2026 NBA draft thread

[mvossman]

I'll grant you your "better than our record" argument if you throw in a theoretically-healthy Kyrie and Lively. Short of that, it's Cooper plus a conglomerate of players, several of which are useful, but zero of which would start for a serious contending team.

I think you are reading too much into a team that knows the organization has no interest in winning right now.  

PJ started and played third most minutes on a team that went to the finals.  He has a history of playing to his team's level.

The purpose of the AD trade was to give them a lot of flexibility this coming offseason.  They will have the full MLE, the TE, the ability to take on salary in trades and added several minor assets.  Between Kyrie, Lively, lottery pick, late first pick, MLE and any other moves they make this team will look very different than it does right now.