2026 NBA draft thread

[mvossman]

Sure, but...they DO need guards. No way around it. I'd say their pathetic backcourt situation is THE reason they're drafting 9th to begin with, so it's tough for me to see the point of your hypothetical. I mean, if the point is that they'd probably want to trade down in that scenario, I think you're probably right about that, but they REALLY need guards, and guards are the guys projected to be the best picks where they'll draft, so...I don't see the issue, personally. I think this is kind of "best case scenario" territory, given the realities of their situation.

They do.  And my preference is they stick with one of the guards at 9.  But if these guys think there is a guy who is "the guy", then they should probably pull the trigger.  If that is what they are thinking, then hopefully they move up from 30 and get one of the next tier guards they like.  If they go this route, Coby White would make a lot of sense for the full MLE if possible.