The Brooklyn Nets experienced a disappointing 2024-25 NBA season, finishing 12th with a record of 26 wins and 56 losses. However, thanks to their substantial draft capital and cap space, they have potential for significant improvement in the upcoming season.

According to Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report, the Nets are the team to watch as draft night approaches. Armed with four first-round picks — Nos. 8, 19, 26, and 27 and up to $80 million in cap space, Brooklyn has the tools to reshape the NBA landscape in a matter of days.

Bill Simmons thinks a Darius Garland trade could be mutually beneficial for the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers.

The third of those players wearing No. 16 played in the Brooklyn Nets era, forward alum Jaylen Martin. After ending his high school career, Martin would go unselected in the 2023 NBA draft, instead playing in the G League until he signed with Brooklyn in 2024.

Smith Jr.'s last stint in the NBA came by way of the Brooklyn Nets, where he contributed modestly to their second unit during the 2023-24 season. During that year, he compiled 6.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game on 43.5 percent shooting.

If the 2025 NBA offseason resembles this season's trade deadline, then there will be no shortage of storylines.

The Nets have made 15 lottery selections in the NBA Draft. Here's a closer look at those picks and their tenures in New Jersey/Brooklyn.

The Brooklyn Nets—owner's of the most available cap space in the NBA this summer—could be in the market to help facilitate three-team trades or take on bloated