DRAFT

Joshua Jefferson

Brooklyn Nets

PF6'8"246 lbage 22rookieIowa StateLas Vegas, NV

ROOKIE · NBA RATING PENDING

A versatile do-it-all playmaking forward

BKN

Brooklyn Nets

Eastern · Atlantic · proj. 26-56 (▲+5.8)

→

A connective forward who rebounds, passes, and defends multiple spots. A glue-guy role player if the outside shot becomes dependable.

Proj. pick #33Range 32–50Comp Royce O'Neale

Strengths

Positional passing and feel
Defensive versatility
Fills the box score across the board

Top concern

No standout elite skill and shaky jumper

Draft grade — a pre-NBA scouting projection from the curated Big Board, graded against the draft class. It is not an NBA rating; an NBA rating appears once he plays a qualifying NBA season.

Contract

2026-27

$2,200,000Guaranteed

1% of the club’s payroll · 15th of 15 priced deals

Runs through4 seasons

Est. market value$1,500,000 /yr

Surplus−$700,000

FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

2 moves

Jun 25
TRADEBKNOFFICIAL
Traded to Brooklyn Nets
via @ShamsCharania, @ChrisBHaynes, @JakeLFischeron the wire →
Jul 10
SIGNINGBKNOFFICIAL
Brooklyn Nets signed forward Joshua Jefferson to a Rookie Scale Contract.

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.