2026 NBA draft thread

[SleepingHero]

https://x.com/dallasmavs/status/20696026...75408?s=20

The moment we got Morez

[Mavs2021]

How the f*** are we still only at #18. Did they switch to ten minutes after the lottery picks.

[KillerLeft]

We have sunk low if we are hoping Lopez can play PG for us.

To be fair, I don't think anyone after pick 8 tonight was going to play PG for the Mavs THIS SEASON.

[SleepingHero]

I have heard from about 5 people today that Quaintance's medical info is not good. He might be falling REALLY far. 

What's going to drive me crazy is when Dallas takes Baba Miller at 30, which I would've liked about 2 hours ago.

No one predicted Johnson.

I dont think anyone has any idea on what the Mavs are going to do at 30.

[Mavs2021]

So the Hornets actually did the German combo. Damn basically no guards left I like.

[cow]

https://x.com/dallasmavs/status/20696026...75408?s=20

The moment we got Morez

Kind of boring compared to the Cowboys war room.  Also sad that Finley still has a job.

[SleepingHero]

How the f*** are we still only at #18. Did they switch to ten minutes after the lottery picks.

Each team took the full 5 minutes. Probably to workout the trade. 


Definitely have to raise the pace though. 2 hours for 18 picks is pretty silly.

[Mavs2021]

At this point I think Simons, Sexton and Lavine are not that unlikely anymore.

[Moviemavguy]

I think a more apt comparison to Morez is Andre Drummond...also picked 9 btw.

[mvossman]

At this point I think Simons, Sexton and Lavine are not that unlikely anymore.

Yep.  Offensive players that don't contribute to winning.  Probably our best option at this point.

[KillerLeft]

I think a more apt comparison to Morez is Andre Drummond...also picked 9 btw.

Oh, hell no!

Johnson can move his feet and defend in space. He's strong like Drummond, but I'd go more Draymond Green/Al Horford (both comps on the DEFENSIVE end, to be clear). Offensively, he's a little Drummondish, I suppose.

[DanSchwartzgan]

https://x.com/dallasmavs/status/20696026...75408?s=20

The moment we got Morez

Andrew Baker is still with the team.

[JamesConway816]

Still some good names on the board but it gets a lot thinner. 

Quaintance probably doesnt make sense anymore with Morez here and Lively already being the injury wildcard option at C.

PG: Irving
SG: Christie | Klay
SF: Flagg | Marshall
PF: Washington
C: Morez | Lively

is how I would pencil in the starters/top 8 right now. 

De Larrea makes a lot of sense at #30.

We are closing in on the territory where it might just make more sense to stay put at #30 Imo.

[Mavs2021]

We are closing in on the territory where it might just make more sense to stay put at #30 Imo.

Yeah unless there is somebody they really like it does not make that much sense to move up anymore.  Stritz/Okorie/Anderson interested me. Now not so much.  But maybe our FO loves a guy like Karim Lopez.

[Mavs2021]

I could see them do a trade with Hawks or Lakers for Lopez/Carr/Philon. Nobody else strikes me as interesting enough. And I actually want French Josh Green in an Atlanta deal.

But it would not shock me, if Masai would be more interested in Kuminga there to play SG and go crazy tall.

Gafford + Klay + #30 for Kuminga + #23.

[khaled1987]

Yeah unless there is somebody they really like it does not make that much sense to move up anymore.  Stritz/Okorie/Anderson interested me. Now not so much.  But maybe our FO loves a guy like Karim Lopez.

Karim, Labarion, Peat and Philon are the guys I like most. Cenac is also good but another C will be weird.

[KillerLeft]

I could see them do a trade with Hawks or Lakers for Lopez/Carr/Philon. Nobody else strikes me as interesting enough. And I actually want French Josh Green in an Atlanta deal.

French Josh Green is wild.

[SleepingHero]

Ben Rogers
@BenRogers
Looks like trading back and still getting Johnson was not an option after all. And after hearing May talk about him, wowwwww. They got the guy they wanted. And their head coach knew more about him than anybody else. And he got first dibs on all three of his stars and wanted Johnson. This pick is fascinating.

[Smitty]

JQ to the Spurs

[Chicagojk]

Big fan of Peat and quaintance is intriguing. Don’t think either makes sense now unless a pure value play.

Carr was another guy i did not study much and one I have doubts on. He fits the Masai blueprint though. Will need to trade up. Not a creator but a scorer.