2026 NBA draft thread

[Scott41theMavs]

I understand the frustration with Ament.  He is going to need time and the fit with the current team is less than ideal.  He also has some bust potential.  IMO it is not much different than Brown or Burries. 

The upside though is in two years you look back and wonder how a 6’11 skilled wing fell to 9 and now you have two uber tall, ultra talented wings at 21 years old.  I get the risk though.  If Masai really is going to take the player he thinks turns out the best, Ament should be in that conversation.  The beginning could be pretty ugly though

That’s the thing. I honestly believe that Ament is going to be a tall version of the hapless Justin Jackson, i.e. when all is said and done not an NBA player at all. But even if he is worth a damn, it will be in year three at the very earliest.

I need a guard. I can deal with an Ament shot if we get him by trade down and also obtain a guard from this class - preferably one of the 5-9 Five, but I’ll settle for Philon, Okorie, or Anderson if necessary (no Stirtz). But if Ament is the only top 25 talent we come away with in this draft, I will wail like Catelyn Stark at the Red Wedding.