2026 NBA draft thread

[mvossman]

Well, but that's my point. To be clear, this isn't an opinion of mine, really. I didn't know Burries was alive until about a month ago, but according to some people who've followed him for years, he has ALWAYS been a lead guard, had several offers to be a lead guard in college and would, in fact have even been a lead guard at the school he chose, had they not already had one in place. They say he maturely chose the PROGRAM he liked, rather than chasing a better role at a lesser school. 

Point being: according to THEM, lead guard IS "usually the position he's played." The tricky thing, I think, is that most of US, even those who are super into college basketball (certainly not me) have to base our opinions off of ONE SEASON, the way the system is set up. What if this year was the weird one for Burries, NOT the projection that he'll be an off-guard in the NBA?

And I don't think you can make the argument that "if he was such a great lead guard why didn't he take over that role like some of these other guys did?".  Jaden Bradley was a senior, a very good college player, and not nearly as good off ball as he is on ball.  It was better for the team for Burries to play off ball.  I think somebody posted a stat a while ago with Burries numbers when Bradley was off the court, and they looked good.  I don't know if Burries will ever be a true point guard, but I do think he will be able to play more on ball (eventually) than he did in college.