2026 NBA draft thread

[mvossman]

This probably needs to be evaluated in pairs, since the Mavs needed a PG out of those 2 picks -- but if they drafted Burries, not likely they needed 2.

Morez-DeLarrea   vs     Burries-Thomas

Who knows how those 4 careers will turn out. But we do already know one thing, which is that the path the Mavs chose yielded players who fit the new FO roster-building preference for positional size. The Burries-Thomas path would have had brought in relatively smaller players. If all 4 work out as solid NBA players, you will probably be glad you picked the bigger players.

I like Morez a lot and only time will tell who is better, but if we look at this roster right now, it would be more balanced if they had picked Burries over Morez.  I'm sure that will change eventually.  As a Burries fan it will be interesting to follow their careers.  I don't have any questions about the Sergio pick.  I can already see the vision.  He has starting PG upside.  Meleek is an undersized shooting guard.  He could turn into a quality rotational player, which is a win as a late first, but he does not have same upside.