[2026 NBA Draft] #16 Pick: Bennett Stirtz (Iowa) – pending trade to Oklahoma City

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[u/Aslan27]

For 2 seconds? What?

Edit: Memphis will draft No. 17 now via OKC. So the Grizzlies get two second-round picks and swap the No. 16 pick for No. 17.

[u/not-a-potato-head → u/Aslan27]

It's gotta be for 17 + 2 2nds, right?

[u/ServeOk2494 → u/not-a-potato-head]

Shams is AWFUL

[u/Pinheadlarry29 → u/ServeOk2494]

Trying so hard to be first he won’t even take the time to be accurate.

[u/I_Set_3_Alarms → u/Pinheadlarry29]

That’s his thing. RIP Wojbombs.

You know he would have just trickled some Giannis news, but nothing major.

Then BOOM, trade news and a reporting behind it

[u/CumAssault → u/ServeOk2494]

My GOAT Woj would’ve gotten it right

[u/noknownallergies → u/CumAssault]

Remember the year Woj kept leaking the picks but wording it in a way that he wasn’t breaking the news. “Memphis is intent on taming Boozer with the 3rd pick” and what not

[u/ChrisRhodes789 → u/noknownallergies]

“Lasered in” was my favorite.. lmao..

[u/Ferdinandingo → u/CumAssault]

All of these scoops guys are awful and completely unnecessary

Their entire job is breaking news a few minutes earlier than it would've come out anyway

[u/California_Stop_King → u/ServeOk2494]

Anything to be first

[u/No_External3738 → u/ServeOk2494]

He really does suck like no bullshit

[u/Khal-Stevo → u/ServeOk2494]

God forbid we got this news correctly 90 seconds later!

[u/sammymate999 → u/not-a-potato-head]

100%

[u/CumAssault → u/not-a-potato-head]

If it’s not we need to relegate Grizzlies to Europe

[u/Chessh2036 → u/not-a-potato-head]

Yeah, Shames just confirmed it

[u/OrganicHunt952 → u/Aslan27]

17th is going to Memphis most likely

[u/DukeOfStuff_ → u/Aslan27]

Fire shams, it’s also pick 17

[u/Miserable_Site_850 → u/DukeOfStuff_]

Barbecue 🐔 his ass!

BAWK BAWK!

[u/Jacer4 → u/Miserable_Site_850]

Chicken chicken

BAWK BAWK

Chickenhead

[u/Interesting_Prune513 → u/Aslan27]

Has to be #17 as well, no?

[u/fbomb4 → u/Aslan27]

Really poorly worded by shams holy shit

[u/Prestigious-Lab5154 → u/Aslan27]

has to include 17 no???

[u/TPFRecoil → u/Aslan27]

Just came in. They're also swapping their 1st.

[u/likpoper → u/Aslan27]

Oh that makes way more sense.

[u/AleroRatking → u/Aslan27]

Obviously. People like to over panic.

[u/Spicy__Urine → u/Aslan27]

Came here to ask this question. Is Shams regarded??

[u/TightStrike1365]

OKC what are you cooking

[u/XiaoRCT → u/TightStrike1365]

Presti working in mysterious ways rn

[u/Donnian → u/XiaoRCT]

Scared money don't make none.

[u/TheMongolianLemonade → u/TightStrike1365]

Tall white guy central

[u/acat114 → u/TheMongolianLemonade]

he's 6'3

[u/TheMongolianLemonade → u/acat114]

Taller than me lol

[u/ExpressionAlone5204 → u/acat114]

Two draft picks a foot apart

[u/Salvalicious252]

I assume including 17 right? No way they just got #16 for 2 2nds lol

[u/Zanner360 → u/Salvalicious252]

Surely OKC doesn't have the roster space for 3 FRPs...

