Meet the 2025 Brooklyn Nets Draft Picks | Introductory Press Conference

Meet the 2025 Brooklyn Nets Draft Picks | Introductory Press Conference

Hey Sean. Um, obviously pretty big draft class. Not sure many expected you to make all five uh picks on Wednesday night, but you know what what stuck out to you about these guys and what excites you about them, you know, as a class as a whole?
Yeah, thanks Perry. Well, we’ve never had three tables up here. So, that shows you the size of the draft class, right? Um, first and foremost, I want to welcome all these guys, these young men uh to Brooklyn, obviously to our Ned’s family, and also their families to Brooklyn as well. So, uh it’s a special opportunity for us all to uh as as we watch our our Brooklyn family grow and grow like this, which is great. Uh it was a unique opportunity for us to be quite frank. We we’ve never had, you know, five picks in one draft and and uh and to be able to draft all of them in a in a draft class that we just saw, that was unique and that was something that we want to take advantage of, especially in our build where we see these young men fitting into our group and into our roster. So, um it was about us capitalizing on the hand we were dealt. um what what a lot of our scouting department and so forth did all year long, the work they put in and we felt very confident about not only this class but um these men that we were able to, you know, put in front of you right now. So, it’s exciting for us. Jordy, how you doing?
Good. How are you? All right. Uh obviously having five first round picks, I mean, I think that might be as many as you guys have actually taken in like eight years. So, my first time. Yeah. So, it’s a luxury um to be sure, but how do you go about for the lack of a better term um playing and giving experience to and growing five young guys simultaneously, putting all your attention on five guys as opposed to one or two or even three? That’s a good question. Uh the way I see it is I’m going to focus on the team and what we’re trying to build as a group. Uh, and these young men are part of our family now. Um, and they’re going to have to earn it. And I think that’s how it should be. Uh, they’ll put the work in. They’ve already shown who they are. That’s why we uh drafted them. Uh, and and they’re, you know, they’re part of this um, you know, amazing journey. Uh, and then it’s going to be my decision to go and put five guys on the court and have most likely a 10-man rotation and go through the process. Um, you know, and I think that’s uh definitely on me. Uh, player development player development is going to be important. Uh, we we’ve been very diligent. The coaching staff’s done a great job uh making our guys work and those guys have improved and we believe they’ll they’ll do the same thing. So, it’s an exciting exciting uh part of our journey right now to welcome these guys and and put them to work. Hey everybody, uh Lucas Kaplan Sale. This one’s for Sean. Uh obviously some statistical similarities in a lot of the draft picks, you know, high assist numbers, a lot of ball handling responsibilities, things like that. Did you sense u sort of evaluation shift a shift in your evaluation uh as just a baseline when evaluating this class or did it just happen to be that you know the best player available ended up with you know ball handling duties, high assist numbers or somewhere in between? Yeah, I think we look at a little bit of all of that, right? It’s it’s obviously best available that that factors in. But it also you know the scouting work that we’ve done on these guys throughout this not just this year but you know leading up to this year would lead us to believe it’s a versatile class right they can play multiple positions as Jord just mentioned multiple ball handlers you know I think to be able to come in here and limit guys and say you can only fit into this category or this position you’ve heard all the cliches positionless basketball and so forth but you know you want high IQ guys that’s what we’ve got here. you want versatile guys. That’s what we’ve got here. So, again, it gets back to an exciting group out there and not limiting them on how they can play. I mean, we saw uh attributes throughout the year of how each one of these played individually and now, you know, as Jordy almost even mentioned before about the uh um the coaching staff, our development staff’s proven that they’ve done a great job and I think that gives me utmost confidence in in developing these five guys. And if I don’t think we had that confidence in our staff, you know, we probably wouldn’t have done it. But, you know, sky’s is the limit for all of them. Brian, hi all. Brian Mahoney from the Associated Press. Um, you guys are from so many different places, uh, played in so many different spots. I wonder if you, any of you known each other, uh, previously, have played with each other or, uh, anything like that or you’re all sort of meeting each other for the first time here? I can start. Um well me and Nolan we actually played against each other on the uh NGT tournament uh back when he was uh in France and I was in Spain. Um yeah one of the last tournaments before me going to uh BYU and him moving to professionals.
