In a normal draft, one good measure of potential success is how many picks a team has in the top 40. For the Brooklyn Nets, with Nos. 6 (pre May 12 lottery), 19, 26, 27 and 36, dominate that measure. In its Draft Power Rankings for 2025, Tankathon puts the Nets at No. 1 ahead of even the teams with the best chance at Cooper Flagg: the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets. Of course, that ranking is likely to change in nine days but again it’s a measure (and nine teams have no first rounders at all; two with no picks at all.
ESPN: Brooklyn Nets No. 2 in future draft assets, behind Oklahoma City Thunder
