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Professional career
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Saraf was selected by the [[Brooklyn Nets]] with the 26th pick during the [[2025 NBA draft]] in June 2025, side-by-side with American-Israeli [[Danny Wolf]] who was selected with the 27th pick. This marked the first time that two Israeli players were picked by the same team in the [[National_Basketball_Association|NBA]].<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-hoopsters-ben-saraf-danny-wolf-taken-by-nets-in-first-round-of-nba-draft/]</ref> |
Saraf was selected by the [[Brooklyn Nets]] with the 26th pick during the [[2025 NBA draft]] in June 2025, side-by-side with American-Israeli [[Danny Wolf]] who was selected with the 27th pick. This marked the first time that two Israeli players were picked by the same team in the [[National_Basketball_Association|NBA]].<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-hoopsters-ben-saraf-danny-wolf-taken-by-nets-in-first-round-of-nba-draft/]</ref> |
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Saraf received a guaranteed two-year contract, for $2.4 million in his rookie season and $2.52 million in his second season.<ref name=two>{{cite web|url=https://www-ynet-co-il.translate.goog/sport/worldbasketball/article/ryeksdyneg?_x_tr_sl=iw&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_hist=true | title=Two more Israelis in the NBA - on a historic night: Ben Sharaf and Danny Wolf were selected by Brooklyn in the draft | work=Ynet | date=June 25, 2025}}</ref> Before them, four Israelis played in the NBA: [[Omri Casspi]], [[Gal Mekel]], [[T.J. Leaf]], and [[Danny Avdiya]].<ref name=two/> |
Saraf received a guaranteed two-year contract, for $2.4 million in his rookie season and $2.52 million in his second season.<ref name=two>{{cite web|url=https://www-ynet-co-il.translate.goog/sport/worldbasketball/article/ryeksdyneg?_x_tr_sl=iw&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_hist=true | title=Two more Israelis in the NBA - on a historic night: Ben Sharaf and Danny Wolf were selected by Brooklyn in the draft | work=Ynet | date=June 25, 2025}}</ref> Before them, four Israelis played in the NBA: [[Omri Casspi]], [[Gal Mekel]], [[T.J. Leaf]], and [[Deni Avdija]].<ref name=two/> |
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==Israel national team career== |
==Israel national team career== |
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