The Brooklyn Nets selected two of the three youngest prospects available in the ‘23 NBA Draft. And raw ones, at that.
Dariq Whitehead, selected with the 20th overall pick, had missed valuable developmental time with a right foot injury. And even when he did take the court in his lone season at Duke, the Newark native never moved with the same electricity he did in high school. It was a risk the Nets were willing to take, but in January, he needed his third leg surgery in 18 months and is done for the season.