Ben Sherf became the fifth Israeli basketball player who will play in the world's best basketball league, after being selected 26th in the NBA draft by the Brooklyn Nets. A first-round selection (positions 1 to 30) guarantees a two-year contract in the NBA, meaning the 19-year-old guard has secured a place on the Nets roster for the upcoming season. Sherf, who is 6'6 feet tall, grew up playing for Hapoel Emek Hefer.

