Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

[mvossman]

It's possible that the four best PGs in the top of the draft (Peterson, Kingston, Brown, and Acuff) could be gone before the Mavs pick. Acuff has actually moved ahead of Brown on some mock drafts. If a PG is available, it will be one of them - either Acuff of Brown. But after these picks, there's a real gap in talent according to most analysts. 

There are also a couple of real wildcards at the center position that still have to play out. Quaintance at Kentucky has had injuries, but he looks like Dwight Howard when he plays. He's a rebounding machine. Also Cenac at Houston who has had an uneven year, but can play all over the court.

There are also some great small forward types that will likely be there when we pick (Braylon Mullins who shoots lights out, and Yaxel Lindeborg who can play at both forward positions, and Keaton Wagler who is a play-making SG guard, but currently not playing PG for Illinois).

But to your personal wish list, the next real PG in the draft is Labaron Philon at Alabama. He may go somewhere in the top 10 or may slip to around 15 or so. So it's possible that the best talent available when the Mavs pick may not be a PG. 

If the PGs I listed are gone, I personally would take one of those G-SF types I mentioned rather than look for a PG farther down the list just because he's a PG.

One of the reasons I would like to get another 26 pick is that it might allow you to move up a few spots in the draft to make sure you get the guy you want.  If the Mavs continue the tank and end up 7th or better, one of those guys will very likely be there.