Brooklyn Nets · No. 43 overall
Tyler Bilodeau
Forward · UCLA (Senior) · Age 22
6'7.25" · 228 lbs · 7'0.75" wingspan
Brooklyn used the No. 43 pick on UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau — one of college basketball's most efficient scorers. A 6'7" stretch four with a 7-foot wingspan, he led the Big Ten in three-point percentage (46.4%) on real volume and scores from all three levels. The shooting is NBA-ready; the defense is the question.
Measurables
- Height
- 6'7.25"
- Weight
- 228 lbs
- Wingspan
- 7'0.75"
- Age
- 22
College season (per game)
- PPG
- 17.6
- RPG
- 5.6
- APG
- 1.1
- FG%
- 51.8%
- 3P%
- 46.4%
- FT%
- 87.3%
Strengths
- +Elite shooting at high volume and efficiency — led the Big Ten at 46.4% from three and 87.3% from the line, and has raised his 3P% every season (30.0% as a freshman to 46.4% as a senior).
- +Scores at all three levels: spot-ups, pick-and-roll finishes, and midrange pull-ups.
- +Size-skill combination — a 6'7" forward with a 7-foot wingspan who spaces the floor and offers real frontcourt shooting.
- +Steady year-over-year improvement and a high feel for the game.
Weaknesses
- –Defense is the primary limitation — can struggle against quicker athletes in space.
- –A bit of a tweener: not quick enough to reliably guard wings, not strong enough to anchor at center.
- –Limited playmaking — just 1.1 assists per game; more finisher than creator.
- –An older prospect (22) with a narrower development runway.
Player comparisons
Stylistic comp
Georges Niang
Role
Floor-spacing stretch four
Swing skill
Defensive viability
Fit in Brooklyn
Brooklyn adds an elite movement shooter to a young, spacing-hungry roster — a stretch four who can punish closeouts next to the team's creators. With the rebuild's runway, Bilodeau can prove out the defense in time; the value at No. 43 is the jumper, which already projects to translate.
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Sources
Brooklyn selected Tyler Bilodeau with the No. 43 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Scouting evaluations are aggregated from the cited draft analysts and are inherently subjective; measurables and per-game figures are from his 2025-26 season at UCLA.