Only a handful of tall freshmen have matched Egor Demin’s assist rate and impact—his name now sits with future NBA stars.

In one of the more polarizing selections of the 2025 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn Nets used their first of five first-round picks on BYU's Egor Demin at No. 8.

It wasn’t only the Nets who were impressed with him. Thunder GM Sam Presti actually had Demin over to his house, and was reportedly considering trading up from No. 15 to draft him. But in the end he landed with the Nets, who were working the phones for trades.