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Brooklyn Nets | |
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Position | Power forward |
Personal information | |
Born | |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Devils Lake (Devils Lake, North Dakota) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2025: undrafted |
Playing career | 2025–present |
Career history | |
2025–present | Brooklyn Nets |
Career highlights | |
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Grant Nelson (born March 18, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide and the North Dakota State Bison.
Nelson grew up in Devils Lake, North Dakota and attended Devils Lake High School. [1] He played mostly on the junior varsity team as a freshman and sophomore. [2] Nelson averaged 16.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 5.1 blocks per game and was named second team All-State during his junior season. [3] He was named North Dakota Mr. Basketball as a senior after averaging 25 points, 18 rebounds, and 5.7 blocks per game. [4] Nelson committed to playing college basketball for North Dakota State over offers from North Dakota and Division II programs Northern State, University of Mary, Minot State, and Minnesota State-Moorhead. [5]
Nelson played in all 27 of NDSU's games, with five starts as a freshman and was named the Summit League Sixth Man of the Year after averaging 6.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. [6] He became a starter as a sophomore and averaged 11.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. [7] [8] During Nelson's junior season, a highlight reel of his play went viral in early January 2023. [9] As a junior, Grant averaged 17.9 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, as well as shooting 52.1% from the field. [10] These stats also earned him his first All-Summit First Team and All-Summit Defensive Team honors. [11]
Following the 2022–23 season, Nelson explored his options in the 2023 NBA draft but ultimately withdrew to return to college for his senior season. On June 12, 2023, he transferred to Alabama after spending three seasons at North Dakota State. [12] Nelson averaged 11.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. He announced he was returning for his final season at Alabama. [13]
After going undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft, Nelson signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Brooklyn Nets to compete for a two-way contract. During the 2025 NBA Summer League, Nelson appeared in all five games and averaged 6.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 19.1 minutes per game. [14] [15]
On October 15, 2025, the Nets officially announced that they signed Nelson. [16]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | North Dakota State | 27 | 5 | 20.9 | .471 | .356 | .711 | 3.7 | .6 | .2 | .9 | 6.3 |
2021–22 | North Dakota State | 29 | 21 | 25.8 | .508 | .322 | .733 | 4.9 | 1.1 | .2 | 1.3 | 11.6 |
2022–23 | North Dakota State | 30 | 30 | 30.7 | .521 | .269 | .720 | 9.3 | 2.1 | .8 | 1.7 | 17.9 |
Career | 86 | 56 | 26.0 | .508 | .307 | .722 | 6.0 | 1.3 | .4 | 1.3 | 12.1 |