The Brooklyn Nets enter the 2025-26 season with a different look following a busy offseason period filled with plenty of roster turnover via various trades and signings.
The front office finally moved Cam Johnson after sending the seventh-year forward to the Denver Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr. and a first-round pick. The team acquired Haywood Highsmith and Terance Mann and re-signed Day’Ron Sharpe and Ziaire Williams.
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The Nets also drafted Egor Dёmin (eighth pick), Nolan Traoré (19th), Drake Powell (22nd), Ben Saraf (26th) and Danny Wolf (27th), becoming the first team to select five players in the first round. Their selections indicate the Nets are committed to rebuilding, in part, through the draft.
Brooklyn currently has 17 players on its roster for the upcoming season, excluding pending free agent Cam Thomas. The team will still need to make additional moves before the start of training camp and settle its negotiations with Thomas, which appear to be at a stalemate.
With the team opening training camp on Sept. 24, Rookie Wire examined the Nets’ depth chart and offered an early projection of the starters and backups entering the season.
Note: The Nets have to trim the roster to no more than 15 contracts by opening night
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 10: Egor Demin #8 of the Brooklyn Nets brings the ball up the court against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second half of a 2025 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 10, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Nolan Traoré: $3,811,560
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Mar 8, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas (24) drives on Charlotte Hornets guard Nick Smith Jr. (8) during the second quarter at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images
Terance Mann: $15,500,000
Dariq Whitehead: $3,262,560
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May 18, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (1) shoots beside Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) in the first quarter during game seven of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images
Michael Porter Jr.: $38,333,050
Ziaire Williams: $5,769,231*
Tyrese Martin: $2,191,897
*Estimate
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Dec 26, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Noah Clowney (21) drives for the basket around Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (11) during the third quarter at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images
Haywood Highsmith: $5,616,000
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Apr 13, 2025; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) goes to the basket after the game New York Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa (5) during the second half at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Day’Ron Sharpe: $5,769,231*
*Estimate
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Nets salary information via Spotrac
This article originally appeared on Rookie Wire: Nets depth chart: Projecting starters, backups for 2025-26 season