2026 NBA draft thread

[hakeemfaan]

To be fair, Brunson's midrange game wasn't a factor until he learned to shoot 3's, both off the dribble and off the catch.

Brunson's midrange game was always a factor.  We'll disagree on that.

If the argument is could he have gone to the next level as the main guy without a consistent 3, that's a different argument.  But he needs his 3 only to keep defenses honest. His bread and butter is still his midrange game.  There is nothing so far that Flemings has shown to say that he can't do the same.  

Plus with Flagg here, no one is asking Flemings to come in and carry this team.  As a legit 2nd option, you very rarely get a chance at such a guy at #9.