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I have to say Keaton looks better dressed than a lot of these guys, classier.
2026 NBA Draft Thread
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Morez to Dallas at 9?
I see a guy taking a weird and rather unnecessary leap, and now there's this even more weird storyline where this player who did an awkward stare-down thing in post game interviews behind him is taken with their #9 pick when he was thought of as late teens guys from what I saw.
Earlier today (maybe yesterday) I'd made a comment that it would be so fun to watch Dallas do something wild to draft Morez or Mara... I think 9 was too high here, but we will see...
Worst case scenario we just get more psycho post game stare-downs to laugh at, but best case scenario is you have a coach who is bringing a rookie into an NBA locker room with 'watch how Morez does it and learn' type of energy which I'm not sure how well that will land with 12, 13 other adult males.
I see a guy taking a weird and rather unnecessary leap, and now there's this even more weird storyline where this player who did an awkward stare-down thing in post game interviews behind him is taken with their #9 pick when he was thought of as late teens guys from what I saw.
Earlier today (maybe yesterday) I'd made a comment that it would be so fun to watch Dallas do something wild to draft Morez or Mara... I think 9 was too high here, but we will see...
Worst case scenario we just get more psycho post game stare-downs to laugh at, but best case scenario is you have a coach who is bringing a rookie into an NBA locker room with 'watch how Morez does it and learn' type of energy which I'm not sure how well that will land with 12, 13 other adult males.
9 is high for me too but not by much, I really don’t think he was making it past Charlotte at 14. Golden State and OKC might’ve grabbed him too
I certainly agree with that.
There was essentially no chance he'd slide past Charlotte.
in fact, they were said to be wanting to trade up to 11 specifically for him:
Morez was their guy (probably Mara too, but that was always a long shot). Steinbach is a very good consolation prize.
I’m sure he had some input, but NBA personnel decisions fall to GM/VP; so unless Dusty got one of those titles I doubt he drafted him.
Absurd stat:
Mikel Brown, who went 6th to the Nets, had 1 offensive rebound on the season.
Wagler -- I understand he played many more minutes -- but just for context, had 71.
Mikel Brown, who went 6th to the Nets, had 1 offensive rebound on the season.
Wagler -- I understand he played many more minutes -- but just for context, had 71.
People love to say 2nd rounders have no/little value and it just isn’t true. Sure not a lot of them might not work out, but you can get some good players in that round, especially with so much emphasis on the youngsters early. I seem to remember Ayo being a second rounder. But the real value is as currency. All those trades up were made using 2nd rounders. OKC has been collecting draft picks for years, and a fair amount have been 2nd rounders for that exact reason.
That’s who I was hoping for. Very early in mock drafts I saw Swain going to Bulls, but he seemed to drop during the process to the point that I had forgotten about him. There were some players I liked better, but don’t think it was a terrible pick.
Sure and I've said, multiple times now, that if that was really their evaluation then that's fine.
But if they drafted him at 9 over others solely because of "fit," which is what the post I was responding to suggested, then that is dumb. If it's about "fit" and not because you really like the guy, you trade down and are OK if you don't get him! Not sure why this is a difficult concept. Very interesting how I was responding to a very specific comment, and seemingly every single subsequent comment completely strips away the entire context of that discussion.
basically bulls gm panicked and blew it. it was unfortunate nobody in top 10 fell and steinbach was the last straw. he should have moved up for anyone even if he couldnt get wagler. instead he settled for a wing that cant shoot and share position with wilson, matas. this shows he lacks creativity.
hes the most overrated player in this draft. draymond green pretty much improved his stock by 10 spots. at 9, you want a star esp if your not a contender and he is one of the highest floor/low ceiling type guy. also dallas new coach should have heavily influenced that pick since he would want his guy gm doesnt make decisions on his own.
Am I the only one skeptical of the Stirtz pick? Just feels like a lot of better options available there.
But yes, it is OKC.
But yes, it is OKC.
The guys that are probably wishing they didn’t turn down that 5 million check from X college:
2025 recruiting class:
KJ — draft pick
Will Riley — draft pick
Morez — draft pick
Tomislav — TBD
KJ — draft pick
Will Riley — draft pick
Morez — draft pick
Tomislav — TBD
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