▁had ▁the ▁first ▁pick ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁previous ▁trade ▁they ▁had ▁involving ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁C li ppers , ▁choosing ▁point ▁guard ▁Ky rie ▁Ir ving ▁of ▁Duke . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 6 0 ▁players ▁draft ed , ▁ 7 ▁were ▁fresh men , ▁ 7 ▁were ▁s oph om ores , ▁ 1 4 ▁were ▁juni ors , ▁ 1 9 ▁were ▁sen iors , ▁ 1 2 ▁were ▁international ▁players ▁without ▁U . S . ▁college ▁basketball ▁experience ▁( including ▁the ▁first - ever ▁Q at ari - selected ▁player ), ▁and ▁ 1 ▁was ▁a ▁D - Le ague ▁player . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁NBA ▁draft ▁marked ▁the ▁final ▁time ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁N ets ▁made ▁an ▁NBA ▁draft ▁appearance . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁N ets ' ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season , ▁the ▁franch ise ▁re located ▁to ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁N ets . ▁The ▁N ets ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁draft ▁appearance ▁with ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁mon iker ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Four ▁of ▁the ▁first - round ▁pick s , ▁including ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁four ▁pick s , ▁Ky rie ▁Ir ving , ▁Der rick ▁Williams , ▁Tr istan ▁Thompson , ▁and ▁I man ▁Sh um pert ▁would ▁all ▁eventually ▁become ▁team m ates ▁on ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Cav ali ers . ▁This ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁loaded ▁draft s ▁in ▁NBA ▁history .