Guard Ranking – 2026 Draft

The-Power · Post #1 » by **The-Power** » Sun May 10, 2026 12:08 pm

How would you rank the following highly ranked Guards in the upcoming draft:

Acuff
Burries
Flemings
Peterson
Wagler

Throw in Philon or Brown if you happen to be higher on them than someone else on the list. I also fully understand that these players are different archetypes but I have been personally trying to figure out the ranking of those five players in particular and I am curious to see where this board stands.

The-Power · Post #2 » by **The-Power** » Sun May 10, 2026 12:13 pm

Perhaps a hot take and not something I expected myself, but I am actually leaning towards ranking Flemings the highest out of those five players. I'm not in love with his shot profile and do see some offensive limitations in general, but I've grown to really like his defense and see an ability to contribute in an important role even if he never becomes a primary or even secondary offensive option due to his defense and efficient playmaking.

I'm currently leaning towards ranking them as follows:

Flemings
Peterson
Wagler
Acuff
Burries

But that's very much in flux still.

Perhaps (or perhaps not) another controversial take is that I expect Wagler to struggle the most in the NBA early on and I do see the risk of that hurting his development. If he can push past this, though, I really like his upside.

CptCrunch · Post #3 » by **CptCrunch** » Sun May 10, 2026 12:44 pm

We literally have a giga thread for the point guards.

It's hard to rate them as prospects are all drafted based on future development.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2499838

The-Power · Post #4 » by **The-Power** » Sun May 10, 2026 1:11 pm

CptCrunch wrote:We literally have a giga thread for the point guards.

True, and I forgot about that. Though to be fair, that thread title only includes two of the five players I am interested in ranking (and I decidedly didn't only focus on PGs), so it doesn't really fit the purpose. But if nobody is interesting in this thread iteration, it'll just die down and I think that's fine, too – it's not like this board is overflowing with threads and user traffic at the moment. :wink:

babyjax13 · Post #5 » by **babyjax13** » Sun May 10, 2026 3:12 pm

Peterson
Wagner
Burries = Acuff
Flemings = Brown
Carr
Philon

Chuck Everett · Post #6 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sun May 10, 2026 3:24 pm

1. Philon
2. Wagler
3. Peterson
4. Acuff
5. Burries
6. Flemings
7. Brown
8. Carr

EMG518 · Post #7 » by **EMG518** » Sun May 10, 2026 6:56 pm

If Peterson has his head on straight and healthy I think you have to have him at 1.

This might be a hot take but Burries is the only one I really see as a winning player on an NBA team. Meaning can play on a championship team as a starter.

I rather grab Okorie late then use an early pick on Flemings, Acuff, etc.

King Ken · Post #8 » by **King Ken** » Mon May 11, 2026 5:08 am

1. Peterson
2. Wagler
3. Flemings
4. Acuff
5. Brown Jr.
6. Philon
7. Burries
8. Stirtz

THEJOHN_IV · Post #9 » by **THEJOHN_IV** » Mon May 11, 2026 12:12 pm

King Ken wrote:1. Peterson
2. Wagler
3. Flemings
4. Acuff
5. Brown Jr.
6. Philon
7. Burries
8. Stirtz

Switch acuff and flemings and mines the same

SNPA · Post #10 » by **SNPA** » Mon May 11, 2026 4:05 pm

What about Anderson?

tmorgan · Post #11 » by **tmorgan** » Tue May 12, 2026 3:41 am

THEJOHN_IV wrote:
King Ken wrote:1. Peterson
2. Wagler
3. Flemings
4. Acuff
5. Brown Jr.
6. Philon
7. Burries
8. Stirtz

Switch acuff and flemings and mines the same

I think mine is exactly the same as Ken’s, at least for the top 5. Haven’t really thought beyond that.