lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
NBA Draft
Don’t want to pry into Andrej’s business, so I’ll ask it this way: Is the staff
or 
?skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
My brother, I'm avoiding checking in on the thread lately because, at this point in the annual cycle, it's the Loyalty equivalent of the slot machine floor at a casino (which is, in turn, my vision of hell: infinite mechanical repetition of futile activity) but I am so here for your GIFs.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
+ NHL Eastern semis, anyone?
Don’t want to pry into Andrej’s business, so I’ll ask it this way: Is the staff
Please!!! I'm sorry
My nor anyone else that I have talked to stance has not changed.
Are you trying to trick us with a double negative????
/s
2026 NBA Mock Draft: First-Round Projections One Month Out
The 2026 NBA Draft is less than a month away, with prospects already done with combine testing and scrimmages. Information continues to swirl about who will be
www.si.com
5. LA Clippers (via Pacers): Keaton Wagler, Illinois
"The LA Clippers were sneakily one of the biggest winners of lottery night, grabbing a top-five pick in simply offloading Ivica Zubac, a major organizational win after several losses. Now, they’ll be tasked with kicking off the draft following the top-four.
LA will have several options, not necessarily beholden to the current core. Illinois’ Keaton Wagler seems to have the most buzz, in addition to potentially being the best player available on the board.
Meteoric barely does justice to Wagler’s rise through the draft ranks this season. He went from off draft radars completely to a bonafide top-seven prospect for most in just one season, leading his team to the Final Four while showing positional size, feel for the game and offensive versatility.
He’ll have competition here in Darius Acuff Jr., Mikel Brown Jr. and potentially a few others, though he feels the cleanest fit in addition to offering long-term upside as a guard-slash-wing that the Clippers desperately need."
But the point is that it hasn't been a death sentence to any top pick to be drafted by the Clippers since the days of Darius Miles and Michael Olowokandi. Keaton will be fine there, and his chances at a long and successful NBA career will not be harmed in any way by being selected by the Clippers.
Also, just for context here, the Clippers did that trade not just because they really wanted Paul George, but because they really wanted Kawhi Leonard who wasn't going to sign with them without them bringing in another established star. Still a bad trade with 20/20 hindsight but makes a little more sense when you consider the Kawhi piece.