2026 NBA draft thread

[mvossman]

I'm not a fan of Peterson as the #1 guy, and I was probably the first one here to start talking him down when he was the consensus top pick. But despite that, I'd have a hard time picking Acuff instead. To me the difference in D and size is significant, and meaningful, and I would probably be willing to bet that DP has a MUCH higher overall ceiling than Acuff. 

I like Acuff a lot, but I'm not picking him higher than 5. I think my FLOOR for DP would be 4, and maybe even 3 (behind AD and CW). In practical terms, I'm not sure he would even be available past 2 anyhow.

I totally get this argument.  Peterson definitely has the higher ceiling.  But his intangibles are giving off big warning signs that he is not going to reach it.  I do think Acuff is a significant drop from the other three guys (including Boozer) so I hope (and think) your right that it will never come to this because Peterson will not drop that far.