2026 NBA draft thread

[Chicagojk]

I think for the most part you have to be really careful defining young kids.   The sample size is so small.  I don't watch enough college basketball to really have do or die takes.    I do like listening to the draft guys who watched these kids in high school.   I put a lot of stock in that.    I think judging kids who are mostly 18-19 off 30 games when they are just filling into their body and being put in a new spots leads to a lot of mistakes.  I also don't really put much into the analytics.   I think NBA teams have different metrics which may really help, but for the most part I think fan scouts using them may do more damage than good.    30 games is around a third of an NBA season.    To make firm judgements off 30 games can be really tricky.