2026 NBA draft thread

[dirkfansince1998]

The problem is they barely ever tried. There is Bernard James, Satnam Singh, the Giannis brother, and they allegedly took Larkin, cause Dirk liked him*. They took Tyrell Terry, cause Bill Simmons and KOCrap hyped him up as the next Trae Young, without apparently ever speaking to a kid with anxiety issues. Another 1st round pick they traded for a suicidal guy with a substance abuse problem.

I don´t even think in many cases it was that difficult to find more suitable options just using common sense. 90% of the board wanted Saddiq Bey in the Josh Green spot. 100% wanted to trade up for Bane in the Terry spot. A large number wanted Maxey, too. 



I think the ratio between effort to picks to results is actually pretty good, considering that Cuban hated the draft.
 
*To be fair to Dirk there is a small chance Shane Larkin will make the HOF one day for his international career.

Terry/Green draft prep was probably on the same level as the stuff that we are doing on this board. Voulgaris supposingly as the only one left in the room. With little to no knowledge about the prospects. Just winging it. Peak Mavs scouting/management performance.