2026 NBA draft thread

[F Gump]

One factor in the player evaluations that isn't impacting anything now, but will do so later, and considerably so for some of these guys, is how tall and long these players really are. These highest-rated PG guards are all 6-3 or taller (reportedly), but once we get to the combine in May, we are likely to see some of them suddenly "shrink" to 6-0 or 6-1. The difference matters. But we won't know which of these players are a few inches shorter until we get to that point. We will also learn accurate measurements on length, and extra wingspan can really be helpful, especially in helping out the shorter player - but again, we won't REALLY know that info with reliability until then.