2026 NBA Draft Point Guards

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Select the top 3 NBA point guards from this draft class:

Kingston Flemings
22
35%
Mikel Brown Jr.
11
18%
Darius Acuff Jr.
12
19%
Christian Anderson
3
5%
Labaron Philon
7
11%
Keaton Wagler
5
8%
Bennett Stirtz
1
2%
Robert Wright III
1
2%
 
Total votes: 62

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2026 NBA Draft Point Guards 

Post#1 » by treefi » Tue Jan 6, 2026 2:48 am

Looks like a strong point guard class this year...

Kingston Flemings (Houston)
6'4" - 190 lbs - 19.5 yrs
15.6ppg - 3.4rpg - 5.0apg - 2.3spg - 0.2bpg - 1.8tpg - 30.8mpg
54.3% FG - 43.9% from 3 (1.3 per game) - 78.3% FT (2.6 per game)

Mikel Brown Jr. (Louisville)
6'5" - 190 lbs - 20.2 yrs
16.6ppg - 3.0rpg - 5.1apg - 0.8spg - 0.1bpg - 2.4tpg - 27.2mpg
38.1% FG - 26.8% from 3 (1.9 per game) - 83.8% FT (5.7 per game)

Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas)
6'3" - 190 lbs - 19.6 yrs
19.5ppg - 3.1rpg - 6.0apg - 0.9spg - 0.4bpg - 2.1tpg - 32.8mpg
50.0% FG - 44.2% from 3 (2.4 per game) - 75.0% FT (3.2 per game)

Christian Anderson (Texas Tech)
6'3" - 178 lbs - 20.2 yrs
20.5ppg - 3.7rpg - 7.5apg - 1.8spg - 0.1bpg - 3.0tpg - 38.1mpg
49.7% FG - 43.5% from 3 (3.4 per game) - 76.9% FT (3.6 per game)

Labaron Philon (Alabama)
6'4" - 180 lbs - 20.6 yrs
21.5ppg - 3.6rpg - 5.4apg - 1.5spg - 0.3bpg - 2.6tpg - 28.7mpg
53.6% FG - 38.6% from 3 (2.1 per game) - 73.4% FT (3.6 per game)

Keaton Wagler (Illinois)
6'6" - 180 lbs - 18.9 yrs
15.4ppg - 5.1rpg - 3.8apg - 0.9spg - 0.4bpg - 1.4tpg - 30.4mpg
45.9% FG - 40.6% from 3 (2.0 per game) - 82.9% (4.5 per game)

Bennett Stirtz (Iowa)
6'4" - 190 lbs - 22.7 yrs
17.8ppg - 2.6rpg - 5.2apg - 1.8spg - 0.1bpg - 1.7tpg - 35.9mpg
51.6% FG - 43.4% from 3 (2.4 per game) - 83.9% FT (3.7 per game)

Robert Wright III (BYU)
6'1" - 183 lbs - 20.1 yrs
16.3ppg - 3.7rpg - 5.5apg - 1.6spg - 0.1bpg - 2.5tpg - 33.0mpg
47.2% FG - 47.3% from 3 (1.9 per game) - 74.4% FT (2.3 per game)

Who is your favorite and why?
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Post#2 » by BigGargamel » Tue Jan 6, 2026 2:55 am

My first round guys right now, in order

1. Kingston Flemings
2. Labaron Philon
3. Darius Acuff
4. Mikel Brown
5. Bennett Stirtz
6. Christian Anderson

Darryn Peterson, Brayden Burries, Maleek Thomas, Sergio De Larrea, Keaton Wagler can also play point guard, but I have them more as 2 guards.

Still think a team could talk themselves into taking Cayden Boozer late 1st/early 2nd if he declares. He shouldn't. Braden Smith will be a solid second rounder.
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Post#3 » by ezhkw8u69e » Tue Jan 6, 2026 3:15 am

Ebuka Okorie is my 3rd or 4th point guard right now.
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Post#4 » by babyjax13 » Tue Jan 6, 2026 3:39 am

I don't think Wright belongs in this conversation at all. Stanford is next on my watch list to catch Okorie. Right now I think I have:

1. Acuff
2. Brown
3. Flemings

But it really depends on the moment, they are all neck-and-neck for me.
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Post#5 » by SNPA » Tue Jan 6, 2026 3:43 am

How big is Flemings really? He looks small. I struggle to pick a 6’2’’ PG top 5.
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Post#6 » by babyjax13 » Tue Jan 6, 2026 7:26 am

EvanZ wrote:Ebuka Okorie is my 3rd or 4th point guard right now.

