2026 NBA Draft Thread

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dwpittman
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Congrats to one of our regulars! I knew he had it in him.
 
#204      
dwpittman
Bigtex said:
I think it is very telling that the coach who saw them in practice (everyone sees games) took who he thought was the best player available (of the 3) or all remaining prospects.
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Making a parent pick a favorite kid. Though he only had them for a year. Pretty telling, though.
 
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Mobi
mysterio2525 said:
I tend to agree but in the world of wemby I'm curious if mara isn't the best choice. he can pass and defend and is 7'3. put him next to AD and that's a killer front court defense.... if you think mara can translate
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I personally don't believe in that but what do I know?
 
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Frank
PepeSilvia said:
Honestly Morez got slept on by the draft industry a lot and I don't think actual NBA evaluators though as low of him.
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This is the key point. Mock drafts are not a 1:1 stand-in for the actual opinions and evaluations of NBA staff. We (normal people) have a habit of saying, “that’s such bad value, I never saw him mocked top 10 anywhere!” Or top 15, top 20, what have you. But teams aren’t drafting relative to random journalists and blog owners. Theyre drafting based on their evaluation and a cost-benefit weighing the potential extra value obtained in trading down vs. the risk of losing a guy you have rated more highly.
 
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ugottabjoshinme
ChiefGritty said:
Moving up costs resources and the Bulls aren't really in a position to give up resources. You definitely don't want to give up future picks.

The Swain thing seems pretty simple, he's a SLAP guy, and he's a bargain at 15 if you can teach him to shoot. That's a gamble that seems consistent with the philosophy Graham has articulated.
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Moving up requires assests to give up. The Bulls don't have assets that aren't future firsts and giving them up in insane right now.

Swain has all the stuff you can't teach. Give him a reliable catch and shoot corner 3 and any playoff roster can use him.
 
#221      
1m4tr
Lamelo Ball to Minnesota
 

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EyeoftheIllini
ugottabjoshinme said:
Moving up requires assests to give up. The Bulls don't have assets that aren't future firsts and giving them up in insane right now.

Swain has all the stuff you can't teach. Give him a reliable catch and shoot corner 3 and any playoff roster can use him.
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Yep, and as I pointed out in previous post, he shot over 81% from FT line, improved his two-point and three-point percentages every year, and really only started shooting threes much this past season (hit almost 75% of his made 3s this year) and at 34.4% wasn’t terrible. I think it’s a pretty good gamble he can become a more efficient long-distance shooter.
 
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Fly Illini Fly!
Isiah Evans fell out of the 1st round, but I'm not sure you could've drawn up a better situation. Minnesota got rid of a lot of depth. There's a path to walk in as a contributor.

From Minnesota's POV, they really could've used a 4. Someone like a Koa Peat. Moving out of the 1st round probably hurt them.
 
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