(05-12-2026, 11:56 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: opinions can change, but I had Wagler and Flemings as the higher tier of the guards and were my hopes. I think Acuff will be in this group but I expected him to come in smaller. Due to his size, I think he is clearly in the group and would also be my hope at 9. I am not confident any will be there.
After that I have a lot of questions. I am not sure I will have a guard as my next rated guy. This team badly needs guards, but I think they should go with the player they think is best. Schmitz mentioned it during the press conference. The flexibility of Flagg is one of his key selling points. .
I think the 5th best college player in the draft is probably Yaxel, but I don't think he'll get picked until around #10 because of his age. It is hard to know how team FOs feel about age, so the draft could get shaken up a little depending on when he's picked.
I like Burries, but I wouldn't expect him to walk into the NBA as a PG. I think the Mavs will still need a PG if they pick Burrries (I think). One question I have is that Burries is a pretty good playmaker. So is Kyrie. So is Flagg. Could Kidd give PG duties to Kyrie or hand the job to Burries like he did With Flagg? And as far as the draft goes, even Mikel Brown has been accused of not being a true PG. So you begin to wonder if the Mavs could get a PG later in the draft and find that accpetable. I think that's entirely possible. The question you're faced with on opening day is will your playmaking be enough.
And if you want a PG later in the draft will any of them be bigger or better than Brandon Williams? That's why Sergio de Larrea interest me, but there's quite a few good wings in the bottom of the 1st round as well that I could be happy with.
I think all these picks will tell us a lot about Masai and Schmitz.