With their fourth first-round pick of the night, the Nets have selected Israeli guard Ben Saraf at No. 26 overall.
Saraf is still playing for Ratiopharm Ulm in Germany as they vie for a Basketball Bundesliga title this week against Bayern Munich. He recently scored 20 points with four assists and four rebounds in a win against Munich.
Saraf averaged 12.8 points and 4.6 assists in 24.4 minutes per game with Ulm this season, with a shooting line of .419/.222/.780. He measured in at 6’6″ barefoot with a 6’8.75″ wingspan, giving him ideal size for a guard. He also averaged 2.5 turnovers per game.
How Saraf will fit with Egor Demin, who the Nets selected with the No. 8 pick, remains to be seen, as both big guards struggle to shoot from deep, as does Nolan Traore, whom the Nets took with the 19th pick.
The Nets, who kept all five of their picks in the 2025 draft, clearly prioritized an intersection of size and skill when it came to their drafting strategy. It’s not clear if Saraf will be stashed overseas, but Jonathan Givony said on ESPN’s broadcast that the Nets are considering signing him immediately.
I really like him, but the 3rd pg… 😳
Hopefully Nets pick Hugo next & just start a whole Euro squad.
I don’t dislike any of the 3 guards but how are they going to get these guys PT to develop them
The LI Nets could be really good this year. Not so sure about Brooklyn, but this is building the right way.
419/222 shooting, what a scorcher. Terrible pick.
Needs time to develop
Can’t believe the Nets drafted 3 PGs, definitely not efficient. The only way this works is if they use Demin like OKC used Giddey. Demin at the 3 Thomas at the 2 Traore at the 1 with Saraf leading the second unit. Hope the coach and GM are in sync if not this will be the biggest blunder in draft history.
Surprised (shocked really) that BKN drafted, and apparently intend to bring in, 5 guys. There is no avoiding the positional overlap when you take 5 players, unless you deliberately draft one for each position. It’s AAU-ish, but I guess they’ll roll out the balls in Fall and let them all compete for minutes. Their HC won’t shy from it, but it’s still a bit bizzare.