2026 NBA draft thread

[hakeemfaan]

I didn’t say he was a SGA clone. Of course is smaller.  But he is also faster with a better assist to TO ratio.  But they are similar in their midrange game, non reliance on threes and overall style and defense. Flemings is the most like SGA right now. Sga isn’t MVP due to wingspan.

As someone else wrote, offensively, the SGA comp is Philon.  Yes Flemings and SGA rely a lot on the mid-range shot, but that's where the similarities end.  How they get to the mid range shot is also totally different.

Also, how do you separate the wingspan from what makes SGA who he is? He has a slightly slower release, but that height and wingspan probably help him a lot. It also helps him on defense.  It's not like just one thing makes a great player what he is. I've seen questions raised about whether Flemings can get his midrange working consistently among the trees in the NBA. So we can't say for sure that the wingspan won't matter until we see it won't matter once he is in the league.

Again, I'm not saying to move down. I've said a few times today that I don't want to move down. In my mind there is a tier difference between the guys slotted where the Mavs pick is at vs a 12 or below. I don't want to move to that next tier by sacrificing the 9th pick.