What what do you know about his game? Is he
uh we were we were really aware of him on the covering report. the game before the final game he dropped like 45 if I’m not wrong and against Barca which we were happy to see that but it was really scary for us to you know get to this game knowing who he is. Yeah, I played against Eigor like he said and against Ben Sarif uh in multiple European championship uh during the summer. So, yeah, I know. I I just know these two guys. Um, Danny and I, we’ve Danny Wolf and I at the end, we’ve been uh been competing with each other during the pre-draft process. We’re both with the CA work working out over there at uh Proactive with Don Mlan. So, yeah, I’m familiar with his game, very skilled. Uh, yeah, as Nolan said, we played against each other one game. Uh, and me and Denny, we had like I think two practices in the Israeli national team under 20. Under 20. Yeah.
Yeah. Uh Ben and I almost played on the same team together, I don’t know, two summers ago. And then, uh DP and I were together, Drake and I were together in LA for better part of two months now. So, uh Jordy, kind of similar question the one that Sean just had. You know, these guys obviously share a lot of high basketball IQ, love to share the ball. you know, how do you think that that plus the person per positional versatility and size that they have kind of fit in the way that you know you want your team to play?
Yeah, I mean on both sides of the floor, I’m I’m starting with defense. Uh positional size is very important, right? And you guys can see here uh you know like with your eye test, you know, I would play this guys almost, you know, one through four, one through five. So that’s a good thing for us. you’ll see length um you know athleticism um and we’ll keep working on that physicality communication that’s one of the things the multiple effort those are the things that we have to be on the same page and that’s my job as a head coach um and then offensively we want to play with pace right so in my opinion we have the fastest guy in the draft uh we have a lot of play making here all these guys can really pass the ball um you know all those paint touches and ball reversals like it just helps you when you have not primarily ball handlers but also secondary ball handlers and all these guys can do it. So, uh it’s all a positive. There’s no negatives here. Uh and and I’m very excited and as I told them already today is if your your teammate touches the paint and creates a three for you, you have to let it fly otherwise you’re going to come sit with me. So, they already know uh what we’re trying to do. Uh, it’s been a good couple of days here and and this preparation for summer league is exciting. Yav from Sport 5 Israel. Welcome to Brooklyn. First of all, guys, a question for Jordi. Um, since you’re very close with coach David Blat, I’d like to hear what he told you about Ben, maybe about Denny and if it help you in your evaluation about them towards the draft. Yeah, because I think words of wis wisdom are always important and um as you know uh I a lot I I have a lot of respect for coach Bad as a person as a coach and when we do our due diligence we want to you know you want to watch the players yourself but also you need to know you know all the things that you didn’t know and everything was uh very positive coming for coach Blad. He really liked uh these two guys and he knew them uh pretty well. So, um, he really helped us and, uh, finally we were lucky enough to get get them both here. Hi everybody, Brian Florenton from Nets Daily and Nets Republic. This one’s for Sean. Since you’ve been the GM, the the relationship with Long Island has been really strong and the development has really sort of been handinand glove. How do you see Long Island playing a big role as far as like helping to build on the the new talent coming in? Yeah, I mean Long Island is they they are, you know, exactly the same as Brooklyn Nets, right? Maybe different infrastructure and a little a little bit further away, but we want to make sure that whenever our players from Brooklyn spend time in Long Island, there’s nothing a miss, right? So, it’s clear communication between the two the two groups. Uh Matt McDonald, our GM there, has done a heck of a job in and helping to develop them. Muon, our head coach down there, the same thing. thing and I think the proof’s in the pudding when we look back and see some of our guys over the last few years who have developed and spent a lot of time in Long Island and then all of a sudden come up to Brooklyn and next you know they’re starting for us or playing meaningful minutes in Brooklyn. You can see that that there’s a development track and development path there. So um I I assume some of these guys will definitely spend some time in Long Island and and you know we’ll have to see how the how the season sort of plays out and what minutes are there for for everybody. But at the same time, as Jordy mentioned, it’s uh it’s a environment of competitive nature out here. So that’s what we want to see. These guys go compete. There’s no promises given to anybody, let alone the draft picks, all all the guys we currently have under the roster. Go compete and may the best men win. This question is for Sean. This is Mark Malus from WPX. Sean, how important is the relationship between GM and coach in terms of the system that Jordy wants to play when you’re going into draft night? And then what are the expectations for the Nets in the upcoming season?
