2026 NBA draft thread

[Scott41theMavs]

Maybe that’s why expert professional general managers are sometimes wrong, too.

You keep saying stuff like that. 

I know that we as fans put too much attention and energy into our fandom, and that other things in life are really more important. That said, insofar as Mavs fandom does matter to me and others, it is franchise-determining that we get this draft right. If we don't, it will likely be years before we can establish a winning team, much less a contender, and in that event, we will see what Cooper is made of - whether winning or money is more important to him. 

Yes, a great GM can still botch a draft. But I would rather have a GM who has the skins on the wall to make that mistake than a Norm Sonju or Frank Zacchanelli or Mark Cuban type. Mostly because in that event it's far less likely to be a mistake.