Brooklyn Nets forward Danny Wolf is heading into his first season in the NBA after being taken with the 27th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft out of Michigan. Unlike guard Egor Demin, the eighth overall pick in the same draft, Wolf will most likely be coming off Brooklyn’s bench to begin the season, but he is getting some support for being a steal at his draft slot.
In the recent survey of general managers for the 2025-26 NBA season, Wolf received some votes for being a steal at his draft spot, putting him among 14 players who received votes in the category. For context, guard Kasparas Jakucionis, taken by the Miami Heat with the 20th pick, received 17% of the votes for the question, showing how general managers view this rookie class.
For someone like Wolf, there wasn’t much talk about him being taken in the Lottery, but it was clear that he was worthy of a first-round pick based off what he did during his junior and final season with the Wolverines. Wolf finished the 2024-25 college basketball season averaging 13.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 49.7% from the field and 33.6% from three-point land.
How that production translates to the NBA remains to be seen as Wolf will have to fit his game into head coach Jordi Fernandez’s system that emphasizes pace and shooting. Wolf is likely to be coming off the bench for forward Noah Clowney, who seems poised to be a significant jump as he heads into his third season in the league following a promising sophomore season.
Wolf has been solid in the preseason thus far as he is averaging 8.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game while shooting 61.5% from the floor and 100% from deep. Wolf has averaged just 13.5 minutes per game through Brooklyn’s three preseason games so it appears that his role is off the bench for the time being, but if that changes by the end of the season, he could prove to be the steal that some GMs believe he is capable of being.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets’ Danny Wolf receives votes for being steal in the 2025 NBA Draft
Reporting by Sharif Phillips-Keaton, Nets Wire / Nets Wire
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