looking at the ESPN big board I would also point at some other players, but everyone has his favorits, obviously.
but outside this, there is one name that is kind of interesting and that's Dame Sarr. ESPN has him #31, so they still espect him in the draft, while a lot of mocks don't rank him at all, or just totally ignore that he exists. (like tankathon).
I didn't really look at him before, but I did now and I kind of changed my mind and would now add him to my list of highly possible Spurs draft picks 2026.
one thing that jumped out at me was his shooting from the corner. while his shooting numbers don't look promising, he shot very well from both corners on a sample size maybe big enough to trust at least the potential (30-70, 43%). and, for whatever it is worth, his shot looks good. so, I think it's fair to say, that there is a good chance, that he will improve from other areas as well.
another point, of course, is his physical profile. there might not be an other player in the draft (outside Dybantsa of course), who displays that combination of size, lenght and athleticism. (measurements will tell, but he should be at least 6'8'' barefoot)
he is raw offensively, likely more raw than Carter was, but he is already an outstanding defender, likely better than CB (ACC all defense team).
I think Pop once said something like the draft is 30% about what is there and 70% about what could be. and Sarr gives you a lot that could be.
one last point about Sarr: teams will like his biography. he is a smart and ambitious young man from Italy, who left home at 15 to work on his career, he is fluent in English and Spanish, speaks some French as well, he is quite refelcted on what he is and what he needs to work on.
so, I'm far from putting him on top of my wish list, but I wouldn't be surprised, if he was quite high on the Spurs draft list.
