Overview

• Training camp opens this week with a youth-first rebuild after Brooklyn became the first team to make five first-round selections in one draft.
• Egor Demin, 19, is viewed as the frontrunner to start at point guard following a promising Summer League performance.
• Brooklyn acquired Kobe Bufkin for cash considerations to deepen the backcourt, heightening competition with rookies Nolan Traoré and Ben Saraf.
• Depending on final roster decisions, the Nets could surpass the 2022–23 Rockets as the youngest team in NBA history, according to The New York Post.
• Jordi Fernandez emphasizes player development, with Traoré, Drake Powell, Saraf and Danny Wolf expected to see limited minutes and potential G League assignments in Long Island.