerstones on the roster, Milwaukee could be interested in a number of players with its two picks. In his final mock draft of the 2026 cycle<\/a>, Derek Parker paired Arizona’s Brayden Burries and Tennessee’s Nate Ament with the Bucks.<\/p>\n Burries notched 16.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 49.1% from the field and 39.1% from 3-point range as a freshman with the Wildcats. The former five-star prospect would add another young guard to the Bucks’ new backcourt of Ryan Rollins, Tyler Herro and Kasparas Jakucionis.<\/p>\n Ament recorded 16.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and a steal per game while shooting 39.9% from the field and 33.3% from 3-point range as a freshman with the Volunteers. The All-SEC honoree would be an upside swing for Milwaukee, which the team can afford to take with a rebuilding roster.<\/p>\n For Brooklyn, Parker slotted Illinois’ Keaton Wagler to the Nets at No. 6 overall and international prospect Sergio de Larrea<\/a> at No. 28. <\/p>\n Wagler tallied 17.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a freshman while shooting 44.5% from the field and 39.7% from beyond the arc. The Fighting Illini standout would give Brooklyn a lead guard to pair with Randle and the team’s young wing players.<\/p>\n de Larrea is averaging 9.7 points, 3.7 assists and 3 rebounds per game with Valencia, shooting 44.3% from the field and 40.7% from deep. The 20-year-old wing player finished with 13 points in 17 minutes against Barcelona in the Liga ACB championship series on June 22, putting Valencia one win away from a title in Spain’s top basketball league.<\/p>\n
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