Draft 2026 NBA Draft Prospects Thread

[STAT88]

Deke was 35 during draft.

So was Biyombo

 

[OK Computer]

Wemby even says it here. Him rolling to the basket with corner shooters is a key part of the strategy.

Drafting a big with no shooting ability or real upside to play next to him doesn’t support that.

I’d rather use first round picks on players with starter upside, even if it’s a long shot. With Wemby, I don’t really see a big fitting that unless they can space. Same idea for point guards too, at least until Fox is near the end.

Second round picks on non-shooting bigs sounds good to me though. Seems there will be plenty to pick from.

 

[spurs3223]

Wemby even says it here. Him rolling to the basket with corner shooters is a key part of the strategy.

Drafting a big with no shooting ability or real upside to play next to him doesn’t support that.

I’d rather use first round picks on players with starter upside, even if it’s a long shot. With Wemby, I don’t really see a big fitting that unless they can space. Same idea for point guards too, at least until Fox is near the end.

Second round picks on non-shooting bigs sounds good to me though. Seems there will be plenty to pick from.

This is where I sit which is why Yaxel was so appealing, just wish we knew whether he had his head on straight or whatever. But it's likely he's way out of our range now anyway. I'd love to take a 2nd round flyer on just... a big dude who can fill up space and maybe move his feet in addition to being a decent rebounder/rim protector. Nailing down a 3rd string big like that would be great. Like someone akin to Charles Bassey without the injuries.

As far as a 'big' to take in the first round, I'm looking at Yaxel's teammate Morez Johnson as someone worth targeting that may fall down to our pick. He can probably play a little small ball C, he sets good screens and the ft%/3p% looks decent. Would definitely provide a different look to some lineups we could trot out. But I really hope whoever we pick can actually spread the floor a little bit, even low-volume, while playing 4. And that limits options.

 

[mo7888]

Wemby even says it here. Him rolling to the basket with corner shooters is a key part of the strategy.

Drafting a big with no shooting ability or real upside to play next to him doesn’t support that.

I’d rather use first round picks on players with starter upside, even if it’s a long shot. With Wemby, I don’t really see a big fitting that unless they can space. Same idea for point guards too, at least until Fox is near the end.

Second round picks on non-shooting bigs sounds good to me though. Seems there will be plenty to pick from.

That sounds like a reasonable take to me. When it comes to PG's, it really isn't about replacing Fox, it's about replacing Harper whenever Harper is ready to replace Fox. In my eyes, whenever we go that route it's gotta be someone who brings shooting for the second unit and can defend. We may be a year away from looking for that archetype though. For our 1st I'd personally lean toward the eventual Devin replacement, or the 3/4 guy who's 3D.

 

[rjv]

I think Wagler is gonna be special tbh. Hoping he doesn't go to Dallas.

the Mavs are going to get lucky two years in a row. first, they beat the odds and land Cooper and now they will be benefitting from a lottery that will be replete with point guards who could be impact players.

 

[Mugen]

the Mavs are going to get lucky two years in a row. first, they beat the odds and land Cooper and now they will be benefitting from a lottery that will be replete with point guards who could be impact players.

True. But I don't think we can complain about other teams' lottery luck tbh.

 

[BatManu20]

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[BatManu20]

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[bozhemoi]

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Yeah I think he's a lottery pick and probably even top 10. He'll bump one or two of the smaller guards and a guy like Ament, I'd bet. He's going to test out as one of the best athletes in the draft and his shooting is really good.

 

[spurraider21]

Cam Carr is the guy imo

i do like Joshua Jefferson and Aday Mara as well, with Cenac a tier below those, but Carr is the one i'm by far the most interested in