2026 NBA draft thread

[Smitty]

So non Mavs, but what do we think the Nets do?  Their fans seem to want a guard.  

The Nets are irrelevant in NY now.   They have stunk since they traded Kyrie but have had the worst lottery luck.    They don't own their first round pick next year.  The Knicks are the King of the city now.

Their draft was ridiculed last summer (i was one of them).  While Egor may not be the best player at 8, I think they drafted some interesting players after watching a few games.  At different points when I watched them, I thought 4 of them showed me something.  So do they draft another guard to add to all their other guards?  They just seem a little stuck.    If they stay at 6 and take a non guard, that seems like a weird move as well.   

Are they a secret big trade team just trying to make them relevant?  Giannis?

I said immediately after the lottery drawing that they felt like the Ament team to me. Pick 6 may seem too high for most, but Wings with his size and potential don't grow on trees. IF he reaches that potential, nobody will be talking about it being a "reach". If you think in tiers instead of a player for player stack, I'd bet Ament is in tier 2 for some teams, Nets included? They need to hit a homerun the most IMO. For non-guards in tier 2, he's the best chance for that to happen, however small we think it might be...