2026 NBA draft thread

[KillerLeft]

Would this be a good draft:

Trade 9 to Okc for 12-17, Trade Gafford and 17 to CHA for 14

Dal 12,14,30, Josh green
OKC 9
CHA 17,18,Gafford

CHA really needs a center, it’d be better if we got away with trading pick 30 and keeping 17 but I wont be greedy.

I suppose it would depend on the players you actually draft with those picks, but I'll also make the obligatory "it's really not likely they'll carry that many draft picks on the roster" point, too. I haven't looked at their expiring contracts in a while, but it's pretty tough to make room for four (including their 2nd round pick) rookies. Three is already a stretch, honestly. My strong suspicion is that IF they find a way to snag another top 20 pick it will likely involve letting go of #30. And honestly, the most likely thing might be that they trade #30 away in some other deal...sort of a way to move a player they aren't in love with, along with their contract, for a player they like better, maybe, and not with the goal of getting another top 20 pick.

But, above all else, I think there are about 10 players in this draft earning the "good draft" label, and the majority of those 10 seem to be right in the sweet spot of what's needed here, so to me, trading out of that range would be a huge error.