2026 NBA draft thread

[KillerLeft]

I can't believe there isn't more talk about this. I thought the majority of the board would be losing their mind. All the talk before the offseason was about selling off vets and stockpiling picks... Which draft picks seem to be the only thing people think are "assets". Not only did they not sell off one Vet for a (asset) draft pick... They sent out nearly all their future picks this summer.

I like all of their moves. Some more than others. But I wasn't one of the ones screaming to trade vets to add more picks to the stockpile. How do all those folks feel??

The players added are YOUNG, and none of them cost more than just "admin fee" level draft capital, really, it's just that they added a lot of new, young players, so the total amount of picks going out the door isn't ideal, given the Mavs' draft capital situation to start the summer. They didn't touch (or consider touching, I hope) the big, upcoming tradable 1sts - and in fact, seemed focused on adding some, though ultimately unsuccessful.