05-19-2026, 05:21 PM
(05-19-2026, 03:14 PM)F Gump Wrote: Practical draft question - is there anyone in this draft who might be highly capable of slowing Wemby? Mara? Yaxel? Someone else?
There's 2 reasons to consider that...
1 Now that they want to win, Mavs will need such a solution
2 OKC also needs a solution, and you might be able to score big by letting them trade up and use pick 9 to get the guy they need. As in, how much will they be willing to offer, if they come calling and you drive a really hard bargain?
I think the "guy", longterm, could be Caleb Wilson. If OKC is bounced and it looks ugly when it happens, perhaps they make a "Godfather" offer to the Bulls.
Maybe #12, #17, LAC's 2027 1st, Dallas' 2028 swap, 14 2nds (they actually DO have 14 2nds!!!) and they say "pick 2 out of...Sorber, Tomic, Joe, Jaylin Williams, McCain and Wallace" for #4. I mean, Chicago could say no and OKC could still say, "Okay, here's two more future 1sts."
Maybe OKC takes Wilson and says, "Look, kid, we don't care about your offense right now. Take your time. We just want you to be our Wemby stopper." I could see Wilson, with his crazy KG-like competitive streak absolutely revel in taking on that role.
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