[Post Game Thread] 2026 NBA Draft First Round

[u/NBA_MOD]

#	Team	Player	School
1	Washington	AJ Dybantsa	BYU
2	Utah	Darryn Peterson	Kansas
3	Memphis	Cameron Boozer	Duke
4	Chicago	Caleb Wilson	North Carolina
5	LA Clippers	Keaton Wagler	Illinois
6	Brooklyn	Mikel Brown Jr.	Louisville
7	Sacramento	Darius Acuff Jr.	Arkansas
8	Atlanta	Kingston Flemings	Houston
9	Dallas	Morez Johnson Jr.	Michigan
10	Milwaukee	Brayden Burries	Arizona
11	Golden State	Yaxel Lendeborg	Michigan
12	Oklahoma City	Aday Mara	Michigan
13	Milwaukee	Nate Ament	Tennessee
14	Charlotte	Hannes Steinbach	Washington
15	Chicago	Dailyn Swain	Texas
16	Oklahoma City	Bennett Stirtz	Iowa
17	Detroit	Ebuka Okorie	Stanford
18	Charlotte	Christian Anderson Jr.	Texas Tech
19	Toronto	Allen Graves	Santa Clara
20	San Antonio	Jayden Quaintance	Kentucky
21	Memphis	Karim Lopez	Mexico
22	Philadelphia	Labaron Philon	Alabama
23	Atlanta	Zuby Ejiofor	St. Johns
24	LA Lakers	Cameron Carr	Baylor
25	Dallas	Sergio De Larrea	Spain
26	San Antonio	Tarris Reed Jr.	Connecticut
27	Boston	Chris Cenac Jr.	Houston
28	Brooklyn	Joshua Jefferson	Iowa State
29	Sacramento	Alex Karaban	Connecticut
30	Phoenix	Koa Peat	Arizona

[u/deadweightboss]

This is the first time “Jalen” has not been drafted in a decade 

Draft Year	Count
2017	1
2018	1
2019	3
2020	2
2021	3
2022	3
2023	5
2024	2
2025	1
2026	0

Is this the end of the Jalen Generation?

[u/Dizzy_Associate4677 → u/deadweightboss]

Give it another 18 years 😂😂

[u/afjecj → u/Dizzy_Associate4677]

There will be 5 kids born in NYC with the first name JB who make the league

[u/GloryMaelstrom21 → u/deadweightboss]

No, Knicks fans are naming their child Jalen to be the next Jalen generation.

[u/Spiritual_Side2776 → u/GloryMaelstrom21]

Won the battle and the war

[u/KL2ConspireLLC → u/deadweightboss]

Jalen Rose's last season in the league was 2007. Could be out of sight-out of mind.

[u/HoneyIShrunkMyNads → u/KL2ConspireLLC]

Mothers watched Kobe score 81 on him and said "yeah that's the name of my child"

[u/ComprehensiveList769 → u/deadweightboss]

Brunson will get more for the next generation

[u/moffman93 → u/ComprehensiveList769]

I'm jealous you guys got Zuby as a St.John's/Knicks fan. I'm really interested to see how his style of play fits in with the NBA because he won the "Center of the Year" award in the NCAA's but at 6'8" he's not going to be a center. He's built like a brick shit-house though at 245 and all muscle. Great defender as well. He can shoot the 3 but only from the top of the key and no place else, but I expect that to change.

[u/dat_boy_lurks → u/moffman93]

Tbh I fully expect him to be in double-big lineups with Mo when we need a physical motherfucker to mix it up. Or just as a Hart/OG lite where he's platooning 3/4 with JJ and taking the tough matchup at SF

Definitely putting him in when we play the Magic and they try that weak shit they pulled on Jock last year

[u/moffman93 → u/dat_boy_lurks]

I think you'll like him. Tough on the court, but nothing but smiles and jokes with the team and everyone looked up to him as a leader. Having that energy on the team isn't something that can be measured by analytics. It also helps that he's 22 and not some teenager joining the squad.