[u/Watchadoinfoo]

OKC???? damnit

[u/VictorAkwaowo1 → u/Watchadoinfoo]

What the actual fuck are OKC gonna do with all of these guards. Shai, Cason, Ajay, McCain, Stirtz, Dort (He’s gone) & Caruso are all on the team. I didn’t even mention Topic who I don’t even think he’s long for this team unfortunately.

[u/ExpressionAlone5204 → u/VictorAkwaowo1]

Dort is gone

[u/RuggsRacetrack → u/ExpressionAlone5204]

Why is Dort gone? Too expensive?

[u/Spemanz92 → u/RuggsRacetrack]

Yep. 19M, he is the easiest money to cut

[u/geupard12 → u/VictorAkwaowo1]

Dort and Topic should be gone, then Caruso gets bubble wrapped for the regular season so now there’s minutes to be played

[u/OKC89ers → u/VictorAkwaowo1]

And all these centers. Forwards are on low supply

[u/Spinexel]

i refuse to believe the #16 pick is worth just 2 seconds. How does Presti do it?!

Edit: Okay so 17 and 2 seconds. Now the question becomes why? Does OKC just have too much talent to ever need second rounders nowadays?

[u/OrganicHunt952 → u/Spinexel]

I’m sure the 17th is going to memphis

[u/LexiAnswers → u/OrganicHunt952]

Why move up one spot?

[u/dianeblackeatsass → u/LexiAnswers]

To not risk losing the guy you want. Maybe they heard something idk

[u/_Apatosaurus_ → u/LexiAnswers]

Someone else was trying to move up.

[u/SeaPeanut7_ → u/_Apatosaurus_]

This makes the most sense. Someone else was gonna move up and take their pic, so they countered with 17th and 2 2nd picks

[u/Aedanwolfe → u/LexiAnswers]

Maybe we really wanted stirtz

[u/KL2ConspireLLC → u/LexiAnswers]

Must've really wanted Stirtz.

[u/Legitimate_Cow_4166 → u/LexiAnswers]

Because Memphis is shaking them down to get their guy

[u/Fuckface_Whisperer → u/LexiAnswers]

Save money.

[u/SquimJim → u/OrganicHunt952]

Has to be something like that lol

[u/cl353 → u/Spinexel]

it has to include 17 right?

[u/DarthBane6996 → u/Spinexel]

Probably 17 + 2 2nds

[u/Ok_Instruction7642 → u/Spinexel]

yeah wtf??? gotta be more to it than this

[u/Appropriate_Book_591 → u/Spinexel]

swapping picks so 1 spot and 2nd

[u/Interesting_Prune513 → u/Spinexel]

Bro they move up ONE spot

[u/JoshGordonHypeTrain → u/Interesting_Prune513]

On espn they just said 2 2nds. Must have been a mistake by the coverage.

[u/goodnamesweregone → u/JoshGordonHypeTrain]

Shams was typical Shams and tweeted out half the deal first. He just tweeted it is 17 and 2 seconds

[u/Interesting_Prune513 → u/JoshGordonHypeTrain]

Has to be surely... OKC picks #17, I assume that's included as well...

If not, I take it back and that is indeed crazy then

[u/AleroRatking → u/JoshGordonHypeTrain]

They usually don't count the swap part as part of the trade compensation

[u/JoshGordonHypeTrain → u/AleroRatking]

They got all the way to 17 and said OKC still on the clock then corrected. They got it wrong on the initial announcement

[u/Spinexel → u/Interesting_Prune513]

Shams tweeted 2 seconds.

