2026 NBA draft thread

[Chicagojk]

It happens every year in every sport. There will be 100+ articles written about winners and losers of the combine. Risers and fallers. Hot takes. Fake buzz. False reports. All of it. In the end, fans will never know how these teams rank the prospects. Going into the combine or any changes afterwards. It's a data point. It's a piece of the puzzle to build a player's profile and help the decision makers be more successful in predicting success and role at the next level.

We as fans, and those in the media, have our own opinions... and those are ones that rise and fall on 'our boards'.

One thing I should have noted is the recent change with NIL gives players more options and I expect this draft will clear out even more in the next 12 days.