2026 NBA draft thread

[hakeemfaan]

Its way too early to be talking like this.  We have an FO with a history of building teams via late first round picks and trades.

Same FO man was also let go after a few years when his magic ran out.  You can't bank forever on hitting low round picks. 

Don't get me wrong. I absolutely love the fact that Mavs got one of the better front office men in Masai, and also loved him getting Schmitz, but they need to get this pick right, because, due to no fault of theirs, the previous regimes have not given them much room for error.

I agree with your sentiment that they shouldn't get cute.  I also agree with dirkfan's comment that maybe they've not evaluated the floors or tiers the same way that most fans have and might feel that moving down is the better option if at 9 they don't find the players they really covet.

That's why I said, I am not smarter than them, but they need to get this right, whatever they decide to do..stay pat or trade down.