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Brooklyn Nets rookie Ben Saraf reflects on his challenging 2025-26 NBA season, expressing optimism for improvement during the offseason. He averaged 7.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game, finishing the season positively with a strong performance against the Raptors.
Brooklyn Nets rookie guard Ben Saraf was one of a few players on the Nets who had to adjust from playing internationally to playing in the NBA seemingly on the fly. Saraf has had some bumps along the road during his initial season in Brooklyn and he is looking forward to being a better player over the course of this offseason.
"I'm very excited for the offseason. I think it's gonna be a huge summer for me. It's time to work," Saraf said after the Nets' 136-101 loss at the Toronto Raptors on Apr. 12 to end the season. Saraf had one of his better games of the season as he finished the contest with 15 points, three rebounds, and four assists in 26 minutes on the floor.
"I think it's been a tough season for all of us, but I'm proud of all the guys, all the players," Saraf said when asked for his takeaway from this campaign. "Everybody were pretty positive. I hink we got 1% better every day. This is the goal we set up for ourselves. So, I think we reached our goals."
Saraf, who turned 20 years old on Tuesday, averaged 7.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game while shooting 39.6% from the field and 21.1% from behind the three-point line. While Saraf has his fair share of struggles over the course of this season, he finished the season on a strong note that should propel him into a beneficial summer.
In April, Saraf averaged 14.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game while shooting 44.8% from the floor and 18.8% from three-point land in 31.1 minutes per contest. Saraf, the 26th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, could be facing an important summer as well as he will have to show what he has improved on, starting with the Las Vegas Summer League in July.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets' Ben Saraf reacts to up-and-down 2025-26 NBA rookie season
Ben Saraf averaged 7.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game during the 2025-26 NBA season.
In his final game against the Raptors, Ben Saraf scored 15 points, along with three rebounds and four assists in 26 minutes.
Ben Saraf plans to work hard during the offseason to improve his performance, expressing excitement for the upcoming summer.
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