2026 NBA draft thread

[mvossman]

With our previous GMs and maybe another draft class, I would be leery of moving down. 

With Masai and Schmidt, and this draft class, I  hope they move down if they have  an offer they like. 

OKC is showing that one legit stud and a bunch of really solid 2 way guys, can win at the highest levels. Maximize the chances of getting multiple solid 2 way guys if you can get multiple picks 10-20.  I don’t feel we need a true Robin around Flagg anymore.  A bunch of lesser Robins is just fine.

Chet and Jalen Williams are a lot more than "really solid 2 way guys".  They are top 30 players.  If that is what you mean by "lesser Robin" then fine, but its a really tall ask for Mavs to land multiple players like that in this draft.  I would be very happy to land just one player in the ballpark of those guys, and the best chance of that (in my opinion) is in the top 9.