The grades are in for the first round of Wednesday night’s NBA draft. The Brooklyn Nets had five first-round picks and used one of them, No. 27, on Michigan’s Danny Wolf. Most national writers praised the pick, though they have some reservations.

Jake Wolf was overcome with emotion as he watched his brother get drafted by the Brooklyn Nets as the No. 27 pick

When Michigan star big man Danny Wolf declared for the 2025 NBA Draft, he likely thought he was going to hear his name called a little sooner than what it was on Wednesday night. But the former Yale transfer ended up getting selected in Round 1 by the Brooklyn Nets with the 27th-overall pick.