01-06-2026, 07:48 PM
(01-06-2026, 07:26 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Here is Vecenie's rankings about a month ago. Things will change but just a noob's take is there is a tier for the top 3. Then maybe Wilson is by himself in tier 2. Tier 3 is maybe 5-10/11....players who will need more time, but could be really good. Will probably be some disappointments in this grouping though. Tier 4 is 11-18. I like some of these guys in this range. So if they got a pick outside the lottery this could be a solid player. Some of the guys Vecenie has ranked in the teens I am a little lower on though. I expect the 20-40 range to change quite a bit as we go through the season.
1) Darryn Peterson
- Cameron Boozer
- AJ Dybantsa
- Caleb Wilson
- Mikel Brown
- Nate Ament
- Kingston Flemings
- Koa Peat
- Jayden Quaintance
- Cameron Carr
- Braylon Mullins
- Thomas Haugh
- Labaron Philon
- Hannes Steinbach
- Yaxel Lendeborg
- Darius Acuff
- Dash Daniels
- Chris Cenac
- Patrick Ngongba
- Bennett Stritz
- Tounde Yessoufou
- Karim Lopez
- Maleek Thomas
- Neoklis Avdalas
- Isaiah Evans
- Dame Sarr
- Amari Allen
- Henri Veesar
- Christian Anderson
- Matt Able
Both Lindenborg and Acuff continue to move up. Both intrigue me and may fall pretty close to the Mavs pick.
Lindenborg has a motor, and he's helped bring Michigan into fighting for the #1 spot in college baskeball. He's 23, and that's been his handicap. But he keeps playing so well, that pretty soon no one is going to care much.
Darius Acuff consistently outplays better PGs when he sees them. He's outplayed both Kingston and Mikail Brown this season. He's gotten so confident, that every mock draft he moves up. He scored 27 points against Tennessee last week, and his shooting stats and assists are really good. He's 6'3" so that's been his handicap... but it doesn't seem to matter in a game. The typical comp for him is a young Stephon Marbury - and that's exactly what he looks like when he plays.