2026 NBA draft thread

[Chicagojk]

Mara is such an interesting prospect.   He is huge, moves well and is a great passer.   He played on an NBA front line last year in college.   On the other hand he was not great his first two years at UCLA.  While he played on a deep and great team last year, he still only played 23 minutes per game.  He provides no outside shot threat at the moment and I wouldn't want him trying to guard on the perimeter as much.    He is really fun to watch.

I think he falls outside the top 8 imo.  We will see though.

I personally think Ament is the one who is going to go higher.   Schmitz came from draftexpress, so I think it is important to listen to Givony.  They tend to think similar.  Now Masai will be the one who makes the pick, but my ears perked up when Givony said Ament would be a target in the 5-10 range and is the big wings teams covet.   Maybe I am reading too much, but I just found it interesting.