2026 NBA draft thread

[dirkfansince1998]

I have moved on, but must admit there is a piece of my heart that is sad that I won't be the one enjoying seeing the people who doubt Boozer be proven wrong if the Mavs had drafted him    .   That would have been a ton of fun.  Instead we may be going up against him often.  Ugh.  

I think the processing thing is so important.   How many people were fooled by Jalen Green.   I was/am fooled by Shaeden Sharpe.  Everytime I see him, I think he looks great.  But he played less than 10 minutes the last few games and it appears the coach isn't fond of his defense or how he plays.  Both guys can turn it around and both have a lot of talent, but the league is filled with guys who had great talent who just never figured it out.

Love the response from Schmitz. Raw athleticism doesn't necessarily translate to a higher ceiling. Not even to better basketball specific athleticism. I can find 10+ guys in each draft class with a 40+ max vert. Probably cannot find a single one with the body control and balance of Luka. And I think Boozer is this years Luka. Would hate to be the team that picks this years Bagley over him but I guess the Mavs don't have to worry about the top 4 picks anyway.