2026 NBA draft thread

[mvossman]

IIRC, you're the big Boozer fan here. My concerns with his defensive game is that he cannot guard on the perimeter nor defend the rim. I would be content to put him on a big who was not a range threat, and he might do passably well, but I firmly believe a well-rounded modern team would be able to target him very effectively. Also concerned that his game overlaps too much with Coop on the offensive end.

I think Smitty is higher on Boozer than me.  A couple of years ago the Mavs played good defense in the second half of the season and WCF run with Powell and Maxi as the only playable bigs.  I think you could get at least as good of defense with a Boozer/Flagg frontcourt between Boozer strength, Flagg athleticism and their collective BBIQ.  They would be devastating offensively with Boozer at center.