2026 NBA Draft Thread

[ballinsam23]

You’re a top prospect. Play in the 5 on 5 ****.

It’s like when you go hoop at the park or the gym. If you’re really nice like that you go play on the court all the nice kids play at. This new era of kids ducking all the smoke

 

[pmatic]

The top players have not taken part in the 5v5 for over 20 years at this point. It's not going to change.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Imagine the top 20 players colluding to skip the combine

 

[ballinsam23]

I don’t understand why it’s such a big deal. Do some drills, show your medicals. If you have nothing to hide, it shouldn’t be a problem.

 

[pmatic]

Imagine the top 20 players colluding to skip the combine

I'm sure the union consulted with the agencies, but I'm curious what the fallout will be.

Like, what if they collectively tanked the athletic testing.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Is 5 on 5 really not required part of this?

Medicals are huge man. I’m not drafting a kid with poor medicals, especially if they are purposely hiding it.

Middle school and even high school videos really don’t matter. The rivals top 100 is rarely close to who is drafted in the lotto. A setting where all the top college players are being evaluated at the same time will hold much more weight than some video. The more info the better, no reason a player should hide something.

Rivals is telling you who the best high school players are, not who is going to be worth anything in the NBA

 

[finessence]

Can someone ID his kicks for me

 

[pmatic]

Don't know much about him, but he's been in the mid-teens to 20s range from what I've seen.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Don't know much about him, but he's been in the mid-teens to 20s range from what I've seen.

My brother said he’s a 3/d guy but thinks he can play some 2 down the road

 

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[Arthur Shelby]

 

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[VARNELL HILL]

I'm going to cry laughing if he ends up @ Duke

 

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[VARNELL HILL]

Not trying to sound like a hater...but the fact that Flagg and Boozer don't play up is kinda ehhhh to me. I think even Bronny was playing up every circuit.

 

[アミーゴ]

Hope Flagg and Boozers don’t end up at Duke smh

 

[Arthur Shelby]

Not trying to sound like a hater...but the fact that Flagg and Boozer don't play up is kinda ehhhh to me. I think even Bronny was playing up every circuit.

Not that this a great reason

but Flagg AAU team is basically bates fundamentals but from Maine

 

[dacomeup]

Not that this a great reason

but Flagg AAU team is basically bates fundamentals but from Maine

Didn’t Emoni play up?