The Brooklyn Nets are in the beginning stages of an offseason where they could be looking to make significant improvements to the roster after coming off a 20-62 record in the 2025-26 season. Brooklyn has the No. 6 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft and more than that, the Nets seem to have enough assets to make moves during this summer.
“Including the No. 6 pick in the 2026 draft, the Brooklyn Nets also have a whopping nine first-round selections available for trade,” Grant Hughes wrote for Bleacher Report while discussing the Nets. Hughes did a ranking of the five teams in the NBA with the most trades assets in the league and Brooklyn was ranked first on the list, showing how much they have at their disposal to make some noise this offseason.
“That’s the most in the league by a decent margin (Charlotte checks in at No. 2 with seven tradeable firsts) and the main reason Brooklyn belongs atop the list,” Hughes continued. “It’s remarkable that the Nets land here, despite their own 2027 first-rounder going to Houston in a swap. The most favorable 2028 first-rounder from the Knicks, Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers (top-eight protected) could make up for that one, though.”
The Nets appear to be in a good spot to eventually get back to competing for a playoff spot as they maintain salary-cap flexibility along with having the draft capital necessary to go after marquee players. Brooklyn could practically free up as much as $48 million in cap space this offseason and they have 13 first-round picks to use over the next seven years, including the nine that they can trade, as Hughes pointed out.
At this point, the Nets’ rebuild depends on how well they do in the draft over the next few years along with how their five first-round picks from the 2025 NBA Draft progress in their development. It may not look like it now, but Brooklyn has gone about their rebuild in the right way for the most part. However, the good news is that the Nets have plenty of ammunition to use if they want to trade for someone.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets listed as team with the most trade assets in the NBA this summer