2026 NBA draft thread

[mvossman]

I'm not taking him over Philon Jr who seems to be underrated at this point.  It would also be a disaster if Philon fell to OKC.  

The kid has almost no holes in his game, and yet everyone wants to focus on one single negative which is strength.  His change of pace, especially in the lane, is just something you can't teach.  

This is a guard's league and not having a league guard for the future would be a mistake IMO.

Is this a guard's league?  Jokic, SGA, Luka, Giannis, Tatum, Wemby, Kawhi, ...  It seems like this is a league of bigs/forwards/wings that play like guards.  Looking at the last several champions, most don't even start a player Philon's size.  The only exception is Curry, who is easily the best shooter of all time.  Players Philon's size (roughly 6' 3" and 180 lbs) have to be elite offensively to belong in starting lineups.  Most likely they end up being 6th men.