2026 NBA draft thread

[Winter]

I think Ament and Peat will be out of the top 10 and possibly out of the lottery unless they improve a lot during the rest of the season. Ament best case is to be another MPJ but health was a big factor of MPJ fall and it took him sometime to figure things out. 

Outside of the top 5 I am not sure there is a guy I fully believe in as a potential All-Star player to be Flagg's sidekick. Wagler, Acuff and Mullins I feel has the potential to be a good winning starters,  Steinbach is a bit of wild card. I need to know more about Quaintance

I think Peat still has a good chance to be there in the top 10-12, especially if #1 Arizona goes deep in the playoffs, but I think you're right about Ament.

Quaintance had some injuries, but damn! What a defensive nightmare under the basket. If he stays healthy, he might make the top 10. Also Yaxel Lendenborg could make the top 10 if Michigan gets more exposure or manages to make the final 4. 

Agree with Acuff, Wagler, and Mullins. I went and looked at Klay Thompson's stats in college. Braylon Mullins has almost identical stats. height, weight, 3-point percentage all very similar. Darius Acuff looks like a young Stephon Marbury clone - dominant offensive PG and scorer, but built like a slightly larger Nembhard. And Wagler has gotten so good at passing that he's taken on some PG duties for Illinois as well as shooting lights out as a SG. All those guys are moving up. I'd like to see Mikel Brown get his outside shooting straightened out. Everything else he does looks good.