2026 NBA draft thread

[DanSchwartzgan]

The only way I would be willing to part with Kyrie this summer would be for the proposed deal with the Bucks that nets us #10 plus (or to one of the teams picking 1-8 if it doesn't involve a trade up), but the Bucks' motivation for that would be as a last-ditch effort to keep Giannis, and I'm pretty sure that ship has sailed. Perhaps also if the Thunder want to give us Caruso + 12 and 17 and undoing our future pick swap for him (they're not, lol). I'm not big at all on using Kyrie to move up in the draft (presuming picks 1-4 are not available).

Does it feel like Chet for Giannis is going to happen.  The money works with Caruso also going out once you get to July, but the Thunder would need to find some savings elsewhere (Dort?).  OKC certainly has the draft capital to jump to the top of the suitor board.  

It is easy for Mav’s fans (myself included) to just say OKC will value 9 and give up 12 and 17.  But, there are 28 other teams that they could deal with.