 The day before the 2016 NBA draft , LeVert authored an open letter to NBA general managers to assure them of his resiliency in the face of all of his doubters due to his injury . On June 23 , LeVert was selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2016 draft by the Indiana Pacers . He became Michigan 's fifth first @-@ round draft selection since 2013 and the fourth player drafted from Michigan 's 2012 entering class . His rights were later traded to the Brooklyn Nets on July 7 , in exchange for Thaddeus Young . Dr. O 'Malley , who had performed LeVert 's most recent foot surgery , was on the Brooklyn Nets medical staff at the time of the trade . On July 14 , he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nets . 
