Yahoo! Sports projects Nets to take Keaton Wagler in 2026 NBA Draft
The Brooklyn Nets have the No. 6 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft and Yahoo! Sports' Kevin O'Connor projects Brooklyn to take guard Keaton Wagler.
The Brooklyn Nets have the No. 6 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft after the Lottery gave them disappointing results for the second year in a row despite the percentages. In a draft that some pundits consider to be deeper than others in the past, Brooklyn could go with a variety of options, including one of the best shooters in the draft that has had quite the rise.
"The Nets shocked a lot of people when they took Egor Dัmin with the eighth pick one year ago. And maybe they will shock again this year... in this mock, weโre sticking with the best guard available," Kevin O'Connor wrote in his latest mock draft for Yahoo!
Sports. O'Connor projected the Nets to take Illinois guard Keaton Wagler with the No. 6 pick after the Los Angeles Clippers pass up on Wagler to take Arizona guard Brayden Burries.
"Wagler showed up at Illinois as a four-star recruit with no expectations of becoming a one-and-done. But he quickly became the orchestrator of a high-powered Illinois offense with his high-IQ playmaking and crafty scoring," O'Connor continued. "To become an NBA star, Wagler needs to overcome a lack of traditional athleticism.