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Brooklyn Nets: 2026-27 roster preview
The roster the team opens 2026-27 with, what each player did in 2025-26, and how many minutes the outlook expects from him. Minutes come from last season, capped at 2,900 and scaled to a season; rookies and players without a rating count at replacement level (-2.1 per 100).
Outlook
-4.8
28th of 30
Projected wins
30
Roster strength: Impact × expected minutes, points per 100 over average
-3.4
Minutes kept: Share of last season's minutes still on the roster
65%
2025-26 net rating
-10.1
Who carries it
What each player adds to the roster's strength: his Impact times his share of the minutes.
- Above average
- Below average
| # | Player | Status | Age | Exp | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | Impact | Off | Def | Exp. min | Adds | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Julius RandleF | New · from MIN | – | 12 | 33.0 | 21.1 | 6.7 | 5.0 | +1.5 | +2.0 | -0.5 | 2,610 | +0.99 | – |
| 21 |  Noah ClowneyF | Returning | – | 3 | 27.0 | 12.3 | 4.1 | 1.6 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 1,782 | -0.43 | – |
| 17 |  Michael Porter Jr.F | Returning | – | 8 | 32.4 | 24.2 | 7.1 | 3.0 | +1.9 | +2.6 | -0.7 | 1,686 | +0.81 | – |
| 14 |  Terance MannG | Returning | – | 7 | 24.2 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 1,527 | -0.26 | – |
| 14 |  Keon EllisG | New · from SAC | – | – | 20.5 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -0.8 | +0.4 | 1,475 | -0.15 | – |
| 4 |  Drake PowellF | Returning | – | 1 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | -4.3 | -3.2 | -1.1 | 1,321 | -1.45 | – |
| 8 |  Egor DeminG | Returning | – | 1 | 25.1 | 10.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 1,306 | -0.33 | – |
| 13 |  Nolan TraoréG | Returning | – | 1 | 22.3 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 3.8 | -2.8 | -1.9 | -0.9 | 1,246 | -0.88 | – |
| 2 |  Danny WolfF-C | Returning | – | 1 | 20.9 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 2.2 | -1.6 | -1.9 | +0.3 | 1,191 | -0.50 | – |
| 20 |  Day'Ron SharpeC | Returning | – | 5 | 18.7 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 2.3 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +1.5 | 1,158 | +0.56 | – |
| 77 |  Ben SarafG | Returning | – | 1 | 20.8 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 3.3 | -3.7 | -3.3 | -0.4 | 917 | -0.86 | – |
| 00 |  Josh MinottF | Returning | – | 4 | 17.0 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.9 | 831 | +0.23 | – |
| 21 |  Moritz WagnerC | New · from ORL | – | 8 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -0.9 | 425 | -0.18 | – |
| 31 | Chaney JohnsonG-F | Returning | – | – | 20.4 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 2.1 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | 347 | +0.09 | – |
| 16 |  Grant NelsonF | Returning | – | – | 8.8 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | – | – | – | 35 | -0.02 | – |
| 42 | Dain DainjaF | Rookie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 0 | Mikel Brown Jr.G | Rookie | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Questionable |
| 9 | Joshua JeffersonF | Rookie | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | Tyler BilodeauF | Rookie | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Ben HumrichousF | Rookie | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1,823 minutes nobody on the roster is expected to play go to replacement level.
Gone
- Nicolas Claxtonto CHI69 games · 27.8 MPG · -1.3
Ziaire Williamsto LAL56 games · 22.8 MPG · -0.6
Jalen Wilsonto ATL54 games · 15.9 MPG · -2.3
Tyrese Martinnot on a roster37 games · 18.8 MPG · -2.6- Cam Thomasnot on a roster24 games · 24.3 MPG · -2.5
Tyson Etiennenot on a roster24 games · 15.9 MPG · -0.8- Malachi Smithto TOR15 games · 23.9 MPG · -0.1
E.J. Liddellnot on a roster26 games · 13.5 MPG · -0.3
Ochai Agbajito NYK20 games · 16.1 MPG · -1.7- Trevon Scottnot on a roster6 games · 30.5 MPG · –