Youth. Opportunity. Need.

Darius Bazley believes he found the perfect fit with the Nets.

Their core players are young, looking to prove themselves just like him.

There are chances for the versatile 23-year-old forward to carve out a role for himself.

And the Nets could certainly use a defensive-minded player like Bazley, known for being a strong rebounder.

“Just watching them a little bit in the playoffs, also just throughout the course of the season, the new team that they had towards the end here, they looked like they had fun,” the 6-foot-9 Bazley, who recently signed a one-year deal at the veteran minimum with the Nets after splitting last season with the Thunder and Suns, said on a Zoom call Thursday.

“They looked like they played hard and together. It was just something I wanted to be a part of. When it all came down to it, Brooklyn was the place to be.”

Bazley has spent time working out this summer with Cam Johnson and knows Ben Simmons and Mikal Bridges.

So there is comfort there with several new teammates.

He likes the overall feel of his new team, which is retooling after the trade-deadline deals of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving last February.

It added players somewhat similar to him in Dennis Smith Jr. and Lonnie Walker IV, known for their defense and athleticism.

How he performs at that end of the floor is what will earn him minutes, and something Bazley takes pride in.

“Being able to match up 1 through 4, 1 through 5, guard bigger wings, be able to guard smaller guards, as well, I’m looking forward to that,” he said.

Bazley took a different route to the professional ranks than most, opting for the G-League over college.

But then he decided against playing in the G-League — this was before the G-League Ignite was created as an avenue for top prospects who weren’t interested in college — and spent the year training instead.

He wound up going 23rd overall to the Jazz in the 2019 draft, but didn’t stay a member of Utah for long.

That night he was part of two trades, eventually winding up with the Thunder by the end of the evening.

It looked like he had a home in Oklahoma City after producing 13.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 55 starts in 2020-21.

His numbers slightly dipped the following season and the Thunder dealt him to the Suns last February.

Bazley wasn’t part of the rotation with Suns, spending the rest of the year mostly watching.

He shot a career-best 37.7 percent from 3-point range last year, a promising sign.

Now he’s getting a fresh start with the Nets, on a prove-it, one-year deal to get his career back on track.

Bazley, though, isn’t thinking about himself as much as how he can help the Nets return to the postseason.

“The main goal is to win, not for me to — I’m not going into the season like, ‘How can I insert my game?’ ” he said. “ It’s not my main focus.”

Bazley added: “Just me being the person I am, my competitive nature, my will and wanting to be the best that I can, that’s what drives me.”