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With #8 pick, the Brooklyn Nets select Egor Demin, BYU

The next era of Brooklyn Nets basketball has a face.

With the #8 overall pick in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, the Nets selected Egor Demin, a 6’9” freshman point guard out of Brigham Young University.

The pick was a surprise with among others Khaman Maluach, Noah Essengue and Collin Murry-Boyles on the board.

Michael Scotto was first with the news.

Sources: The Brooklyn Nets will select Egor Demin with the No. 8 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) June 26, 2025

Born in Moscow, he played for Real Madrid before joining BYU last year.