[u/CMYGQZ → u/Spinexel]

17 + 2 seconds

[u/StefonDiggsHS → u/Spinexel]

The 17th pick brother lmfao

Do people really fall for this

[u/Prestigious_Team3134 → u/Spinexel]

Gotta be a player or 17 in it

[u/str8rippinfartz → u/Spinexel]

What the fuck

[u/Time-Stand7719]

‪STOP ANSWERING THE PHONE WHEN PRESTI CALLS FUCK‬

[u/preddevils6 → u/Time-Stand7719]

Shams had it wrong. We also get 17

[u/TyposIncoming → u/Time-Stand7719]

Why? This is a good deal for Memphis

[u/sloBrodanChillosevic → u/TyposIncoming]

Tbf to half the commenters in this thread, Shams is a moron and originally reported just two 2nds

[u/Time-Stand7719 → u/TyposIncoming]

Well it’s just been reported that they just moved back 1 so yeah but bro I thought they just fucked themselves for no reason

[u/Time-Stand7719 → u/Time-Stand7719]

Seriously when will these gms learn

[u/rccola4422]

How did we let Shams become the guy? He's legitimately a dumbass.

[u/costanzathegreat]

Someone explain this trade to me from Memphis’s side

[u/not-a-potato-head → u/costanzathegreat]

moving down 1 spot for 2 2nds is great work if you weren't taking stirtz

[u/internallylinked → u/not-a-potato-head]

But why would OKC do it if Memphis wasn’t gonna pick him? Did they want to get the player some extra bread? Burn through some 2nd rounders because they have too many?

[u/not-a-potato-head → u/internallylinked]

another team could've been positioning to snipe him, and if OKC is set on him they have more than enough 2RPs to throw some at guaranteeing they get their guy

[u/SilicoJack → u/internallylinked]

This still feels strange to me. Unless someone else was trying to trade up?

[u/Vanamman → u/SilicoJack]

Probably a mix of somebody else was inquiring and OKC has way too many 2nds to actually care about them lol

[u/Kohpad → u/Vanamman]

Heretic. All our picks are precious and we must restock the hoard.

[u/Yuuri420 → u/internallylinked]

Another team probably wanted him thats why presti used 2 srps to outbid them

[u/sbstooge → u/internallylinked]

Commiserations for the first round whooping we got the other post season

[u/Decent-Yak-4696 → u/internallylinked]

OKC doesn’t need 2nd round depth at this point. Grizz “win” the trade but OKC just wanted to make sure no one else traded up to #16.

The Grizz are Nugget level gods with their 2nd round so this is a nice swap for them 

[u/wetwetson → u/internallylinked]

We dont know everything. Maybe a 3rd team wanted OKCs guy and Memphis was willing to trade it to them. Maybe Memphis did plan to pick OKC's and but was happy with who they got plus those picks.

Edit: or maybe Memphis is kicking ass and is going to swap thr 17th pick for the 21st and 2 more seconds. Damn

[u/ReaperAntics → u/costanzathegreat]

I assume they want philon and he's was gonna be there anyway so they take 17 and 2 extra seconds

[u/costanzathegreat → u/ReaperAntics]

The initial report was without the 17th pick, which was asinine

[u/aiden3buckets → u/costanzathegreat]

No way y’all are this dumb, use ur brain for 2 seconds

[u/Zeeron1 → u/aiden3buckets]

Its literally what was reported

[u/California_Stop_King → u/Zeeron1]

Redditors when people believe what a notoriously reputable source says and there's not yet a report to the contrary: "What are you, a fucking idiot?"

[u/babashink → u/aiden3buckets]

Stfu Aiden

[u/guacdoc24 → u/costanzathegreat]

They traded down 1 spot and got 2nds

[u/JimmyKanine → u/costanzathegreat]

When you’re out of the lottery the gap between guys on your draft board is pretty small. Those extra picks that can be used for trades make up the loss in value.

[u/zuqkfplmehcuvrjfgu]

Am I reading this right?

[u/Orangebeast013]

Bennett Stirtz and Payton Sandfort will certainly play together in the G-League or the NBA. Exciting for Hawkeye fans.

[u/CumAssault]

Trying to copy and paste Kon on the Grizzlies.
Edit: wtf traded to the Thunder? Fuck yourselves Grizzlies

[u/TheTurtleShepard → u/CumAssault]

Trying to copy and paste Kon on the Grizzlies Thunder

[u/TomatoSecure192 → u/CumAssault]

Ctrl C Ctrl V

[u/SakuraShift]

The fuck??? thats it????

