2026 NBA Draft Prospects

[Yallbecrazy]

The actual thread

[Mark_83]

The players I'm most intrigued by going in (aside from the top 3):

Mikel Brown Jr.
Caleb Wilson
Nate Ament
Darius Acuff
Tounde Yessoufou
Bennett Stirtz
Yaxel Lendeborg
Karter Knox
Koa Peat
Isaiah Evans
Matt Able
Tomislav Ivisic
Thomas Haugh
Mgoon Gwath
Neoklis Avdalas
Jaron Pierre

[wegotthabeet]

That stupid article that I hated from the day it came out where Givony said 4 guys can challenge Flagg for #1, completely ruined the discourse around the 2025 draft class for the entire season, and now it's already looking like it's going to ruin 2026 draft discourse.

No one is going to take it seriously how good Peterson, Boozer and Dybantsa are because of how recent Givony's stupid ESPN article was, being published during the draft cycle that just ended and still relatively fresh of mind.

All those guys look good, but usually 4-5 guys are hyped prior to the season and you're lucky if one guy emerges as a legit #1 in the tier of a AD, Zion or potentially Flagg. Excelling at the college level as a freshman is actually quite hard, even for the most talented HSers.

i'm wondering if there will be a day when the ncaa (and related) pay the college kids enough money that they will stay in the program because the money they are making is more than the NBA rookie scale contract. Cooper Flagg supposedly made or picked up $28M in contracts and thats only the start of his 1 year in college. tip of the iceberg?

I’ve thought about this as well, but delaying the second contract will still deter the top prospects from staying in college. I can’t see someone like Flagg wanting to start his second NBA contract at 25 or 26.

[onions17]

Isn't our Pacers draft pick owed to the Pelicans top 4 protected? It seems this is our best chance at a top pick
That means if it lands in the top 4, then we get to keep it, or Indiana gets to keep it?

[Spida888]

Isn't our Pacers draft pick owed to the Pelicans top 4 protected? It seems this is our best chance at a top pick
That means if it lands in the top 4, then we get to keep it, or Indiana gets to keep it?

Indiana has their 2026 FRP, they got it back from the Pels by dealing their 2025 FRP (23rd pick).

[GoRapstheoriginal]

F*ck!

[DreamTeam09]

Mgoon Gwath is my favourite player and should be our pick. That's my stance