2026 NBA draft thread

[SwisherPrice]

Draft and Stash is back! Keep him in Europe and don't bring him here until he's 25

[KillerLeft]

I was hammering home De Larrea and was very mad NYK took him.

Turns out I had nothing to be mad about!

Thought so. 

You and Winter are the big winners tonight! Winter has been on Morez Johnson for MONTHS.

[Scott41theMavs]

My sense is that they still have 48. In any event, they have to find a way to grab 31 or 32 and get Evans or Thomas. Need more shooting.

[KillerLeft]

Draft and Stash is back! Keep him in Europe and don't bring him here until he's 25

Boooooo!

I want to get him started right away!

[soog]

I do.  But this kid is obviously a project as well.  This should really drive home the long road ahead.  But I am good with the start.  My only real remaining desire at this point is that they get some kind of value for Gafford this offseason.

I was hoping that value was going to come tonight. But my target was the number 25 pick which they landed without giving up either of those guys.

[hakeemfaan]

I hope Poulakidas gets a chance too in training camp. I liked what I saw from him. Can be a good bench player if he pans out.

[SleepingHero]

Thought so. 

You and Winter are the big winners tonight! Winter has been on Morez Johnson for MONTHS.

FGump and several others also were on Larrea too. Heck I remember Larrea being a potential pick in last years draft before he deferred to this one. 

I've liked him but I kid you not I watched so much film the last 5 days to get ready for tonight. 

So I defer to our resident draft heads first. But I was very excited this whole night thinking Larrea was a possibility. Had him I think as the 8th best guard in the first round.

[ThisIStheYear]

We were all going to sleep with a cranberry scone..not bad and might be good for the health later, but definitely not the best of tastes for now.  Then the Mavs turn around and give us an apple pie to finish it off.  Great night.  I stand corrected on the AD trade

Thank You Masai and Schmitz.

I love it. Speak for yourself! Definite homemade vanilla ice cream. I think the draft went as good as it could. Mo will be excellent. He’s such a premiere athlete with skill and a winner. The kid from Spain should have gone much higher. He’ll be a solid rotation player in 2 years.

[SleepingHero]

Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine)
The Mavericks will acquire No. 47 and two future second-round picks for No. 30, league sources say.

[SleepingHero]

THE TRADE GETS EVEN BETTER

[Scott41theMavs]

I had Rez at 10 on my big board. I still think he was a reach since Burries was there, but I'm okay with a one-pick reach. If he's a dawg who can guard all positions, fantastic. People in the Discord were wailing nonstop that he can't shoot - but of course he tore it up in the combine.

[Scott41theMavs]

Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine)
The Mavericks will acquire No. 47 and two future second-round picks for No. 30, league sources say.

Whut? Now use those picks to trade up to 31.

[cow]

I had Rez at 10 on my big board. I still think he was a reach since Burries was there, but I'm okay with a one-pick reach. If he's a dawg who can guard all positions, fantastic. People in the Discord were wailing nonstop that he can't shoot - but of course he tore it up in the combine.

God King 2.0

[SleepingHero]

Whut? Now use those picks to trade up to 31.

We get De Larrea for free AND pick up 3 2nds?????

Holy crap!

[KillerLeft]

Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine)
The Mavericks will acquire No. 47 and two future second-round picks for No. 30, league sources say.

there's no way this is right. It quite literally doesn't make sense. Stein is confused, and who could blame him. 

There's not netting three firsts to move UP. That math doesn't math.

[mvossman]

Thought so. 

You and Winter are the big winners tonight! Winter has been on Morez Johnson for MONTHS.

There were several.  Dan was big on him as well.  They had me turned (I had him at 10) but I was hoping to get him in a trade down and Okafor at 17.  The European kid is an interesting substitute.  The only real option with size other than Stirtz, so I should have known.

[SleepingHero]

@ShamsCharania
Phoenix sent No. 47 among the three second-rounders to New York, sources said. So the Knicks now add that 47th pick to Nos. 31 and 55 on Wednesday night. The champion Knicks are now on the clock -- and, per sources, they have already received offers of future draft assets for No. 31 and intend to move the pick prior to the start of night two of the Draft.

Shams is countering Stein here

[Jmaciscool]

Whut? Now use those picks to trade up to 31.

I think these were given to NY to get sergio if I'm understanding things correctly

[hakeemfaan]

I had Rez at 10 on my big board. I still think he was a reach since Burries was there, but I'm okay with a one-pick reach. If he's a dawg who can guard all positions, fantastic. People in the Discord were wailing nonstop that he can't shoot - but of course he tore it up in the combine.

He upped his FT% to 78.  So the form and hope is there. I don't even care about the 3. If he can keep defenses honest with some mid range shots, that's good enough.

[Scott41theMavs]

God King 2.0

I loved DFS back in the day, but Rez had better be better than that when we took him with #9 in *this* draft.