2026 NBA draft thread

[KillerLeft]

If the Ament stuff is true, with Presti wanting to trade up for him, does it change your opinion at all? Still completely out on Ament at #9?!

Presti's opinion holds very little weight for me. He's been exceptional at long term asset management, particularly in a small market situation, but his hit/miss rate isn't really better than the next good GM's, and in fact, he didn't draft the one truly special player currently on the OKC roster. 

But, I am not "completely out" on Ament at #9, either. For me, it depends on who else is there. I feel strongly that the Mavs need to take advantage of this opportunity to improve in the area of on-ball offensive contribution. Frankly, I think not doing so would be a huge mistake. Ament IS on that list, somewhere, and if they like him more than the other options that end up being available to them in reality, well...Ament it should be.