2026 NBA draft thread

[DanSchwartzgan]

This!  We don't need to start out with a time bomb for injury concerns.  It would just be another AD.  AND...if he learns how to milk his injuries--like the diva Kawhi Leonard, and perhaps,...AD--well, we know how that goes.

To play devils advocate, I’m reminded that Masai took an injury concern in OG Anunoby in 2017 with the 23rd pick. That gamble paid off very nicely.  I remember wanting Dallas to get a pick in the teens to grab him and thought Cuban might given his IU background.

if Brown falls to you at say 9/10 and you feel confident he’s your guy longer term, I think you take him.  I know we all have injury fatigue right now, but win totals in 26/27 don’t matter.  Star power 3-4 years from now is the goal.