The Brooklyn Nets have their sights set on draft lottery odds rather than wins this season. After falling to the No. 8 pick in June's draft, the rebuilding squad is hoping for better fortunes next summer. ESPN projected the Nets to land Kansas star Darryn Peterson with the No. 1 pick in its latest mock draft.

“The Nets badly need a player to anchor their team moving forward,” Jeremy Woo wrote. “They've taken five first-round swings in the 2025 draft and are still figuring out how everyone fits long term. Peterson would address their lack of star power and then some.”

Peterson has emerged as the consensus No. 1 pick early in the college season.

Nets land Kansas star Darryn Peterson in latest ESPN mock draft

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The 6-foot-5 guard impressed during his first two

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