US EditionBrooklyn Nets Boost Jewish Presence in NBA with Consecutive Draft Selections
- On June 25, 2025, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Nets drafted Israeli point guard Ben Saraf 26th and Israeli-American center Danny Wolf 27th overall.
- The Nets held five first-round picks and selected Saraf and Wolf back-to-back, marking the first NBA draft since 2006 to pick two Jewish players consecutively.
- Wolf, who was raised near Chicago, acquired Israeli citizenship this year to join Israel’s under-20 basketball team and has confronted low expectations related to his Jewish heritage.
- Saraf will earn $2.4 million and Wolf $2.33 million in their rookie seasons, with Wolf calling the draft “a dream come true” despite doubts about his potential.
- Their draft picks doubled the representation of Jewish athletes in the NBA from two to four and mark a new era for Jewish basketball players representing New York’s sizable Jewish community.
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The chosen people: Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf selected in the first round of the NBA draft
Brooklyn, if its possible, got even more Jewish on Wednesday night, when two members of the tribe were picked back to back by the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the NBA draft. The Nets tapped 6-foot-6 Israeli point guard Ben Saraf and Israeli-American 7-footer Danny Wolf, who starred at the University of Michigan, with the No. 26 and 27 picks, marking the first time since 2006 that two Jewish players were selected in the same NBA draft. “Pi…
Nets deal No. 36 pick to Suns for pair of future second-rounders
The Nets seem to have wrapped up their 2025 NBA Draft. After making NBA history by drafting Egor Demin, Nolan Traoré, Drake Powell, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf with five first-round picks on Wednesday, the Nets traded their No. 36 second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for two future second-round selections, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Phoenix now holds picks Nos. 36, 52 and 59 in Thursday’s second round. It remains uncertain whether Brooklyn will tr…
Mazel tov, Brooklyn: Meet the Nets’ two new Jewish NBA stars — Danny Wolf and Ben Saraf
The Brooklyn Nets still haven’t won an NBA championship, but they just won over every Jewish grandmother in New York City. With back-to-back draft picks, the team grabbed two Jewish players, making NBA history. In just five minutes on Wednesday night, the Nets selected Israeli point guard Ben Saraf and Israeli-American center Danny Wolf, doubling the number of Jewish players in the league. Before they’re tearing up the Barclays Center next seaso…
Brooklyn Nets Boost Jewish Presence in NBA with Consecutive Draft Selections
NEW YORK – The Brooklyn Nets made NBA history Wednesday by selecting two Jewish players back-to-back in the draft, raising the number of Jewish players in the league from two to four. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email At picks 26 and 27, the Nets chose Israeli Ben Saraf and Israeli-American […]
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