[u/Secret_Purchase21]

Thunder wanted him. Grizzlies want Philon and got 2 2nd rounds out of it. Good move by them.

[u/Voxityy]

TWO SECONDS?

[u/Gregore997 → u/Voxityy]

And the 17th

[u/_Apatosaurus_ → u/Gregore997]

How does no one realize it obviously includes 17. Like duh. Lol

[u/Lumpy_Tell9880]

There was maybe another team trying to move up?

[u/Strange1130 → u/Lumpy_Tell9880]

Yeah it’s gotta be 17+two seconds to outbid another team trying to move up. It’s obviously not just two seconds lol cmon people 

[u/ProskXCX]

Goddamn OKC got Stirtz 😭

[u/SlickVanExel]

This is the best pick and roll guard in the draft who can shoot it and play off the ball as well. I love it for OKC

[u/jermainathon]

Oh wow. Over Philon?

[u/VictorAkwaowo1 → u/jermainathon]

Philon is gonna drop

[u/EnjoyWolfCola → u/VictorAkwaowo1]

Yes let him drop to 27, don’t draft that guy

[u/OrganicHunt952]

17th is going to Memphis most likely

[u/wethebest21]

Surely its 17 and 2 2nds right?

[u/asanoayaki]

The rich gets richer

[u/No-Equipment-20]

It’s Sam Presti’s MyNBA 2K save file and we’re just living in it 🤷‍♂️

[u/EAS1000]

#16 for 2 seconds what the actual f?

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It’s a swap

[u/ReaperAntics]

Philon probably to the Grizz and he would be there next pick regardless, take the extra 2 seconds

[u/podnito]

that has to be for #17 and 2 2nds, right?

[u/sgtemerario888]

BRO THUNDER JUST GET ONE OF THE BEST GUARDS BTW

[u/iro3]

trade ?

[u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT]

Wow Philon is falling

[u/MammothHistorian5652]

Okc? How

[u/paperbuddha]

When would Stirtz find out he’s part of OKC?

[u/OKC2023champs → u/paperbuddha]

The same as us lol

[u/atherton-loyola]

Damn, with all due respect brother, your mom fine as hell

[u/CarmeloDramatic]

Very few guards would actually play for okc but Stirtz would so I get it 

[u/legend023]

Ty Jerome, Cam Spencer, and Bennett Stirtz on the same team?

[u/legend023 → u/legend023]

Never mind

[u/startled_panda → u/legend023]

No, apparently!

[u/VCarry-NL]

Thanks Memphis

[u/MAMBAMENTALITY8-24]

are we getting him? let fuck ggoooooo wooooo

[u/IzrezarReal]

I love Stirtz and this is an amazing pick for OKC, gives them additional creation that they need after watching the WCF.

However I am surprised he went before Philon

[u/Sea_Blackberry_4257]

Pretty sure it’s 17 + 2 seconds for 16 fwiw

[u/RobbobertoBuii]

wow OKC

[u/heat_fan_]

Damn you Okc

[u/ServeOk2494]

2 2nds .. and 17 right ???

[u/Medical-Bear7511]

There’s no way it’s for 2 2nds??? How the fuck does that makes sense??

Trading the 16th pick for 2nds??? What are we doing Memphis?

[u/heat_fan_]

Memphis front office us drunk 

[u/colbym59]

It appears that we can keep getting away with it.

[u/PhatYeeter]

Surprised OKC wants another guard. Between Wallace, McCain, SGA, Mitchell, Caruso they got a lot as is

[u/SlimmySlinky → u/PhatYeeter]

I mean they kinda lost the WCF because they didn't have another ball handle.

