2026 NBA draft thread

[DanSchwartzgan]

So Mikel Brown has had two back-to-back great games.

Brown is slotted to go somewhere in the neighborhood the Mavs are currently picking (7th)

Against NC State, Brown was 10-16 from 3-pt range. He had 9 reb, 2 ast, and 3 stls. He scored 42 points
Against Baylor, Brown was 4-5 on 3-pointers, 6 ast and 6 stls. He scored 29 pts.

His perimeter shooting was suffering for the first half of the season. The few analysts I've heard think he will find his shot soon.... and maybe he has now. If he can raise his shooting percentage, he'll be a lot more inviting for the Mavericks at #7. Brown was considered a very good PG coming into this season, but hasn't played all that well until recently. He's 6'5", shoots FTs at an 80% clip, and has a lot of intangibles. It will be interesting to watch him these next two months.

So which 3 point guy is he.  The one who shot 27% thought the first 15 games of the season or the guy who is 14/21 the last two games.  I like his size and athleticism.  I know he was injured to start the season, so hopefully (for the Mav's sake), the real Mikel is the more recent one.