The incredible record of Jordi Fernández's Brooklyn Nets in the NBA Draft 2025
Incredible what a New York team in full reconstruction has achieved
The Brooklyn Nets were absolute protagonists on Wednesday night during the 2025 NBA Draft, not only because of their abundant selection capital but also because of the unprecedented use they made of it. Instead of trading their assets, the New York team decided to set a new record by using all five first-round picks they had at their disposal.
With this decision, under Jordi Fernández's guidance, they broke a record that had been held since 2009 when the Minnesota Timberwolves used four first-round picks to select Ricky Rubio, Jonny Flynn, Ty Lawson, and Wayne Ellington.
Brooklyn surpassed that record with the following selections:
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No. 8: Egor Demin (BYU)
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No. 19: Nolan Traoré (Saint Quentin)
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No. 22: Drake Powell (North Carolina)
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No. 26: Ben Saraf (Ratiopharm Ulm)
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No. 27: Danny Wolf (Michigan)
In addition to these five selections, the Nets also hold the rights to the 36th pick in the draft. Over the years, the franchise accumulated these picks through various trades and completed their arsenal the previous Tuesday with a deal involving the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks.
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