2026 NBA Draft Thread

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Fly Illini Fly!
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#32      
Second place is 1st loser
Juju said:
Not that I expected it to actually happen, but the Bulls had ONE JOB and that was to draft Keaton, imo. I'm not sold on Caleb Wilson at ALL. Ugh...

VERY happy Keaton is getting to live his dream in LA, though!!
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If the Bulls wouldn't have drafted Wilson, it would have been the talk of the draft.

This draft has been portrayed to be a 4 player draft for months now. For a new GM, it would have been career suicide to start thinking he was smarter than everyone else in the room with his first pick.

Honestly, I'd rather have Wilson than Peterson or Boozer.
 
#44      
Calvin
Nice night for the elite few that will be selected.
Nice to see his mom enjoying the moment and at a loss for words. Loved what his dad said...baby face, slight build, and a killer on the court. So true! And we got to watch it as he played for I-L-L
 
#45      
bavanga3
Second place is 1st loser said:
If the Bulls wouldn't have drafted Wilson, it would have been the talk of the draft.

This draft has been portrayed to be a 4 player draft for months now. For a new GM, it would have been career suicide to start thinking he was smarter than everyone else in the room with his first pick.

Honestly, I'd rather have Wilson than Peterson or Boozer.
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Nobody has ever portrayed this to be a 4 player draft. Its been portrayed as the deepest draft in a while with difference makers all throughout the first round, just there are 4 players that seem like they are more of a sure thing than the other ones. If the Bulls felt Wagler or Acuff or Brown were more of a franchise cornerstone, they would be dumb not to take them. Wilson is a great talent at his size though, so I'm content with the pick.
 
#46      
OrangeBlue98
That was probably the first big surprise of the draft. I figured Morez would go more in the 12-15 range. Not a major jump up, but the rest of the draft was pretty chalk up to that point.
 
#49      
DeeIL89
Morez goes to Dallas at #9. Shocker! Lol. Considering AD can't stay healthy I expect Morez to be slotted in at the 5 quite a bit.
 
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