Yeah, I mean the the relationship is is vital. I mean there’s it’s a clear partnership between not only Jordi and myself, but with the front office and and Jord’s entire coaching staff. I mean we both need to feel uh very strong that whoever we draft that night or whoever we bring into our program, whether it’s through free agency or trade, can fit. And why do they fit? And how do they fit within not only Jord’s system, but do we see an upside? do we see a versatile player that we can help develop and and we’re trying to predict three, four, five, you know, six years down the line, you know, what are they going to look like there? Um, I think throughout the entire draft process, having the coaches involved in this is maybe some somewhat unique, but we uh really value their opinion. That’s why, you know, they’re available and they’re included in all of their draft workouts that they participated in with the Nets. and uh you know, we ask their opinions and we get in the room and we fight it out and and battle and you know, I want to hear from them. They’re the ones up and close and they’re feeling these guys um on the court. So, I think it’s really important and I love to see that buying and I think to be quite frank, that’s where player development starts when the coaching staff is excited about guys you draft. You know, you you guys saw the room on uh on draft night. Guys were excited about it. I mean, it’s we’re thrilled to have these guys. And I think that’s a little bit of that that just shows the emotion that’s gone into a year of work, not only from the scouting department, but from the process that the coaches have uh have been through in the last couple months. Uh expectations for this year, the same as always. Go out and compete. You know, we we’ve we don’t put a limit on don’t do this and hopefully you don’t win these amount of games or anything that that’s that’s never crossed our lips here. It is go compete um and do the burough proud. And I think that’s what this group has done. That’s certainly what Jordi has done. And when when your leader voices that in timeouts and voices that in the locker room, that speaks volumes. And that’s why people want to play for him. And that’s why people are excited to have their players here and working with this coach and this coaching staff. Hey guys, uh Lucas Kaplan Daily again for Jagor. I just want to first ask, how would you like us to pronounce, you know, your full name?
Uh it’s Jor Deon. Okay. Thank you. And um second of all, I just want to ask what you think about today’s NBA is perhaps suited for your game, especially playing, you know, a pro style offense at BYU. What do you think you can contribute on an NBA court?
Uh well, I think um I think I’m I’m just a good fit. This team is a good fit for me and I’m a good a fit for this team obviously because uh it’s a lot of atlasism uh young guys uh and I believe we could be a really high pace and high volume team right just being able to run coast to coast and for me how how uh efficient can I find those defensive rebounds and just find the outlet as fast as I can find somebody in front of me who can finish on the rim or find the corners right Since we’re going to learn a lot a lot of spacing, it’s going to be a lot of screens and all that. Uh and I believe we can really find good offensive and defensive variety in case of uh the players on the court as uh coach said and uh Sean, we can really play one through five everybody, right? There’s going to be rotations where we just switch everything. Well, it’s not my uh decision anymore, right? But
you can now.
But but what I’m trying to say is uh I believe there’s a lot of options I can bring to this team and I can do whatever coach need me to do. Hi Vincent Pa for the French media. Laria. Question for Shan and Jordi. What did you see on Nolan that convinced you to to select him? What do you expect uh from him this year? and Nolan, maybe if you can tell the first days uh of you in in Brooklyn. Why don’t we hear from the young fellow first?
Okay. Uh yeah, my first day my first days in Brooklyn were really good. Uh we started to work uh since the first day. Um you know, we just uh excited um about the journey we we can do and excited about the team we can have. uh a lot of young guys uh a lot of pace uh like Igor said um and yeah I think and that’s a great city too so it’s good to be here um so yeah really happy to be to be to be part of the Brooklyn Nets yeah to answer your your question as well um really enjoyed going over there and watching him play live I think it’s one thing to watch on film and so forth but you you know live and in person you get to see his athletic ability you get to see the speed the first step, you know, breaking down defense and so forth. And I think those are some things that you can’t necessarily teach. You either have that innate ability or you don’t. And he has that and that was very exciting for us. Um, one thing I do, I love the draft process. I love getting to meet these young men and all the other people in in the in the draft themselves and get a feel for are they a fit? You know, how are they going to fit with us? How are they going to fit with each other? How are they going to fit with our coaching staff? How are they going to fit in Brooklyn? And that was something that really stood out not only about Nolan but the whole group here and and to get to know Nolan a little bit better. Uh you saw the personality, you know, on the court he he does seem to be on the quieter side. I loved seeing the older players on his team, you know, in in France really navigate to him and and he could draw them in and he was a quiet leader out there. And I think those are some characteristics that were really important for us to see. he he had the respect from his team and for a young man to have that at this age is is is quite unique. So, um, one to get to meet him, you know, in a in a little bit of a more casual setting was fantastic. And you got to see a real personality and get to see how he would fit here with the group and in the locker room. And then I think what something that stood out was certainly how he had he garnered the respect from his teammates in Europe. Hi Chris Corino, Nets Radio. Danny, your journey is interesting. Guys