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Nets Select Mikel Brown Jr. With the Sixth Pick in NBA Draft
Brooklyn is using the sixth pick in the 2026 NBA Draft on Louisville guard Mikel Brown Jr. The 20-year-old averaged 18.2 points, 4.7 assists, and 3.3 rebounds on 41.0 percent shooting and 34.4 percent from three across 21 games, a freshman season cut in half by a back injury that teams now consider behind him. His ceiling is the headline: Brown dropped 45 points on NC State in February, tying a Louisville single-game scoring record. The fantasy question is the depth chart, since Brooklyn already spent 2025 picks on Egor Demin, Nolan Traore, and Ben Saraf, none of whom locked down the lead guard job. Brown has the pedigree to win that competition, but a crowded young backcourt could split usage and slow his rookie production.
Source: Brett Siegel
Source: Brett Siegel
