05-12-2026, 12:10 AM
Following the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery, the Oklahoma City Thunder officially secured the No. 12 overall pick, along with the No. 17 pick and the No. 37 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
If we could snag Anderson and Sergio plus a big by trading down to secure a big at 12 then use 17 and 30 to snag a couple of PG's like Christian Anderson at 17 and Sergio de Larrea at 30.
Then at 12 we could take whichever guy is there from between Hanzel and or Yaxel. If Both are still available then Hanzel is a lot younger.
Then at 48 we can grab whatever BPA is left. Who knows maybe we find someone good drops that far.
Facts: We know Christian is able to get his 3's and get assists more effectively than the other PG's. If Steinbach is there he is a stud rebounder that can play fast and hit shots as well as score inside at the rim and snag boards at a nice clip. Now if someone drops to 30 who we like more then the newfangled MBT can make a call but for a worst case scenario Sergio is a nice plan B to start with.
However if Veesar, Karaban or maybe even Tarris Reed are still there at 30 I might prefer to secure one of them since Cooper could be just as effective at the 3 and another 5 for insurance and one that can play PF is a nice option of course that can be something Bagley offers us as well, and he is a Duke guy.
PF's with the ability to play 5 are good but if that Luigi Italian kid has skills worth developing maybe he is still there at 30 and we grab him there are a lot of guys moving up and when that happens somebody has to move down. You want to have a couple extra guys and if we draft 4 guys then we need 4 roster spots.
If we could snag Anderson and Sergio plus a big by trading down to secure a big at 12 then use 17 and 30 to snag a couple of PG's like Christian Anderson at 17 and Sergio de Larrea at 30.
Then at 12 we could take whichever guy is there from between Hanzel and or Yaxel. If Both are still available then Hanzel is a lot younger.
Then at 48 we can grab whatever BPA is left. Who knows maybe we find someone good drops that far.
Facts: We know Christian is able to get his 3's and get assists more effectively than the other PG's. If Steinbach is there he is a stud rebounder that can play fast and hit shots as well as score inside at the rim and snag boards at a nice clip. Now if someone drops to 30 who we like more then the newfangled MBT can make a call but for a worst case scenario Sergio is a nice plan B to start with.
However if Veesar, Karaban or maybe even Tarris Reed are still there at 30 I might prefer to secure one of them since Cooper could be just as effective at the 3 and another 5 for insurance and one that can play PF is a nice option of course that can be something Bagley offers us as well, and he is a Duke guy.
PF's with the ability to play 5 are good but if that Luigi Italian kid has skills worth developing maybe he is still there at 30 and we grab him there are a lot of guys moving up and when that happens somebody has to move down. You want to have a couple extra guys and if we draft 4 guys then we need 4 roster spots.