with your size and skill set don’t end up in the Ivy League a lot. How was your process of going to Yale? How did you grow to allow you to, you know, to to flourish at Michigan? And what are you confident in in terms of how your skills now can translate to the NBA? Yeah, I think I mean my basketball journey’s been definitely up and down and um it’s took a definitely a few different steps to get to where I am today. And um just going to Yale, they gave me an opportunity and um I took that and ran with it and didn’t play much my freshman year there and just kind of use that as an opportunity to work and develop my game and just grow in the areas that I needed to. And um then that kind of led to uh I had a great summer playing for that Israeli team in the under 20 tournament which kind of gave me some momentum. And then had a pretty good sophomore year and after the year just decided that uh it was in my best interest to kind of challenge myself and prove myself against um the best in the country on a nightly basis. So I went to Michigan and we had a great year there. And then now I was in position to get to the NBA. So, um, we decided that it was the best time to do it. And, um, the Nets took a chance on me again. And, um, in terms of my skill set, I think it’s still developing. I think just the jump I made from Yale to Michigan. And now, obviously, the NBA is a different animal. And, um, going to have to keep working on a lot of different things. But, um, I think there’s just a few different a lot of different things I can do on a basketball court. And, um, just whatever Coach Jordy and the staff want me to do, I’m going to do it to the best of my ability while still working and developing to kind of become that player. Sean, kind of building on your last answer about sort of the the process of identifying this class of guys. Uh, you know, I imagine, you know, if you wanted to go see someone from North Carolina or or Michigan, you could decide that at breakfast and get on a plane and go, but this is not very easy to do, I would imagine. How far out do you identify these guys and and where you can see them and when and just how you know where you’re seeing them they have the game to translate to the NBA.
Yeah. Well, I got to give a lot of credit to not only BJ Johnson but the entire amateur scouting department. They’ve done a heck of a job this year and and years in the past, you know, you know, being able to identify talent in all walks of life all over the world, right? And uh basically they tell me where to go and that’s where I go and I go and see them. And I think it’s really important to lay eyes on these guys. I enjoy that part of the process. I personally enjoy like to seeing them. And I think um our our entire group has done a nice job, you know, again identifying these young men and how they would fit with with with what we’re trying to build here in in Brooklyn and and also seeing like, okay, where can they be, right? Where can take Noah Clowny for instance, right? You you take him from the college ranks here and okay, what where does he end up? And I think that’s a credit to the amateur scouting department. Then it’s also a credit to our development coaches not only in Long Island but here to see a guy like that. And we would expect nothing less from the rest of this group. You know where they are, you know, you’ll see a quick rise in in in their games as they get, you know, it’s there is a learning curve for sure. There’s no question that you’re looking at four 19 year olds up here. So I have two boys myself older than them. So, I mean, it just puts it in perspective like um just how young this group is. And to me, that’s exciting when you see how what the continuity we can have with this group and how they can build and how they can flourish over the next three, four, five years is going to be exciting. Eric Slater, clutch points, welcome to Brooklyn, all you guys. This one’s for Jordy. Sean referenced before how excited you guys looked um you know, after making each of these selections. you looked particularly excited after you guys made the Jagor pick. Just throughout the scouting process in the last year, you guys getting to look at him, getting to know him, just what excited you about his skill set, what he what he did on the court and how he could fit into, you know, your philosophy and your vision.
Yeah, going back to the positional size and his playmaking. Um, you know, obviously it’s very important that we help each other and we give each other the best shot possible and I we believe that he can do it. um you know, playing pick and roll or simply making the right play. Uh that’s who he is and if you watch him play and you get to know him. Um you know, you can see that right away. Um you know, his his ability to shoot the ball, he’s going to shoot the ball very well in this league. Um that is that is another another thing that excites us, but also his work ethic. Uh we know uh we know he’s going to show up, he’s going to work every day. That’s something that caught our eye because as you know, it’s not just watching them uh play real games, but we know a lot about these guys, right? Like that’s how you what you do through the process. Uh like Sean said, the coaches we were part of the process was was amazing. Um I’m not going to tell you what the process was because that’s our secret but um you know the group did an amazing job and us being involved in it um was very unique for me for my experience and you know selecting him uh another thing that I believe he’s going to help us is with our um fullcourt pace is ability to throw the ball ahead um that’s also going to help the team. So we we were pretty fast in the half court and slow in the full court and I think playing with him. Uh he’s going to help us be faster in the full court. So all that will help the team. Uh like you said, the team will help him here will help the team. So that’s a good partnership. Uh CJ Holmes, New York Daily News. Uh welcome to Brooklyn, guys. This one’s for Drake. The man at this end of the table does not play about defense and you won UNCC’s defensive player of the year award as a freshman. So, in your mind, how do you leverage your defensive prowess to make an immediate impact in the NBA?
