06-22-2026, 05:15 PM
One draft note - I saw the mention of Ishchenko a couple weeks ago, and info that Schmitz had scouted him, but in looking at the videos available, I didn't think he really was worth mentioning here. The "mystery guy" idea is always enticing, but it's not all that great to get a mystery guy that no one else knows very well when he isn't really NBA material. I think the Mavs can do much better at 48.
Pick at 48 and stash him and hope he develops elsewhere for a few years? Maybe. I don't think he's NBA ready yet, at all. But playing the stash game depends on the other choices at 48, and also you need a player who you have some reason to think he will make a big jump over a few years. Iffy at best.
Maybe sign as an UDFA who might get a 2-way, if he looks unexpectedly promising in SL? Yeah.
The Euro guy that intrigues me is DeLarrea - I've mentioned him multiple times, and would be very interested in him at 30. But whether he is available, and who else is there, is certainly part of the equation, because even though it's a 23-25 player first round, it's possible some of those 23-25 players might unexpectedly fall there. Ya never know.
Pick at 48 and stash him and hope he develops elsewhere for a few years? Maybe. I don't think he's NBA ready yet, at all. But playing the stash game depends on the other choices at 48, and also you need a player who you have some reason to think he will make a big jump over a few years. Iffy at best.
Maybe sign as an UDFA who might get a 2-way, if he looks unexpectedly promising in SL? Yeah.
The Euro guy that intrigues me is DeLarrea - I've mentioned him multiple times, and would be very interested in him at 30. But whether he is available, and who else is there, is certainly part of the equation, because even though it's a 23-25 player first round, it's possible some of those 23-25 players might unexpectedly fall there. Ya never know.