The Brooklyn Nets have their full camp group in place, and the picture is starting to come into focus.
Brooklyn announced a 20-player training camp roster ahead of the 2026-27 season, with veterans, second-year players and a fresh wave of draft picks all set to report to the HSS Training Center in Brooklyn. Camp begins Tuesday, Sept. 29 and runs through Monday, Oct. 5, before the Nets open their four-game preseason schedule on the road against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. ET.
The roster brings together a blend of proven NBA names and younger players trying to carve out a role. Michael Porter Jr., Julius Randle, Terance Mann, Moritz Wagner, Day'Ron Sharpe, Keon Ellis, Noah Clowney and Josh Minott are all on the list, giving Brooklyn a strong base of experience.
Randle is one of the biggest offseason additions to the group, while Porter Jr. returns after averaging 24.7 points per game for Brooklyn last season. The rest of the veteran core will be aiming to carry that experience into camp and help steady a roster that still has plenty of room to grow.
Brooklyn also has a pair of players entering their second NBA seasons in Grant Nelson and Chaney Johnson, both of whom saw action with the Nets last year.
The young side of the roster is just as crowded. Egor Dëmin, a first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, is back for his second season and is joined by Ben Saraf, Nolan Traore, Drake Powell and Danny Wolf, who are also entering their second NBA seasons.
The Nets’ 2026 draft class is represented too, with Mikel Brown Jr., Joshua Jefferson and Tyler Bilodeau all in camp for the first time. Brown was taken sixth overall, Jefferson went 28th, and Bilodeau was selected 43rd overall.
Bilodeau is one of three players on the roster signed to a two-way contract, along with Johnson and Nelson.
Brooklyn also listed Dain Dainja and Ben Humrichous among the 20. With the team’s 15 standard roster spots and three two-way spots already filled, both players are likely headed for the Long Island Nets after camp, though they’ll still get a chance to work with the NBA group during the week.
This camp will be the first extended look the coaching staff gets at the full roster together, and it comes as Jordi Fernández enters his third season as Brooklyn’s head coach. The next few days will give the Nets a chance to sort through a roster that mixes established names with a long list of developing players before the preseason gets rolling in Charlotte.
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