2025–26 Brooklyn Nets season
| 2025–26 Brooklyn Nets season | |
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| Head coach | Jordi Fernández |
| General manager | Sean Marks |
| Owners | Joseph Tsai |
| Arena | Barclays Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 17–52 (.246) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 13th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | YES Network |
| Radio | WFAN-AM • WFAN-FM |
The 2025–26 Brooklyn Nets season is the 50th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 59th season overall, and its 14th season playing in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
On March 12, the Nets were eliminated from playoff contention for the third season in a row following a loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 8 | Egor Dëmin | Point Guard | Russia | Brigham Young |
| 1 | 19 | Nolan Traoré | Point Guard | France | Saint-Quentin (France) |
| 1 | 22 | Drake Powell | Shooting Guard | United States | North Carolina |
| 1 | 26 | Ben Saraf | Shooting Guard | Israel | Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) |
| 1 | 27 | Danny Wolf | Power Forward | Israel | Michigan |
| 2 | 36 | Adou Thiero | Small Forward | United States | Arkansas |
The Nets entered the draft holding five different first-round picks, including back-to-back picks near the end of the first-round, and one second-round pick.[1][2] As part of the seven-team trade that dealt Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets, the Nets traded their only second round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers and received two future second round picks in return.[3]
Roster
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Legend
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Standings
Division
| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| ps – Boston Celtics | 46 | 23 | .667 | – | 24–10 | 22–13 | 9–5 | 69 |
| ps – New York Knicks | 45 | 25 | .643 | 1.5 | 25–9 | 20–16 | 11–3 | 70 |
| Toronto Raptors | 39 | 29 | .574 | 6.5 | 19–16 | 20–13 | 4–10 | 68 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 38 | 32 | .543 | 8.5 | 20–16 | 18–16 | 9–7 | 70 |
| o – Brooklyn Nets | 17 | 52 | .246 | 29.0 | 9–25 | 8–27 | 3–11 | 69 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | ps – Detroit Pistons * | 50 | 19 | .725 | – | 69 |
| 2 | ps – Boston Celtics * | 46 | 23 | .667 | 4.0 | 69 |
| 3 | ps – New York Knicks | 45 | 25 | .643 | 5.5 | 70 |
| 4 | ps – Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 27 | .614 | 7.5 | 70 |
| 5 | Toronto Raptors | 39 | 29 | .574 | 10.5 | 68 |
| 6 | Atlanta Hawks * | 38 | 31 | .551 | 12.0 | 69 |
| 7 | Orlando Magic | 38 | 31 | .551 | 12.0 | 69 |
| 8 | Miami Heat | 38 | 32 | .543 | 12.5 | 70 |
| 9 | Philadelphia 76ers | 38 | 32 | .543 | 12.5 | 70 |
| 10 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 34 | .514 | 14.5 | 70 |
| 11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 41 | .406 | 22.0 | 69 |
| 12 | Chicago Bulls | 28 | 42 | .400 | 22.5 | 70 |
| 13 | o – Brooklyn Nets | 17 | 52 | .246 | 33.0 | 69 |
| 14 | o – Washington Wizards | 16 | 53 | .232 | 34.0 | 69 |
| 15 | o – Indiana Pacers | 15 | 55 | .214 | 35.5 | 70 |
Game log
Preseason
In December 2024, the NBA announced that the Nets and Phoenix Suns would play two of their preseason games at the Venetian Arena in Macau, with the Nets designated the road team in those games.[4] These games mark the first played in China (although not Mainland China) for both the Nets and the NBA since the 2019 preseason, when the Nets met the Los Angeles Lakers. China had boycotted the NBA in response to comments of Daryl Morey (the Houston Rockets' general manager at the time) regarding the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.[5][6]
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Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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Regular season
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October: 0–5 (home: 0–2; road: 0–3)
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November: 3–11 (home: 0–7; road: 3–4)
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December: 7–4 (home: 4–3; road: 3–1)
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January: 3–14 (home: 2–5; road: 1–9)
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February: 2–10 (home: 2–4; road: 0–6)
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March: 2–8 (home: 1–4; road: 1–4)
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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NBA Cup
East Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Orlando Magic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 484 | 420 | +64 | Advanced to knockout rounds |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 4 | 2 | 2 | 441 | 458 | −17 | |
| 3 | Detroit Pistons | 4 | 2 | 2 | 462 | 441 | +21 | |
| 4 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 431 | 470 | −39 | |
| 5 | Brooklyn Nets | 4 | 1 | 3 | 421 | 450 | −29 |
Transactions
Trades
| July 6, 2025[7][8] | Seven–team trade | |
| To Houston Rockets • Kevin Durant (from Phoenix) • Clint Capela (sign-and-trade deal from Atlanta) |
