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Brooklyn Nets

Mikel Brown Jr.

GLouisville
18.2 PPG · 3.3 RPG · 4.7 APG
GradeB+

The Nets front office has often heavily leaned on high school and grassroots evaluations. In those settings, Brown was seen as the best point guard in this class. If he regains that form after an up-and-down season at Louisville, Nets fans will forget quickly about falling in the lottery. But the frustrating moments with decision-making and injury woes at Louisville create some risk here in spite of the upside.

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