2026 NBA draft thread

[Scott41theMavs]

I would be totally opposed to taking the most ready player with a lower ceiling. That is why you have free agency.  This s the last draft for a while with a high pick. Don’t trade down unless you are getting a deal like the Hawks got last year. 

I also feel the floor is high for a big guy with enough handles to get to the line. Those guys rarely become total busts in the league. Also a big guy like that would alwys entice other teams much more than a ready prospect with a lower ceiling, even if he doesn’t pan out here. GMs are always suckers for big guys with potential.

Ament's frame and game make me think Poku. And that's pretty much an ender for me. 

I don't like picking guys in the lottery whose floor is "out of the league in four years."