noti.group’s Brian Lewis predicts what the Nets might do with the Nos. 6 and 28 picks in the 2026 NBA Draft:
What will Nets do at No. 6?
Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville.
The price to move into the top four ends up being too steep, so they’ll take the best available player at No. 6.
With Keaton Wagler likely off the board one spot earlier, that could be Brown.
A back injury and tough shot diet led to inconsistency as a freshman.
But only three players since 2008 have had an assist percentage over 30, shot 84 percent from the foul line, had a free-throw rate over 35 and taken at least 14 3s per 100 possessions — Stephen Curry, Trae Young and Brown.
August company, that.
No. 28: Meleek Thomas, Arkansas
The Nets end up drafting an Arkansas teen guard, but it’s not Darius Acuff Jr. It’s Thomas, who averaged 15 points and shot 41.6 percent from deep.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