Yeah. Um, just to hit on that, I feel like my defense, that’s mainly just uh pride. That’s just something that I’ve had since um, you know, growing up at a young age uh, playing with my older brother, older cousin. That’s just uh, something that I always took pride in. I think that um yeah, I can make an immediate impact to to help this team be successful and um yeah, just do what whatever I can to um you know, be to the best of my ability. Bob Windram from Nets Daily. A question for Aigor. Um Andre Kireno is the president of the Russian Basketball Federation. He played in Utah. He played here. Did you speak to him about what your career path is going to look like and what it was playing uh here in Brooklyn?
Uh yes. Uh I talked to him through all of my career if I can call it like that. But uh moving to Spain, he was a part of this decision uh at some point moving to uh BYU especially obviously because he lived in Utah and for my parents was important to hear what he think about this place. Um, and obviously when I got picked by Brooklyn, uh, he called me next day and we talked a little bit just, you know, he gave me some advices and he just said that he’s happy for me that he he’s really happy that I’m in in this organization. Um, congratulations to all the players selected. I’m sure it’s been a busy schedule for you. What’s been the most exciting and what are you looking forward to this summer? Um, I think well I I I think that everybody would say that everybody’s waiting for summer league and just to step on the court in the jersey and play basketball together. Yeah, of course. Uh, summer league is important. Um, and also, you know, the preseason with the team, uh, after, you know, getting to know everyone. Uh, and, uh, make sure to to know like basketball wise, everyone. And, uh, yeah, as me as a point guard, uh, I would say that, uh, you know, it’s important to, to know these guys and, uh, know what they like and, uh, and just, uh, start to build the team right away. Yeah, just hitting off of what, uh, Jagor and Nolan already said, um, just getting to know everyone so we can build that chemistry. Yeah, for me, um, of course getting to know everybody, uh, getting to know the system, uh, offensively and defensively. Uh, and of course, I’m really excited for the summer league and to to start a journey. Yeah, I don’t know if there’s anything different I could say, but um yeah, just getting to kind of build that uh relationship and camaraderie, not only with these four other guys, but um the entirety of the team, the young guys, coaches, front office, and um just kind of starting on the right foot and just getting ready and um for summer league, and then just gearing up for the season. I think everyone’s pretty excited. Hey, Nitan from Har Israel. What can you please uh tell us about the selections of Ben and Danny and the journey they should have the expectations? Yeah, look, I think I really enjoyed watching Ben overseas. We went over to see him live a couple times, so it was great to watch how hard he competes. I think that was something that really stood out. um passing ability, uh pride on defense. Um you know, I think he’s playing in a high level over there and, you know, for him to come back here and and be a part of this group with those experiences, those worldly experiences is is is key. You know, I like the way he gets the hole, finishes around the basket, um doesn’t shy away from contact. So, I think there was a lot of things that translate uh into our game. and Danny, I think we’ve already sort of talked a little bit about the the high IQ uh and a skill set that’s very unique for a person of his size. So, to see him out there and, you know, other teams continue to try and figure out, well, how do we stop him? Who do we guard him with? What system do we put around him? I that’s that’s a unique problem to have, right? And and you know, we’re all in on that. Like, you know, how do we use both of those young men to their best their abilities and watch them grow and so forth. So, um, yeah. Um, for Ben, uh, you obviously the Nets obviously liked you and had seen you several times playing over the course of the year, but I’m curious a when they had already taken two point guards, were you surprised at all when they drafted you knowing that they had already taken two point guards ahead of you? and B, when you found out you were coming to New York, just how did you feel knowing you were coming to a city with such a huge Jewish population and having, for lack of a better term, an Israeli youth national team teammate? Yeah, for the first question, uh, as we said before, I think we all can play several positions. Um, so I don’t think it’s going to have a it’s going to be a problem. I’m super excited to to share the code with those guys. Um, and I think it’s going to be amazing. And for the second question, uh it was amazing. I got a lot of messages. Uh getting a lot of a lot of love from the Jewish community here. Uh and of course it’s the first time we’re both Israelis and playing for the same team. So it’s going to be really exciting and um appreciate all the love that I’m getting like in the street and from the fans. This one also for Ben. Um I think one thing Sean mentioned on draft night, you’ve played a lot of games. I mean for for someone your age, right? Um, and you know, playing in in Germany, you know, as a professional, how do you think that that’s going to prepare you here as you know, you get to the, you know, the highest level?
