The 2026 NBA Draft šŸ€

Freeman said:
In your mind of course. But I can almost guarantee you masai is going to go draft 2 guys he likes, take at least half but probably the whole season to see how kyrie and lively fit in healthy with the roster and after "evaluating" (his go to word) either double down or rebuild/retool around Cooper.
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Even if your the best GM...walking into a situation where you don't control your draft picks for 4 years is very difficult

Its hard to rebuild/retool without those assets

I like Masai but he didnt exactly cover himself in glory from 2021 until his departure however I do think he's refreshed and motivated for this opportunity


Going to be interesting to see what he does this summer and players he targets in the draft
 
southsil4lil said:
Even if your the best GM...walking into a situation where you don't control your draft picks for 4 years is very difficult

Its hard to rebuild/retool without those assets

I like Masai but he didnt exactly cover himself in glory from 2021 until his departure however I do think he's refreshed and motivated for this opportunity


Going to be interesting to see what he does this summer and players he targets in the draft
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I think there's enough talent there for them to be in the play-in/playoff mix next year and if not there's enough talent to trade for frp's.

Gaining kyrie and lively is a boon for any roster whether on the court or as trade assets. Not an ideal situation by any means but its far from doom and gloom. No bad contracts tying them down anywhere. Masai can work with that.
 
Freeman said:
I think there's enough talent there for them to be in the play-in/playoff mix next year and if not there's enough talent to trade for frp's.

Gaining kyrie and lively is a boon for any roster whether on the court or as trade assets. Not an ideal situation by any means but its far from doom and gloom. No bad contracts tying them down anywhere. Masai can work with that.
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I agree, If they are fully healthy they should be in the playin/playoff mix if thats the goal....Kyrie, Gafford, PJ Washington, Flagg, Christie, Mid, Klay, Marshall should be enough....I would be trying to flip as many of these guys as I could though

I do think you kind of underestimate the Lively situation, that kid might be done or at best regulated to 10-20 minute a night and unable to play back to backs....Mavs training staff fucked him over and probably ruined his career


The hardest thing when you have a star talent like Cooper Flagg is finding his co-star/running mate for when they're actually in their prime and ready to compete.....Pels didnt do it with Anthony Davis and the Wolves are going to have a hard time doing that for Anthony Edwards
 
southsil4lil said:
Wizards should absolutely try to fleece Ainge/Utah and move down to two and take Peterson
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Itā€™s funny how the Jazz are a key part of things for 3 players

AJ had his senior year and college in Utah so you can see how he could be on the jazz

Carlos boozer scouts for the Jazz and he played there so you can make a case for boozer going there (unlikely)

But I wrestle with the AJ stuff because from a team building aspect DP is probably the better player to have and he would help get Trae removed

Not to mention you can trade AJ to Utah which would make Utah very happy and you could get maybe a Bailey or keyonte or whatever else added

Not to mention idk what Keyonte and DP would look like

but relationships and fits aside, if it was up to me I would not trade him

This is the wizardsā€™ first #1 pick since wall and AJ is an archetype that is rare

Itā€™s just that them picking #1 might mess with the AD/Trae timeline but to me that doesnā€™t matter

You have a young core of

George
AJ
Bilal
Sarr

Just turn Tre, Carrington, and change into scoot or something then fire Brian keefe

They have the assets
 
Sky Davis said:
Itā€™s funny how the Jazz are a key part of things for 3 players

AJ had his senior year and college in Utah so you can see how he could be on the jazz

Carlos boozer scouts for the Jazz and he played there so you can make a case for boozer going there (unlikely)

But I wrestle with the AJ stuff because from a team building aspect DP is probably the better player to have and he would help get Trae removed

Not to mention you can trade AJ to Utah which would make Utah very happy and you could get maybe a Bailey or keyonte or whatever else added

Not to mention idk what Keyonte and DP would look like

but relationships and fits aside, if it was up to me I would not trade him

This is the wizardsā€™ first #1 pick since wall and AJ is an archetype that is rare

Itā€™s just that them picking #1 might mess with the AD/Trae timeline but to me that doesnā€™t matter

You have a young core of

George
AJ
Bilal
Sarr

Just turn Tre, Carrington, and change into scoot or something then fire Brian keefe

They have the assets
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The AD/Trae timeline was never really a thing

Wizards couldn't pass up the cost of acquiring them and it was mutually beneficial for both the team and the players but they were always going to attempt to rehabilitate and trade both of them

Wizards can really go in a ton of different ways right now and are in a great situation

They just cant afford to fuck this up....might never get another chance to be set up this well
 
southsil4lil said:
The AD/Trae timeline was never really a thing

Wizards couldn't pass up the cost of acquiring them and it was mutually beneficial for both the team and the players but they were always going to attempt to rehabilitate and trade both of them

Wizards can really go in a ton of different ways right now and are in a great situation

They just cant afford to fuck this up....might never get another chance to be set up this well
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Oh I know the timeline thing isnā€™t really a thing because the wizards are a stop gap for both

I mean in the sense them getting the #1 pick instead of, letā€™s say 4 or 5 would make them pivot to trading them sooner than they maybe figured they would (even though all parties know it was never long term)

Iā€™m just saying it probably bumped things up slightly

Like instead of next offseason itā€™s the deadline or potentially even this off season
 
Sky Davis said:
Oh I know the timeline thing isnā€™t really a thing because the wizards are a stop gap for both

I mean in the sense them getting the #1 pick instead of, letā€™s say 4 or 5 would make them pivot to trading them sooner than they maybe figured they would (even though all parties know it was never long term)

Iā€™m just saying it probably bumped things up slightly

Like instead of next offseason itā€™s the deadline or potentially even this off season
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Oh I see

100% agree

That's the nature of the league, plans can change quick

I think they might actually be able to get off AD and he get some positive value for him this summer.....Idk what theyā€™re going to do with him. Even if he starts off the season well and they rehabilitate him a little I still dont see a team that wants, needs or is willing to give up positive value for him


Like the idea of AD still makes sense for most teams and he could help a team make run...thats not the Case for Trae
 
southsil4lil said:
Oh I see

100% agree

That's the nature of the league, plans can change quick

I think they might actually be able to get off AD and he get some positive value for him this summer.....Idk what theyā€™re going to do with him. Even if he starts off the season well and they rehabilitate him a little I still dont see a team that wants, needs or is willing to give up positive value for him


Like the idea of AD still makes sense for most teams and he could help a team make run...thats not the Case for Trae
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Yeah I donā€™t even think of AD because heā€™s tradeable and AD being flipped is not that hard to me

Trae on the other hand worries me because I donā€™t want him there at all especially with all the guards there already

but idk who the hell would trade for himā€¦the nets?
 
Sky Davis said:
Yeah I donā€™t even think of AD because heā€™s tradeable and AD being flipped is not that hard to me

Trae on the other hand worries me because I donā€™t want him there at all especially with all the guards there already

but idk who the hell would trade for himā€¦the nets?
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Exactly


It feels like the Nets make the most sense because they have every incentive to be good next season


You can look at all other 31 teams and none of them make sense
 
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