05-11-2026, 08:06 AM
(05-10-2026, 02:47 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Wouldn't be willing to give up one of the few remaining future picks to to move up when the available options are all over the place on most mocks. I have my personal preferences and would pick Wagler and Buries over the rest but that's not enough to trade up for them.
Would rather trade down and aim for two mid first round picks if my prefered guard isn't available at #9.
Agree. Trading up is unlikely. Not impossible though. Agree in general that having multiple picks represents 2 bites at the apple, better chance to hit on one. This was Hinkie's philosophy with 'process' strategy in Philly and essentially was Presti has done to perfection in OKC. So deep draft here, another first rounder = another crack at hitting a big win.
Key to trading up is when a team feels extremely confident that a particular player which happens to be 'gettable' with their assets is going to be that big hit in a way that another team doesn't see the same. Classic case was Dallas going from #5 to #3 and nabbing Luka.
Last night with the Knicks demolition of the Sixers we saw a Mikal Bridges, another big example of a big winning prize from a trade up transaction. Sixers ended up with an extra 1st round pick but Jaden Springer + Zhaire Smith did not come close to the value for the team trading down.
I didn't follow the college players closely so this is just my hypothetical take from online research.
This year for example Acuff on https://tankathon.com/mock_draft is mocked at #7 with Dallas mocked to Burries at #9. In theory depending how Sac. feels about the board, that could make Acuff gettable if Dallas new drafting experts think he's more of a star in the making. Defense is the downside of course on Acuff but we've seen star examples like Luka and Steph where great offense makes up.
Some observers think Acuff could belong in that top 4, others have him quite a bit lower.