2026 NBA draft thread

[khaled1987]

A question for the plethora of guys who are smarter and more studied than I am. I notice that most here believe that CF is a natural 4. I think his already-elite driving ability screams 3 even if his 3p% screams bench 5 (hint - that will get far, far better). In any event, two of the top six in this draft are either 4's or 3-4 combos. If CF is a 4, then Dybantsa is still a no-brainer. But what about Boozer or Wilson? Boozer is really the bigger question mark, unless the Mavs don't move up and Wilson somehow drops out of the top six. But if the Mavs luck into the second pick and Peterson is obviously gone, do you automatically go Dybantsa? Or, if your GM (hopefully correctly) believes Boozer is that much better, do you all believe that he and CF could mesh together better than CF could with PJW or Naji?

Best player available, always. No question asked. 
Deciding based on fit is really dangerous when you are dealing with the draft, even far more dangerous when you are rebuilding.

I think Flagg is best as 4, but there is a world where he fits perfectly with almost every player in the draft. You don't let that to be a deciding factor or a factor at all. 

And just for the record, there will be at least couple of busts among the top 6 pick, that is almost guaranteed. Very high chance at least one of them is in the top 3 picks. 

The easiest way to get a bust, is to care more about fit. Give me an elite prospect who plays as a 4 over a prospect that fits perfectly on paper but will be an average player.