The Brooklyn Nets got here away from the 2025 NBA Draft with 5 gamers that ought to have loads of alternatives to see the ground for a rebuilding Nets staff. Brooklyn appeared to have taken all the gamers that they needed as they traded their No. 36 total decide to the Phoenix Suns, nevertheless it looks as if the Nets are nonetheless trying so as to add extra expertise to the roster.
The Nets will likely be bringing in Alabama ahead Grant Nelson to coaching camp to compete for a Two-Method spot on the staff, in line with HoopsHype NBA insider Michael Scotto. Heading into subsequent season, Brooklyn has simply one participant slated for a Two-Method contract, ahead Tosan Evbuomwan, so the Nets nonetheless have two different Two-Method spots to fill alongside the best way.
Nelson, 23, enters the NBA after spending the previous two seasons at Alabama, the final of which being when he averaged 11.5 factors, 7.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.2 blocks per recreation whereas taking pictures 52.2% from the sphere and 25.8% from three-point vary. Nelson, listed at 6-foot-10 and 230 kilos, went undrafted throughout the 2025 Draft, nevertheless it’s unclear whether or not Brooklyn is formally signing him as an undrafted free-agent.
Whereas Nelson has a stable monitor report as a school participant, he will likely be sifting by fairly the roster crunch for a Nets staff that should make loads of powerful choices earlier than the start of the 2025-26 marketing campaign. As of this writing, Brooklyn has 15 gamers below contract, together with the 5 gamers taken within the first spherical of the Draft, however that determine does not embody latest commerce acquisition Terance Mann or any of the seven free-agents.
With 23 gamers related to the Nets at the moment mixed with the truth that Brooklyn must lower the roster right down to 18 (15 customary contracts and three Two-Method contracts), Nelson might discover himself in an uphill battle. Nevertheless, if Nelson is ready to show himself in coaching camp, and probably in Summer time League, he might be able to beat the percentages.
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