This shouldn't come as a major surprise during the dog days of a tanking season. A historic college basketball day will add to the excitement surrounding Brooklyn's 2026 draft position. 2026 draft prospects continue to impress during Nets' tanking seasonArticle Continues BelowThe strength of the 2026 draft class has been among the main subplots of the 2025-26 NBA season. The 2026 draft features three other highly-touted prospects — Kansas' Darryn Pterson, Duke's Cameron Boozer and North Carolina's Caleb Wilson — projected to go in the top four. While the Nets are mired in a second straight tanking season, the prospect of landing one of the above names offers a silver lining to the team's recent struggles.