2026 NBA draft thread

[dirkfansince1998]

Also, when I look at video I'm sort of faced with the fact that Burries was never going to get the ball in his hands the way Flemings and Brown did. He was not usually the lead guard and on a deep Arizona team, and he really wasn't "featured" because of some other good AZ players. I have to imagine him getting more touches in the NBA, especially since his transition play was so good.

I have a more difficult time imagining a better version of Brown or Flemings, but I could be entirely wrong about that.

That's the thing with the high/low ceiling narrative. It's mostly used to make the case that player x/y/z can turn into a completly different player if he fixes a long list of flaws/limitations. If Ament learns how to shoot, finish, pass and defend he could be the best player in the entire draft class. I guess that makes him a high ceiling pick or it just means that floor/ceiling isn't the best way to evaluate talent.
In Burries case it doesn't require some crazy projections to view him as a guy that can handle a bigger playmaking load. But for some reason some people think that it's more likely that Brown fixes his decision making/shot selection or that Acuff won't be borderline unplayable on defense.