We are in the homestretch and news keeps breaking. Just before noon, Kevin O\u2019Connor of Yahoo! Sports tweeted out the latest: a Brooklyn workout today pitting two prospects among those most mentioned as Nets possibilities, whether at No. 6 or later.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s Karim Lopez of Mexico and the New Zealand Breakers vs. Nate Ament of the Tennessee Volunteers behind closed doors at HSS Training Center, as Lopez revealed to O\u2019Connor\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201dI\u2019m going to Brooklyn,\u201d he told O\u2019Connor. \u201cGoing up against Nate Ament. I think that\u2019s who\u2019s going to be in that workout. I\u2019m super excited about that. I feel like it\u2019s going to be a good one. I\u2019m excited.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tje matchup shouldn\u2019t be that much of a surprise. Teams will often pair similar prospects in one-on-one workouts late in the pre-draft process. The two are both 19, both in the 6\u201910\u201d range, both probably still growing and both prospective NBA wings. Ament may be the better offensive player, Lopez the better defender.<\/p>\n
Also, no surprise that the Nets are now working out the top lottery picks. The 2026 NBA draft is two weeks away from Tuesday, and buzz surrounding the Brooklyn Nets is heating up as fans eagerly await June 23-24 in Brooklyn. At the moment, the Nets have the No. 6 pick in the first round \u2014 their highest pick since the New Jersey Nets took Derrick Favors at No. 3 in 2010, as well as two seconds at No. 33 and 43. So it\u2019s a big deal.<\/p>\n
Last week, much of the attention centered on Nate Ament and his rapid rise as the potential favorite for the Nets. Things have changed since the weekend though with the focus returning to the four lead guards, in alphabetical order: Darius Acuff, of Arkansas, Mikel Brown Jr. of Louisville, Kingston Flemings of Louisville and Keaton Wagler of Illinois.<\/p>\n
The big news was that two of the four have been worked out by the Nets brass in the past week: Acuff at HSS Training Center and Brown in Orlando where they also met with his family, as James Barlowe tweeted\u2026<\/p>\n
The news as described is significant for a number of reasons: the Nets traveled to see Brown and that he will be in Brooklyn at some point over the next two weeks. Teams can only workout and\/or visit with prospects twice.<\/p>\n
Then, Brett Siegel of Clutch Points<\/a> wrote in his latest mock draft that Flemings will soon be in as well.<\/p>\n Flemings will do workouts for the Nets and Clippers, and he has worked out for both the Hawks and Bulls, sources said. He is the greatest unknown in terms of where he could end up in the lottery, especially with the Bulls and Grizzlies mentioned as frequent trade-up teams for him.<\/p>\n There was a lot of information in Siegel\u2019s update including this about Brown:<\/p>\n The rumor around the NBA in recent days is that Mikel Brown Jr. and his camp have shut down workout invites outside of those already accepted, which likely signals that a team has promised him following individual meetings and workouts.<\/p>\n Just as likely however is that Brown\u2019s agents also want to limit his workouts to a narrow range of teams, as Krysten Peek noted.<\/p>\n Beyond that news, NetsDaily has been making our own calls to sources about where the Nets stand. It\u2019s no easy task. Sean Marks & co.<\/p>\n Who is the favorite at No. 6?<\/p>\n As I noted above, Ament was the story of last week in NetsWorld, which seemingly threw a large portion of the fanbase into a frenzy. And Siegel reported that at the moment, he, Brown and Acuff are the three names he\u2019s heard most often associated with the Nets.<\/p>\n