2026 NBA draft thread

[mvossman]

Ament. No.  I started off a few weeks ago really liking him.  A legit 6'10" guy with handles, who operates out of the perimteter and can get to the line will always find a place in this league.  However, the more I watch his shot (regardless of his FT% and his workout video with AJ), the more I am inclined to say a hard no. 

FWIW, I have moved away from the boom or bust mentality because this team needs players they can be more sure about.  Not that there is any 100% guarantee when it comes to the draft, but playing the percentages, they have to go with Burries or Flemings if one of them is available (Flemings over Burries if both are available).  Also, while I look at SA and the  heights of their young players, OKC would have beaten them if at full strength. Heck, they probably would have won even without being at full strength, if they had better a better shooter than Dort.  Putting the ball in the basket is still valuable and both Flemings and Burries can do that.

However, if Schmitz really said that they will look at players who would go higher if there is a redraft in a future year, the more it looks like they will take some high ceiling guy even if his current floor is lower than Flemings or Burries.

I'm a little worried about this as well.  Its one thing to take big swings when you are an ESPN analyst, but when you already have Flagg and desperately need to add core young pieces, I think there is an argument for playing it a little safer at 9.  Save the big swing for later in the draft.