The Brooklyn Nets enter this season with a new-look roster but the same goal. One year after trading Mikal Bridges and reacquiring their 2025 and 2026 first-round picks from the Houston Rockets, the Nets selected an NBA-record five rookies in the first round of June's draft. The rebuilding squad's 2025-26 campaign will be aimed at developing those prospects and maximizing its 2026 draft choice.

ESPN released its power rankings ahead of Tuesday's regular season-opener. The Nets came in at No. 28, with their tanking agenda labeled as the team's top storyline.

“It's clear, and if it wasn't, team governor Joe Tsai laid it out on the ‘All-In' podcast: ‘We have one [first-round] pick in 2026, and we hope to get a good pick. So, you can predict what kind of strategy we will use for this s

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