2026 NBA draft thread

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I find it helpful to look at the comments from some of the draft sites, to get a different (and perhaps better) perspective. Here's some info that offers a different perspective from nbadraft.net -- their top 10, who they see as a comparable player, and a weakness they see. Most of these comments were after last season, so some of these may have been improved on, but the rankings (different from Tankathon, and noteworthy differences in some places) are recent.

1 Dybantsa - T McGrady - not a great perimeter shooter, flops a lot
2 Peterson - Booker - good athlete but not highly explosive, alters shots to try to create fouls too much
3 Boozer - Horford - good athlete but not highly explosive, shot release is low/flat, turnover prone
4 Flemings - D Fox, Derrick Rose [the emphasis is on how incredibly lightning quick/fast he is] - not aggressive in scoring, poor shot mechanics
5 Wilson - Jermaine O'Neal, Bosh - needs to get stronger, 3's are inferior
6 Brown - Garland, Young - not strong enough, below the rim player
7 Ament - Isaac - shot is slow, weak in congestion
8 Wagler - Haliburton - skinnier, lack of length/lift, not as athletic
9 Burries - Brogdon - lack of quickness, not a great first step
10 Acuff - Sexton - plays below the rim, not an explosive athlete

Philon was ranked 12, and the comp was Schroeder.