2026 NBA draft thread

[ballsrchr]

You know what speaks volumes about the state of the NBA right now? The Mavs have only won two of their last 18 games and, yet, they haven't moved any higher than the 7th worst record.

I honestly think the Mavs could go 0-19 to close the season (ending the season 2-35) and only move up one position merely because teams 1-6 will face each other. Those nights are going to look like a scene right out of The Deer Hunter, with teams playing Russian Roulette.

The play for the bottom is more hotly contested than the play for the top...