Who gets drafted higher?

azcatz11 · Post #1 » by **azcatz11** » Thu Apr 9, 2026 4:01 am

It's a very random question but you have two polar opposites who will probably be off the board close to each other.

It's the classic case of potential vs. proven college veteran.

Jayden: 18 years old (turning 19 July), 28 total games played
Yaxel: 23 years old (turning 24 September), 107 total games played (not counting JUCO)

I think Jayden will be off the board first

babyjax13 · Post #2 » by **babyjax13** » Thu Apr 9, 2026 4:39 am

I honestly don't know. In my mock I have JQ first off because I think some teams will just value the physical profile even though he has no skill at all ... but if I were drafting, I would take Yaxel first, unless I were really loaded at PF, so I picked Yaxel.

Chuck Everett · Post #3 » by **Chuck Everett** » Thu Apr 9, 2026 5:26 am

Quaintance barely played the entire season coming off the ACL. This dude is going to have to go to the combine and show out for him to be drafted high. He more than most has a lot to prove. If he performs crappy to mediocre in the athletic testing, how could he be anything other than a second round pick? There's not enough tape, his age be damned. I mean, we all know he has zero offensive game.

CptCrunch · Post #4 » by **CptCrunch** » Thu Apr 9, 2026 7:34 am

If Quaintance gets drafted lotto, all the pure athletes ranked in the top 10 HS should just intentionally break their knees and sit for a year.