Watched the Louisville game today. Okorie is tiny but he is really fun to watch.
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Post#7 » by vincecarter4pres » Tue Jan 6, 2026 11:23 am

SNPA wrote:How big is Flemings really? He looks small. I struggle to pick a 6’2’’ PG top 5.

Think he’s at least 6’2 in socks.

I don’t see the problem with a point guard 6’3+” in sneakers. Having a point guard 6’4-6’7” is a really nice luxury, but not a requirement.

My only issue with Flemings is he’s skinny and narrow. You wonder how his body will hold up, especially because he’s fearless in the paint.

I think you can easily argue him as the third best prospect in this draft after Dybansta and Wilson.
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Post#8 » by tontoz » Tue Jan 6, 2026 1:26 pm

SNPA wrote:How big is Flemings really? He looks small. I struggle to pick a 6’2’’ PG top 5.


Watching him h2h against Acuff i thought Acuff looked a little taller with a much bigger frame. Acuff looks like he could play safety on their football team.

For now i have Acuff/Mikel/Flemings on the same tier.
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Post#9 » by vincecarter4pres » Tue Jan 6, 2026 11:02 pm

tontoz wrote:
SNPA wrote:How big is Flemings really? He looks small. I struggle to pick a 6’2’’ PG top 5.


Watching him h2h against Acuff i thought Acuff looked a little taller with a much bigger frame. Acuff looks like he could play safety on their football team.

For now i have Acuff/Mikel/Flemings on the same tier.

I don’t think Acuff looks taller at all, in fact shorter. He is significantly beefier though. Acuff is just beefy, period.
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Post#10 » by Chuck Everett » Wed Jan 7, 2026 1:47 am

Christian Anderson is going to play many years in the NBA. Guys who are able to make their national team (especially Germany) that young typically have some outlier talent somewhere. He isn't a point guard to me, but it's nice to see that he doesn't have a problem facilitating.
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Post#11 » by 2weekswithpay » Thu Jan 8, 2026 4:49 am

Tyler Tanner with 29/3/7 shooting 8-15 with 4 steals against Bama. I know he's 6ft, but he's looking like a lottery pick right now.
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Post#12 » by ezhkw8u69e » Thu Jan 8, 2026 5:30 am

Acuff physically reminds me of Dame.
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Post#13 » by ezhkw8u69e » Thu Jan 8, 2026 1:33 pm

Okorie just keeps going off.
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Post#14 » by moss_is_1 » Fri Jan 9, 2026 2:41 pm

Looks like a very strong PG class. Last year had a lot and looks like even more.

Even later on there's some smaller guys, older guys who look like they can be some nice backups for a long time.
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Post#15 » by Chi town » Fri Jan 9, 2026 3:12 pm

Of these PGs who is the best defensively?
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Post#16 » by vincecarter4pres » Fri Jan 9, 2026 4:52 pm

Chi town wrote:Of these PGs who is the best defensively?

Would say Flemings and Philon. We’ll see how that translates to the NBA though, especially their first 2 or 3 seasons.
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Post#17 » by ezhkw8u69e » Fri Jan 9, 2026 6:08 pm

Philon won't be a good defender. Guys like him never are.

None of these point guards will be "good" defenders if they are high usage. That's just not reality. The best you can hope for is basically Stephen Curry on defense.
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Post#18 » by BigGargamel » Sun Jan 11, 2026 5:56 am

Someone school me on Tyler Tanner. With Vanderbilt never losing, getting harder to ignore that guy, despite his size.
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Post#19 » by ezhkw8u69e » Mon Jan 12, 2026 6:53 pm

BigGargamel wrote:Someone school me on Tyler Tanner. With Vanderbilt never losing, getting harder to ignore that guy, despite his size.


I mean he's really really good. He's small but solid frame. Averaging nearly a dunk per game is wild for his size. Basically he has it all. Except size.

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Post#20 » by The-Power » Tue Jan 13, 2026 12:27 am

EvanZ wrote:Philon won't be a good defender. Guys like him never are.

None of these point guards will be "good" defenders if they are high usage. That's just not reality. The best you can hope for is basically Stephen Curry on defense.

What do you mean by ‘guys like him’? Is it simply about his size or about more than just that?

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