Three Former Tar Heels on One NBA Team Still a Possibility Next Season
There’s still a chance that three UNC basketball alumni could share an NBA roster in the coming year.
In last week’s 2025 NBA Draft, Drake Powell, who played just one season at Carolina, was picked 22nd overall by the Atlanta Hawks before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets. That move briefly united him with fellow Tar Heels Cam Johnson and Day’Ron Sharpe, who have been Nets teammates for the last three seasons.
However, on Sunday, the Nets opted not to extend a qualifying offer to Sharpe. While Brooklyn could still re-sign the 23-year-old center from Greenville, N.C., he’s no longer officially on track to play alongside Powell and Johnson next season.
Sharpe, who was also a one-and-done at UNC in 2020–21, has spent all four of his NBA seasons with the Nets, appearing in 191 games.
This past year, the 6-foot-11, 265-pound big man posted career-best numbers, averaging 7.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks across 18.1 minutes per game. Over 50 appearances, he shot 52.1% from the floor, 24.4% from three, and 75.7% at the free-throw line.
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