2026 NBA draft thread

[mvossman]

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.

I don't see Kyrie as a true point guard, but I think the combination of Kyrie, Flagg and Burries would be plenty of playmaking in the starting lineup.  We do need a backup PG/6th man.  We could get that in a trade or MLE signing.  Not sure we can fill that spot immediately with the 30 pick.  Probably just need to go BPA at that spot.