Uh, yeah, I think it’s kind of funny. I’m playing like pro for three years now, so played a lot of games so far. Uh, I think it’s going to be helpful to know how to manage your body um to to really stick to your routines uh and really be able to and be willing to compete every night. So, I think this is the things that can translate right away for the NBA. A question for Sean. There might be nights at the Barkley Center when we will hear more Hebrew than English. Uh so I just like to hear from you. What does it mean for the community, the the Israel community in New York, the Jewish community to have these two guys and get this support out in the stands, which is going to be incredible. Of course.
Yeah, it’s to be honest, it’s fantastic the way it just worked out. I mean, if you think about it, like the the game of basketball is such a worldly game played all over the globe. Um, you know, you’ve you’ve heard about how the rest of the world is sort of catching up to one of America’s games. You know, I won’t comment on that. What I will say is there’s talent everywhere. And that’s our job is to bring in the best talent regardless of race, race, ethnicity, and so forth. It’s to bring in the best basketball players in, you know, welcome them into not only Brooklyn, into our burrow, but into our Nets family. And I think that’s what you’re going to see. But it’s certainly going to be unique having both of them here. Um, and we’re we’re excited about that. I know the burrow is excited about that. I know the, you know, the Jewish community here is very excited about it, too. And you’ve got great two incredible ambassadors for that here. So, it’s exciting. Uh, this one is for Drake right here in front. Um, you’ve had uh a shifting sort of career in terms of Isaiah joined your AAU team, you get to UNCC, your usage drops a lot. How have the changes in your role um affected, you know, your journey here and how do you anticipate that playing into and perhaps helping your NBA career?
Yeah. Um I’d say it really just uh kind of switched my mentality a little bit. Um you know, like you said, my usage rate it dropped a lot uh once I got to North Carolina. Um but I was still playing like uh heavy minutes and um being able to help the team be successful. Um, I really could have, you know, just sulked and um, you know, uh, just complained to the coaches, but, you know, like what does that get done? That was really the way I thought. And so, I just accepted the role that I was given with open arms and, um, and yeah, I just wanted to be able to play to the best of my ability to help the team be successful. Take two more. This questions for Jagor. Um, obviously you’re a guy who’s handled the ball a lot. you played point guard but have a lot of size, you know, could be viewed in different different positions. Uh, do you have a position, you know, that you view yourself playing and, you know, how could you envision yourself fitting alongside some of the other guys, particularly Nolan? Um, I think, well, coming back to what coach said and what I said before, uh, I’m just blessed to be here and I’m ready to be whatever they need me to be. Um, you know, that’s going to be a part of my development is to learn how to play on the ball, off the ball, setting screens, and being on the screen, whatever it is, right? And, uh, again, I’m just ready to try to execute whatever they ask me to do. Hey guys, uh, Jed Cats, Nets on Sports Illustrated. Uh, this one’s for Drake. Um, you obviously come from a storyried program, North Carolina. Coach Hubert Davis um obviously been to the national championship. Um what did you learn from your time in North Carolina and how do you think that what you learned there will translate to the NBA?
Yeah. Um just uh the preparation everyday type preparation. I think that was something that I struggled with going in, but uh I had to continue to put trust in a lot of my vets. Uh Seth Trimble, RJ Davis, um Jaylen Washington, uh guys like that. I just tried to, you know, shadow them a little bit, see how they operated, and um yeah, I’d say the the preparation was the the big piece. Thank you all for coming. We’ll make our way to the court for a photo.

2025 Brooklyn Nets draft picks Egor Dëmin, Nolan Traore, Drake Powell, Ben Saraf, Danny Wolf plus GM Sean Marks and head coach Jordi Fernández speak to the media.

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