To Atlanta Hawks • David Roddy (from Houston) • Rights to swap 2031 second-round pick with Houston • $85,300 (from Houston) | |
| To Golden State Warriors • Draft rights to Alex Toohey (No. 52) [from Phoenix] • Draft rights to Jahmai Mashack (No. 59) [from Houston] |
To Minnesota Timberwolves • Draft rights to Rocco Zikarsky (No. 45) [from L.A. Lakers] • 2026 second-round pick (from Denver or Golden State via Phoenix)[I] • Most favorable 2032 second-round pick between Houston and Phoenix[II] • $3,250,000 (from L.A. Lakers) | |
| To Los Angeles Lakers • Draft rights to Adou Thiero (No. 36) [from Brooklyn] |
To Brooklyn Nets • 2026 second-round pick (from Boston, Indiana, the L.A. Clippers, or Miami via Houston)[III] • 2030 second-round pick (from Boston via Houston) | |
| To Phoenix Suns • Jalen Green (from Houston) • Dillon Brooks (from Houston) • Daeqwon Plowden (two-way contract from Atlanta) • Draft rights to Khaman Maluach (No. 10) [from Houston] • Draft rights to Rasheer Fleming (No. 31) [from Minnesota] • Draft rights to Koby Brea (No. 41) [from Golden State] • 2026 second-round pick (from Dallas, Oklahoma City, or Philadelphia via Houson)[IV] • Least favorable 2032 second-round pick between Houston and Minnesota[II] | ||
^ I: The 2026 second-round pick that originally would be going to Phoenix before sent to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the seven-team mega-trade would either be the lesser 2026 NBA draft selection previously held by the Denver Nuggets due to a previous trade the Suns made with Charlotte earlier in the year back in their previous season of play or by the Golden State Warriors through multiple trades on their end.
^ II: The 2032 second-round pick that would be sent to Minnesota will be the selection that's considered the higher selection between Houston and Phoenix, while the Suns would keep the lesser of the second-round picks between the Rockets and Timberwolves. As such, if the Suns have a worse record by 2032 than Houston, the trade would effectively be the Suns getting the worst selection between the Timberwolves and Rockets, while Houston sends out the Suns' second-round pick that year out to Minnesota alongside the Timberwolves keeping the remaining second-round pick of the three teams instead. However, if the Rockets hold a better record than the Suns by 2032, then Houston would send Phoenix's second-round pick either right back to the Suns or out to the Timberwolves (depending on which team between them had the better overall record by that year), while Minnesota would have both of the remaining second-round picks between the three teams instead.
^ III: Due to another trade the Brooklyn Nets made with the Memphis Grizzlies (thus making the transaction more complex to cover efficiently due to the amount of previous trades involved before this one (including a previous deal involving the Suns, funnily enough)), the Nets will receive either the Los Angeles Clippers' own 2026 second-round pick without any stipulations involved with it or one of the second-round picks that was originally held by either the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, or Miami Heat, depending on which option is the least favorable amongst the four teams for this season of play.
^ IV: Due to multiple trades that involved the Houston Rockets before the massive deal that the Suns made, the Rockets will give Phoenix the middle-valued draft pick in the 2026 NBA draft (with the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder getting the most valuable of the upcoming selections and the San Antonio Spurs getting the least valuable of the upcoming selections by a different trade involving them) between the Dallas Mavericks, the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Philadelphia 76ers.
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Ref. |
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Additions
| Date | Player | Former Team | Ref. |
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Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| October 1, 2025 | De'Anthony Melton | Free agency | Golden State Warriors | [9] |
References
- ^ Quinn, Sam (May 12, 2025). "2025 NBA Draft order, Lottery results: Mavericks win No. 1 pick with long odds, will likely take Cooper Flagg". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ Benjamin, Daniel (July 7, 2025). "Kevin Durant Historic 7-Team Grade Trades: Analyzing What The Deal For Each Team Involved For Present and Future". Last Word On Basketball. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns to play two preseason games in Macao in October 2025". NBA.com. December 6, 2024.
- ^ "Lakers' NBA Cares event in Shanghai canceled amid China rift". ESPN.com. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "All of the NBA's official Chinese partners have suspended ties with the league". CNN. October 9, 2019.
- ^ https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2025/07/seven-team-kevin-durant-trade-officially-finalized.html
- ^ "Kevin Durant traded to Rockets as part of historic 7-team deal". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard De'Anthony Melton". NBA.com. October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 1, 2025.