The Brooklyn Nets came away from Sunday’s 2026 NBA Draft Lottery with disappointing news as they ended up with the No. 6 overall pick in June’s draft despite having the best odds of getting the No. 1 pick. Brooklyn ended the 2025-26 season with the third-worst record in the league (20-62), meaning they had a 14.0% chance of getting the No. 1 pick and a 52.1% chance of their pick remaining in the top-4.
For whatever reason, the Nets fell by three spots, reminding Nets fans of what happened last year when Brooklyn fell from the No. 6 pick to the No. 8 pick, landing them BYU guard Egor Demin. This time around, the Nets could be looking at a bevy of guards that should be available at the No. 6 choice, headlined by Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. and Illinois sharpshooting guard Keaton Wagler.
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While Brooklyn likely had the hope of their pick landing in the top-3 so that they could be in a position to choose BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, or Duke forward Cameron Boozer, the Lottery did not turn out in their favor. With that being said, here is how social media reacted to the Nets falling in the Lottery, including a response from Nets veteran forward Terance Mann:
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This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Social media reacts to Nets falling to No. 6 pick in 2026 NBA Draft