The Nets own four first-round picks in the 2025 NBA Draft, including the No. 8 overall pick after falling in the lottery.

It's the first time the Nets have had a lottery pick since the 2010 NBA Draft when they selected Derrick Favors at No. 3 overall.

After a 26-54 season, how will GM Sean Marks use the draft capital he's acquired to rebuild Brooklyn's roster?

Here's what the draft experts have the Nets doing on June 25...

Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo, ESPN

No. 8: SG/SF Kon Knueppel, Duke

Height without shoes: 6-foot-5

Weight: 219 pounds

Age: 19

Count the Nets among the many disappointed lottery teams, dropping two spots from No. 6 to No. 8 after San Antonio and Dallas jumped.

Brooklyn has veteran players, including Cameron Johnson, four first-round picks in this draft and future assets to dangle if it wants to move higher in the lottery. Teams expect the Nets, who are also operating in the interest of present and future cap space, to consolidate some of what they have.

Knueppel's reliable offensive play and high-level shooting would be a nice building block for the Nets, with his skill set augmenting most lineups no matter how they choose to build long term. League insiders see additional scoring and playmaking upside from the consistent wing.

There's also an interesting case for selecting and developing a young ball handler such as Egor Demin or Kasparas Jakucionis, or going with the offensive upside of Derik Queen, if the Nets stay at this spot. -- Woo

No. 19 (via Bucks): C Thomas Sorber, Georgetown

Height without shoes: 6-foot-9 1/4

Weight: 262 pounds

Age: 19

With the second of their four first-round picks, the Nets could go in many directions, likely taking swings on talent while considering the importance of acquiring size in a league that has swayed back toward seriously valuing big men.

Sorber isn't expected to conduct on-court activity during the predraft process as he recovers from foot surgery in February. Still, his strong feel for the game, defensive versatility, length, physicality and skill level as a pick-and-roll finisher are attractive qualities at 19 years old that should draw plenty of attention in this portion of the draft.

In Chicago, his wingspan was measured at 7-6, allowing him to play much bigger than his height (6-10½ in shoes). -- Givony

No. 26 (via Knicks): PF/C Yaxel Lendeborg, UAB/Michigan

Height without shoes: 6-foot-8 1/2

Weight: 234 pounds

Age: 22

Rival teams expect the Nets to explore moving one or both of these picks in the 20s, as they manage their roster and salary cap situation to best position themselves moving forward.

Lendeborg faced one of the highest-profile, stay-or-go decisions among prospects at the combine, measuring quite well and turning in a solid, if not spectacular, showing in scrimmages, with Michigan coach Dusty May and members of his staff in Chicago to support him. NBA teams are aware Lendeborg has a multimillion-dollar NIL package to attend Michigan next season, and it wasn't clear by the end of the week as to whether he had done enough to secure the type of guarantee that might keep him in the draft.

He was highly productive last season at UAB and will step into a huge role with the Wolverines as the ostensible replacement for Danny Wolf, giving him an opportunity to improve his draft stock if he withdraws now. -- Woo

No. 27 (via Rockets): PF Rasheer Fleming, Saint Joseph's

Height without shoes: 6-foot-8 1/4

Weight: 232 pounds

Age: 20

The Nets might not be the team selecting here, which would make these picks in the late 20s interesting swing spots.

Fleming didn't participate in 5-on-5 scrimmages at the combine, but had impressive measurements. His excellent size and how effectively he scored this season for Saint Joseph's give him some attractive role-player qualities.

As a late-blooming player who is still lacking in ball skills and overall awareness at times, Fleming is more of a developmental addition than a true plug-and-play option in the late first round. -- Woo

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