Brooklyn Nets

What draft picks do the Brooklyn Nets have?

The Nets control 15 first-round and 20 second-round picks through the 2033 draft, with 2 tied up in swap rights.

This includes a projected signing that is not yet official, so these figures are an estimate.

First-round picks
15
Second-round picks
20
Next first
2026 1st (own)
Own picks owed out
2

Through the 2033 draft the Nets control 15 first-round picks and 20 second-round picks, with 2 tied up in swap rights. Their firsts land in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, and 2033. 2 of their own picks are owed elsewhere.

In 2026 the Nets hold 3 picks: their own first, DET's first (Detroit's own first lands at pick 28. Minnesota controlled it through the Mike Conley pick-swap chain, then sent it to Brooklyn in the June 2026 Julius Randle trade.), and LAC's second (The Clippers' own second conveyed to Brooklyn at pick 43, routed via Houston.); they also owe out their own second to MIN (Brooklyn's own second conveyed to Minnesota at pick 33, in the June 2026 Julius Randle trade.).

In 2027 the Nets hold 3 picks: their own first, swap-encumbered (Houston holds the right to swap its 2027 first for Brooklyn's, from the January 2021 James Harden trade. Brooklyn keeps its slot unless Houston swaps.), NYK's first (Unprotected first owed to Brooklyn from the June 2024 Mikal Bridges trade.), and LAL's second (Owed to Brooklyn, unprotected. The non-conveyance package the Lakers owe if the 2027 first stays top-4 protected runs to Memphis, not Utah.); they also owe out their own second to WAS (Washington takes the more favorable of the Brooklyn and Dallas 2027 seconds and Milwaukee the less favorable; Detroit's earlier claim moved to Milwaukee in the July 2026 six-team trade. Brooklyn's own slot lands with Washington or Milwaukee.).

In 2028 the Nets hold 5 picks: their own first, swap-encumbered (BKN takes the most favorable of its own 2028 first, the PHX 2028 first, and the NYK swap from the Bridges trade; the own slot is retained pending that resolution.), PHI's first (Owed to Brooklyn, top-8 protected, from the February 2022 Ben Simmons trade; if it lands 1-8 it does not convey and Philadelphia instead sends its 2028 second to Brooklyn.), ATL's second (Owed to Brooklyn, unprotected.), their own second, and MEM's second (Owed to Brooklyn, unprotected.).

In 2029 the Nets hold 7 picks: their own first, NYK's first (Unprotected first owed to Brooklyn from the June 2024 Mikal Bridges trade.), PHX's first (Houston takes the two most favorable of the HOU, DAL, and PHX 2029 firsts and Brooklyn receives the least favorable of the three; on current projections Phoenix's slot is the least favorable and conveys to Brooklyn. From the Nets-Rockets arrangement via the February 2023 Kevin Durant trade.), their own second, DAL's second (Owed to Brooklyn, unprotected.), GSW's second (Owed to Brooklyn, unprotected.), and MEM's second (Owed to Brooklyn, unprotected.).

In 2030 the Nets hold 5 picks: their own first, BOS's second (Unprotected second owed to Brooklyn.), their own second, DAL's second (Owed to Brooklyn, unprotected.), and LAL's second (Owed to Brooklyn, unprotected.).

In 2031 the Nets hold 4 picks: their own first, NYK's first (Unprotected first owed to Brooklyn from the June 2024 Mikal Bridges trade.), their own second, and LAL's second (Owed to Brooklyn, unprotected.).

In 2032 the Nets hold 6 picks: their own first, DEN's first (Owed to Brooklyn, unprotected, from the July 2025 Michael Porter Jr. for Cameron Johnson trade.), their own second, DEN's second (Owed to Brooklyn, from a separate trade-deadline deal involving Hunter Tyson.), MIA's second (Traded to Brooklyn with Haywood Highsmith in the August 2025 trade.), and TOR's second (Toronto's own second conveyed to Brooklyn in the February 2026 three-team Chris Paul trade.).

Their 2033 book is clean: their own picks, nothing owed.

The rule behind this

An unsigned first-round pick charges the team's cap at 120% of his draft slot's rookie-scale salary (because first-rounders may sign for up to 120% of scale, and almost all do).

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Numbers come straight from the live Nets cap sheet, recomputed whenever the data updates.