2026 NBA draft thread

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Dallas, though, has been very open, sources say, to moving down the board. We've been told the Mavericks and Brayden Burries have mutual interest at No. 9. But if Burries is not there — and we've already reported he's under legitimate consideration by the Clippers at No. 5 — that could ultimately lead to even more reason for Dallas to slide back. One potential target if Dallas were to trade down: Washington big man Hannes Steinbach. Sources say that Steinbach, whose father Burkhard played alongside Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki on the German League team in their shared hometown of Wurzburg some 30 years ago, is among the prospects to have worked out for the Mavericks under consideration for the No. 9 pick.



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