Brooklyn’s 2025-26 season is a deliberate audition for a new Nets core, built around a parade of rookies and veterans in a GUI-designed rebuild. After trading Durant in 2023 and shedding Bridges/Johnson later, Brooklyn piled up draft capital with 32 picks over seven years, eyeing a 2026-27 return to win-now mode. Jordi Fernández steers a physical, unselfish, defense-forward identity as the roster figures out who the next Nets will be, while the ultimate payoff hinges on breakout performances from the youth and smart use of picks.