Portland’s “Net Boys” Thrash Opponents in Stunning Victory!
Two Nets rookies walked into Barclays Center on Monday night with a matchup they’d been waiting for since draft night. Danny Wolf and Ben Saraf faced Portland Trail Blazers All-Star forward Deni Avdija for the first time on an NBA court, a storyline that carried meaning for franchise that doubled down on Israeli talent last summer. Brooklyn took Saraf and Wolf with back-to-back picks at Nos.
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Two Nets rookies walked into Barclays Center on Monday night with a matchup they’d been waiting for since draft night. Danny Wolf and Ben Saraf faced Portland Trail Blazers All-Star forward Deni Avdija for the first time on an NBA court, a storyline that carried meaning for franchise that doubled down on Israeli talent last summer. Brooklyn took Saraf and Wolf with back-to-back picks at Nos.
26 and 27 in the 2025 NBA Draft, a night the Nets also made history by becoming the first team to select five players in the first round. Three fellow Israelis. One of the league’s best at his position.
Two rookies still trying to carve out what they’d become. Nets head coach Jordi Fernández said it was the kind of moment everyone should appreciate. “Yeah, it’s special,” Fernández said.