Nets sign three first-rounders to their rookie scale contracts

The Nets have officially signed No. 8 overall pick Egor Demin, No. 26 pick Ben Saraf, and No. 27 pick Danny Wolf, the team announced in a press release.

Assuming each player signs for 120% of the rookie scale amount, which virtually every first-rounder does, former BYU guard Demin will earn $6.89M in 2025-26 and a total of $31.34M over the course of his four-year contract; Israeli guard Saraf will make about $2.89M next season and $14.81M across his four-year deal; and ex-Michigan big man Wolf’s salary for next season will be $2.8M ($14.34M over four years).

The Nets actually controlled five first-round picks in the 2025 draft, with Drake Powell (No. 22) and Nolan Traore (No. 19) being the others. Typically, an NBA team announces all its first-round signings at once, but Powell won’t officially become a Net for a few more days, when the trade sending him to Brooklyn becomes official.

As for Traore, Brian Lewis of The New York Post (Twitter links) confirms that his signing is being delayed for clearance-related issues following his exit from Saint-Quentin in France. The Nets paid the maximum buyout ($875K) to the French team in order to free him from his contract — once FIBA formally approves the move, the 19-year-old will be able to complete his deal with Brooklyn.