2026 NBA draft thread

[vfromlmf]

I just now got to listen to the Schmitz Q&A.  I’m not sure I heard him describing Ament or Mara as he was going through attributes.  I kept hearing Morez Johnson in what he was describing.  He’s probably similar to Beef-Stew if he can’t hit an NBA 3.  If his shot transates, he might be Wendell Carter, Naz Reid and maybe even Horford.  Some of those guys could play next to Lively, but the shot really matters.

I get that most mocks don’t have him this high, but I clearly heard Schmitz say they want the guy who would have gone higher in a future re-draft.  So, he won’t be beholden to the opinions of NBA mock-draft websites.

A trade-down that nets Johnson and Okorie is probably my favorite outcome at this point.

I've had my eye on a Johnson + Carr trade down but both of those players seems to be rising. Johnson could even sneak into the lottery. I like Okorie too. And don't sleep on Quaintance.

There are also trade-up scenarios where you could end up with a Guard and a Forward or Big. For example, Kyrie to MIL. Something like Brown + Ament would be an exciting swing for the fences.

This does seem to be a draft where a good scouting department can find two future starters with the Mavs assets.