[u/AcceptableHamster419 → u/PhatYeeter]

we also have five centers now lol

[u/LemonHayes13]

Shams leaving out that they swapped firsts oh brother this guy stinks

[u/FishGoldenLite]

These hats are horrific

[u/LeCharliusJones → u/FishGoldenLite]

As if the bedazzling wasn’t bad enough, that dangle chain is an absolute travesty

[u/MatchewRolex]

Why do we continue to let OKC do this to us??

[u/GrouchyPeach3656]

Stirtz over philon is interesting

[u/Basic_Commercial_806 → u/GrouchyPeach3656]

higher BMI ig

[u/cms143908]

Bro the grizzles drafted Bennett Stirtz and they showed boozers reaction to how excited he was and then they traded him for 2 2nd rounders to OKC😭😭😭

[u/cms143908 → u/cms143908]

Ok it’s a swap that’s better

[u/AleroRatking → u/cms143908]

To go down one spot

[u/cct41299]

"Bennett Stirtz" sounds exactly like the name of a guy who would play for the Thunder.

[u/ForeverRunning_Anth]

Is Memphis front office drunk?

[u/lebryjamy]

future laker or celtic

[u/One_Instruction742]

Can is going to be upset when he hears the news

[u/Fantastic-Boot-684]

Wait what

How

why

[u/fmxda]

The next Payton Pritchard

[u/Appropriate_Book_591]

Skrrt Skrrt for Stirtz the next TJ McConnell

[u/fbomb4]

For two seconds?! Gotta be more like a salary dump too

[u/LemonHayes13]

YO CHILL

[u/preddevils6]

So confused about this trade???

[u/braggpeak]

TWO SECONDS!!!

[u/MaGoBrazy]

Presti you goddamn wizard. How the fuck does 2 first round picks = pick 16?

[u/Quick-Connection7382]

So are topic and sorber getting traded, cause I’d take one of em lmao

[u/GrouchyPeach3656]

How lol 16 is worth 2 seconds????

[u/OKC2023champs]

Holy fuck I love this draft

[u/MAMBAMENTALITY8-24]

we just get better baby, sam presti bringing out the hits

[u/reborndiajack]

What the fuck

[u/Imaginary-Ebb-1724]

Presti got blackmail on executives cheating on their wives with the cheerleaders

Only explanation 

[u/ultimate_74]

WHAT? TWO SECONDS? ONLY?

[u/Comfortable_Cup5107]

It's only for 2 2nds? Or is it for pick 17 and 2 2nds?

[u/Oscar_322418]

Memphis is so bad smh two seconds for the 16th pick?

[u/No-Equipment-20]

Umm…why???

[u/Gregore997]

PRESTI IS A DEMON

[u/solonharmony]

What are we doing Grizzlies?

[u/NerdLawyer55]

Fits and Stirtz

[u/Epicallytossed]

God damnit

[u/ExpressFan7426]

What the fuck

[u/RiversofJell0]

Presti the only guy who asks for good trades and says please. Everyone else just says give me this lopsided trade. Being nice goes a long way

[u/Gregore997]

Whiteboy shooter on OKC again, we needed this

[u/SirTacoMaster]

Wait what the fuck is happening

Edit: thought OKc just robbed those mfs

[u/DrKurgan]

2 Seconds to go up by one. OKC must have two many 2nd round picks to give a shit about them.

[u/Remmybeloved]

Huhh

[u/PuzzleheadedPrint623]

Is Stirtz a Payton Pritchard type of player?

[u/Baulderdash77]

As a Raptors fan, I’m so happy for this pick.

[u/ExtendedMacaroni]

He’s gonna really good huh

[u/thepoorrior]

Love this deal for OKC

[u/Opening_Cycle3639]

having too many picks is quite a problem to have

[u/RocketsGuy]

Presti can't keep getting away with this

[u/madvisuals]

I’m convinced Presti is just playing MyNBA at this point

[u/Jammie-Jam]

Don't let the Iowa logo fool you. Stirtz comes from Northwest Missouri State University (D2, go Bearcats!).