2026 NBA draft thread

[Winter]

I wonder if we aren't spending enough time on Carr...especially in a trade back scenario.

I have had that thought, but most of the board is not high on him. 

Baylor was terrible defensively, so it was hard to ascertain too much from his defense. And while we generally don't single out the combine to shape our opinion, it was surprising what the no-ceilings guys had to say about him there.

He didn't have to play in the combine scrimmage (most first-rounders usually don't), but to everyone's surprise, he did. And he came out and just cleaned up. He had 30-something points in 20-something minutes. He was hitting 3s, driving to the basket, ...and it was such a weird stand-out performance that all those analysts just went on and on about him. He was a man among boys out there. So he apparently he really wants to prove his value.

He's got some off-ball work to do, but he is explosive... and he does have the tools.