Tyler Bilodeau went 43rd overall to the Brooklyn Nets in the 2026 NBA Draft. The 22-year-old forward gives Brooklyn a ready-made floor-spacing option after a senior season built around production, range and size.
Tyler Bilodeau’s UCLA production
Bilodeau averaged 17.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists as a senior, and he led his team in scoring. He also shot 46.4 percent from beyond the arc on 5.4 attempts per game, the kind of volume that makes his shot profile more than a spot-up tease.
He spent his first two NCAA seasons at Oregon State and his last two at UCLA. At the combine, he measured 6 feet 7.25 inches tall with a 7 feet 0.75 inches wingspan, a frame that fits the shooting role Brooklyn appears to be buying into.
Brooklyn Nets draft class
That role sits inside a larger draft haul for the Brooklyn Nets, who also added Mikel Brown Jr. and Joshua Jefferson to the 2026 NBA Draft class. Bilodeau’s own pre draft description matched the profile: “First things first, I think I’m a winner,” he said.
He added, “I like to shoot the ball.” He also said, “I feel like I can score at all three levels, but really just anything I need to do to get the win, whether its play defense, get the rebound, shoot, pass, whatever you need, that’s how I describe my game.”
Cass Bauer-Bilodeau connection
The family background adds another layer to the pick. Cass Bauer-Bilodeau played four years in the WNBA from 1999 to 2002, and Tyler Bilodeau said Cam Johnson is the player he likes to model his game after because of his reads, floor spacing and ability to avoid over-dribbling.
That leaves the practical question Brooklyn now has to answer: how quickly the Nets turn a 43rd pick into a rotation piece. The skill set is clear enough on paper — scoring, shooting and size — but the immediate role is still being built around the same traits that got him drafted.
