Last year's tanking Brooklyn Nets season didn't result in the payoff the organization hoped for. After exceeding early-season expectations with the help of first-year head coach Jordi Fernandez, the Nets finished with the NBA's sixth-worst record and fell to the eighth pick in the draft. Brooklyn's front office has taken measures to maximize its chances of landing a higher pick this year.

Following Dennis Schroder's hot start to last season, the Nets enter the 2025-26 campaign with exclusively rookies at point guard. The rebuilding squad also traded its top player, Cam Johnson, to the Denver Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr.

Those offseason moves led Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe to confidently take the under on Brooklyn's over/under win total of 19.5.

“The front office Jordi-proofed

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