One season is hardly a fair evaluation period. It often takes multiple seasons for rookies to blossom into impactful players, although sometimes players simply don't pan out.

For the Brooklyn Nets in particular, their 2025 NBA Draft class featured five players who were 21 years old or younger when they were drafted. Many of their rookies came into the league as project players and are all at different stages of development.

Egor Dëmin

Feb 24, 2026; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin (8) grabs a rebound in the third quarter against the Dallas Mavericks at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

Dëmin was taken with the eighth overall pick in the draft, and he was easily the Nets' best rookie .…