The Brooklyn Nets made history in the 2025 NBA Draft by selecting five players in the first round. But as the 2026 draft approaches—featuring one of the deepest classes in recent memory—that bounty of picks is creating a tricky roster puzzle.

Here's the issue: most of those five rookies are ball-handling guards. And the Nets now hold the No. 6 overall pick in a 2026 class that's absolutely loaded with point guards. That's a lot of overlap in the backcourt.

The top of the draft is expected to feature names like AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer, and Caleb Wilson. Right behind them, though, is a cluster of five talented point guards: Darius Acuff, Kingston Flemings, Keaton Wagler, Mikel Brown Jr., and Brayden Burries. That's exactly where Brooklyn sits at No. 6.

So what do the Nets do? They could go with the best player available—which, as ESPN's Tim Bontemps notes, is how they ended up with so many guards in the first place. Or they could look for a bigger wing, like Tennessee's long but lean Nate Ament, who could slide into that range.

Another option? Explore trade possibilities. Or simply keep stacking guards and let the cream rise to the top.

Either way, following up a five-pick first round was never going to be easy. The Nets have to keep developing their young core while deciding how to fit in the next talented piece. It's a good problem to have—but it's a problem nonetheless.