Snapshot
- Team / role: Brooklyn Nets developmental PG/SG behind Mikel Brown Jr., Egor Dëmin and Nolan Traoré.
- 2025-26 baseline: 44 games, 20.8 MPG, 7.5 PTS, 2.1 REB, 3.3 AST, 0.9 STL and 1.8 TO on .396/.211/.830 shooting. Basketball-Reference, accessed 2026-07-18
- Development signal: late-season starts showed his passing value, but the team page explicitly noted that Brown adds further competition for backcourt minutes. NBA player page, accessed 2026-07-18
2026-27 projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 12 | .415 | .820 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Fantasy translation
- Redraft: waiver-wire only in the deepest leagues; assists and steals are his plausible streaming categories.
- Points: needs a multi-week guard absence because low scoring efficiency otherwise caps the floor.
- Dynasty: developmental hold in 16-team-plus formats; age, size and pick pedigree preserve upside, but roster congestion lowers liquidity.
Role, floor and ceiling
Saraf is initially outside the healthy-night hierarchy. Floor: G League work and scattered NBA appearances. Ceiling: 20 MPG, four assists and one steal if Brooklyn prioritizes his creation over a veteran wing or moves another young guard.
Risk monitor
The .211 rookie three-point mark allowed defenders to go under screens, and Brown's arrival creates a direct usage conflict. Saraf also cycled through ankle, knee, foot and back listings during his rookie year, so uninterrupted development cannot be assumed from his 44-game baseline.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Turned professional at 16 with Elitzur Netanya in Israel's second-tier Liga Leumit, averaging 14.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 2022-23 and taking both Sixth Man and Rookie of the Year honors. Moved to Ironi/Elitzur Kiryat Ata in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for 2023-24, averaging 10.7 points and 3.7 assists and winning the league's Rising Star award. Signed with ratiopharm Ulm of Germany's Basketball Bundesliga in June 2024; across 43 BBL games in 2024-25, including the run to the finals, he averaged 11.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists on 44.5% from the field and 74.8% from the line, with Ulm finishing as German runner-up. He also played EuroCup that season. Draft: 2025, round 1, pick 26, Brooklyn Nets.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 19 | BKN | 44 | 20.8 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .396 | .830 | 2.3 |
| Career | 44 | 20.8 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .396 | .830 | 2.3 |
Season totals reconcile: 120 FGM, 19 3PM, 73 FTM gives 332 points over 44 games.
Durability: 44 of 82 games with 11 starts. The specific causes of the 38 missed games are not verified here; the total mixes healthy scratches, G League time and in-season absences.
Trajectory: One rookie season that produced real playmaking volume for a 19-year-old — 3.3 assists in 20.8 minutes on a rebuilding roster — attached to poor shooting efficiency, a 21.1% three-point mark and 2.3 turnovers per game. His late-season stretch was his best evidence: 14.0 points and 3.8 assists across five April games once minutes stabilized. For 2026-27 he is competing for backup ball-handling reps against Mikel Brown Jr., Egor Dëmin and Nolan Traoré, which is the deepest queue any of Brooklyn's young guards face. He becomes fantasy-relevant only if Brooklyn trades one of those guards or an injury clears two names ahead of him, and even then the shooting has to move for the minutes to hold.
Career sources: ESPN player stats · StatMuse 2025-26 season averages · easyCredit BBL player page · Wikipedia
Open questions
- Is Saraf in the NBA rotation or assigned to Long Island to start the year?
- Can the three-point rate approach league-average territory?
- Which of Saraf and Traoré receives the second-unit creation reps?