Report: Nets have visited Mikel Brown Jr. ahead of 2026 NBA Draft
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The Brooklyn Nets have a little over two weeks left before they have to make a decision on who they will be taking with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Brooklyn still has some time to decide who they will take when Jun. 23 comes around, but the Nets are still going through the evaluation process for the players that they're potentially considering.
The Nets have recently visited with Louisville guard Mikel Brown Jr. in Orlando to watch him work out and meet with the family, according to NBA Draft consultant James Barlowe on Monday. Brown is one of the players that the Nets have been mainly connected to over the course of the pre-draft process so it seems that Brooklyn is doing their due diligence with prospects like Brown.
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In some recent mock drafts, Brown has also been connected to the Los Angeles Clippers, who could be looking for more guard depth with the No. 5 pick in the draft. While Brown was at one point viewed as a late Lottery pick, he seems to have improved his stock after working out for teams during the NBA Draft Combine that was held in Chicago in May.
Brooklyn is likely going to work out virtually every player that is projected to be taken in the Lottery just in the event that a player high on their board slides to the No. 6 pick for some reason. Despite the fact that the Nets selected four guards, headlined by guard Egor Demin, in the 2025 NBA Draft, Brown profiles as the kind of guard with significant upside if he's able to get close to his ceiling in the NBA.
If the Clippers were to select someone like Illinois guard Keaton Wagler with the No. 5 pick, that could put the Nets in a tough spot of having to decide between Brown, Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr., and Michigan center Aday Mara. However, Brooklyn is trying to get as much information as it can on all of the prospects and Brown is the latest player that the team has met with during that process.
Sources: The Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks have recently both visited Mikel Brown Jr in Orlando to watch workouts and meet with the family.
— James Barlowe (@DraftJunkyJames) June 8, 2026
Brown Jr is scheduled to visit the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks before the draft. pic.twitter.com/ey9KYTbHtT
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