Brooklyn Nets select Noah Clowney with No. 21 pick in 2023 NBA Draft, add Dariq Whitehead at No. 22.

The Brooklyn Nets underwent a seismic roster overhaul over the course of the 2022-23 season.

In the aftermath, the Nets would go on to finish with a 45-37 record, good for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Their season would end in a sweep to the third-seed Philadelphia 76ers.

No. 21 Brooklyn Nets, Noah Clowney Profile Alabama

While Brandon Miller might be the big name coming out of Alabama in the 2023 draft, fellow freshman Noah Clowney made his mark on the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
The South Carolina-bred forward started all 36 games where he averaged 9.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 0.9 blocks and had an impressive 48.6% marksmanship from the field.
His 7-foot-2 wingspan also gives him reach, adding a defensive boost to a rebuilding Brooklyn team attempting to get back to the playoffs.

∎The Nets pick at No. 21 originally belonged to the Phoenix Suns.

No. 22 Brooklyn Nets, Dariq Whitehead Profile Duke

Whitehead made the most of his one-and-done year with the Blue Devils, despite suffering injuries that kept him on the bench to start the season and for a period of time midway through the year.
The 6-foot-7 forward made seven starts for the hallowed program and shot 42.4% from behind the arc, the highest on the team and the fifth-best three-point percentage by a freshman in Duke history.
If his college resume didn’t wow scouts, he was named the MVP of the 2022 McDonald’s All-American Game and the 2022 Naismith High School Player of the Year for his senior season when he averaged 16.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals at Montverde Academy.
Brooklyn appears to trust his health going forward, and if all goes well, he’ll be a much-needed shooter for the Nets.
Whitehead is recovering from foot surgeries, but has top-10 talent if healthy, so the Nets made a good risk pick.