2026 NBA draft thread

[mvossman]

I just now got to listen to the Schmitz Q&A.  I’m not sure I heard him describing Ament or Mara as he was going through attributes.  I kept hearing Morez Johnson in what he was describing.  He’s probably similar to Beef-Stew if he can’t hit an NBA 3.  If his shot transates, he might be Wendell Carter, Naz Reid and maybe even Horford.  Some of those guys could play next to Lively, but the shot really matters.

I get that most mocks don’t have him this high, but I clearly heard Schmitz say they want the guy who would have gone higher in a future re-draft.  So, he won’t be beholden to the opinions of NBA mock-draft websites.

A trade-down that nets Johnson and Okorie is probably my favorite outcome at this point.

I did not really get the impression they were planning on moving down.  I think they are planning on taking BPA at 9.  A difference maker with high BBIQ and character.  

When going through the exercise of who I would take at 10, I kept coming back to this guy.  I have said I don't want a power forward that can't shoot, but this guy can play legit center minutes.  I agree this is the most likely non guard they draft at 9.  I would rather they stick with one of the guards, but if they "reach" I would rather it be this guy than Ament or anybody else.