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Mikel Brown Jr. selected No. 6 overall by Brooklyn Nets

Yahoo Sports NBA, High-authority source3 months agoNBA logoNBA

With the sixth overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn Nets selected Louisville point guard Mikel Brown Jr. Brown becomes the highest Louisville player selected in an NBA Draft since Felton Spencer was drafted sixth overall in 1990. The year before, Pervis Ellison had become the first, and still only, Cardinal to ever […]

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Nets turn to Mikel Brown Jr. at No. 6 to provide scoring, help ignite the franchise

Yahoo Sports NBA, High-authority source3 months agoNBA logoNBAUpdated 2 months ago

The Brooklyn Nets selected an NBA-record five first-round draft picks last year but didn't have much to show for their investment, winning just 26 games in 2025-26. The Nets, who were the only team in the Atlantic Division to finish last season without a winning record, took a chance on the Louisville scoring guard in Tuesday night's draft in the hopes he can be the breakout player who'll ignite a struggling franchise. Brown averaged 18.2 points and 4.1 assists last season for the Cardinals a...

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Duke's Isaiah Evans lands with Minnesota in Round 2 of the NBA draft

Yahoo Sports NBA, High-authority source3 months agoNBA logoNBA

It took a little longer than he had hoped, but Duke's Isaiah Evans has his landing spot in the NBA draft. The sophomore guard is heading to Minnesota, coming after the Brooklyn Nets selected Evans with the 33rd overall pick in Wednesday night's second round with a pick that will be shipped to the Timberwolves as part of a pre-draft trade. The 6-foot-6, 186-pound Evans had a seat in the green room through Tuesday's first round, but ultimately spent a difficult night without hearing his name ca...

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Mikel Brown: Expected to play Monday

RotoWire NBA, Established source3 months agoNBA logoNBA
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Updated 2 months ago

Brown (undisclosed) is expected to play in Monday's California Classic Summer League game against Warriors Blue, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

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