2026 NBA draft thread

[KillerLeft]

My ideal draft is we stay at 9 and take Kingston Flemings.

What’s the knock on him?

1. He looks like a real PG.
2. Good athlete that attacks the paint.
3. Not a liability on defense
4. 85% from FT line shows shooting potential.
5. Would be great in transition.
6. Seems like a good kid.

Maybe people think he dosnt have the upside to be a true #1?  He looks like a perfect fit here next to Cooper.

I'm with you. I'd be thrilled. If I'm picking nits, I say that while he's definitely interested in defense (more than half the battle), he's a little slight to be defensively imposing ENOUGH in the growing ever more switch-heavy NBA, but I don't think he'll be bad on defense. Also, he'd have to develop a little as a 3-level scorer. Right now he's a little too Fox/Morant/Westbrook to me, in that he MUST get all the way to the paint to reach maximum effect. Those other two levels need moves, counters and willingness to pull the trigger, but again, I'm with you - I think he'll figure it out, and probably better than any of the names I just mentioned. 

But, that's why I ultimately put Brown ahead of him - dude is willing and able to pull from ANYWHERE.