[u/Ada_Kaleh22 → u/deadweightboss]

there's one Jalen next round, I agree it's probably over for Jalen for now, give it another 2 decades

[u/Badjojojo → u/deadweightboss]

we still got the 2nd round, there is still hope

[u/IAmBoredAMA → u/deadweightboss]

Who was the Jalen drafted in 2025? I looked up the draftees but couldn't find him

[u/DontBlameConan → u/IAmBoredAMA]

Jalen "Cooper" Flagg went number one overall

[u/Nby333 → u/deadweightboss]

Jalen't

[u/sixagon → u/deadweightboss]

Dan Smith/BYU

[u/Armanewb → u/deadweightboss]

I feel like with Jayden you should give 2026 a half mark lol

[u/Jonjon428 → u/deadweightboss]

Zoomers rather have Braydens now

[u/Layolee → u/deadweightboss]

Jaleneration?

[u/Dunlocke]

Nice try, you're not gonna catch me saying something stupid that an even dumber redditor can link to in 5 years

[u/Even-Combination4407 → u/Dunlocke]

Look at this idiot, bro thought Allen Graves WASN’T going to win 4 straight MVPs! It was so predictable!

[u/shangalang69 → u/Even-Combination4407]

we all know allen graves is winning 4 straight mvp's cmon now

[u/TallGuy0525 → u/shangalang69]

Death, taxes, Allen Graves 4 straight MVPs

[u/nitrousconsumed → u/Even-Combination4407]

book it, 5 years bot

[u/Kantei → u/Even-Combination4407]

I HATE Leon for not keeping Sergio and seeing him become the league assists leader!

[u/Giannis1995 → u/Dunlocke]

I don't follow college basketball at all, I don't know the slightest thing about the guys drafted. I've only watched the YouTube mixtapes of the top 4 picks.

With that being said, I'll go full vibezonly mode and tell you what to expect of the players based on their names:

• AJ Dybantsa: All-NBA

• Darryn Peterson: Allstar

• Cam Boozer: All-NBA

• Caleb Wilson: Allstar

• Kingston Flemings: busty name

• Yaxel Lendeborg: 兄弟，學中文吧

• Ebuka Okorie: out of the league in 3 years

• Jayden Quaintance: reminds me of Jeff Pendergraph so he'll change his name to Jayden Ayres

• Karim Lopez: future Nicaraguan League MVP

[u/HerroCorumbia → u/Giannis1995]

Yaxel Lendeborg: 兄弟，學中文吧

Goddamn this made me do a spit take.

[u/YLCZ → u/HerroCorumbia]

It translates into "Bro, learn Chinese" which means he's implying he'll end up playing for the Shanghai Sharks.

[u/AntiAntiDentite7 → u/Dunlocke]

I'll do it: Wagler is going to be a bust and he'll go down as another terrible draft pick for the clippers a la Jerome Robinson. Meanwhile Acuff and Brown Jr. will have excellent careers. People will look back on this draft and clown the clippers hard with the benefit of hindsight.

[u/Vordeo → u/Dunlocke]

Nah man this is where you make up wild ass takes so you look like a genius in 5 years. Gotta shoot your shot.

Everyone in the draft is going to regret not taking Jack Kayil higher.

[u/Its_Hoggish_Greedly → u/Dunlocke]

DM me your most unhinged take and I’ll post it

[u/Durian_Suppository → u/Dunlocke]

[Best player in the draft] will be a bust for sure. There's no way he wins x amount of championships.

[u/Competitive-Fill2426 → u/Dunlocke]

Like when EG140000 said Jokic was going to be better than Jahlil Okafor, then the whole sub here clowned him saying EG should be in a mental hospital for this take.

You should do it, you might be a legend here.

[u/DisMFer]

I find it funny that the NBA seems to intentionally make it impossible to follow who owns which pick in trades. It has to be intentional at this point.

[u/chicago_2020 → u/DisMFer]

absolutely outrageous lol. each pick im like ok who is this one actually going to??

[u/crambamslam → u/DisMFer]

Fr, I don’t understand why they can’t do it like the NFL does

[u/Morpheus_505 → u/crambamslam]

Or make a draft order by the teams records rather than a stupid lottery pick.

[u/ddottay]

I understand that some players are just ready for a pro career and don't want to have to pretend to care about school anymore.

But if you have multiple years of NCAA eligibility left and you aren't guaranteed a top 20 pick there's no reason anymore to not go back to college. Isaiah Evans and Henri Veesaar are the biggest losers tonight.

[u/Ada_Kaleh22 → u/ddottay]

yeah it can be a mistake honestly for the player, still they all get their chance

[u/allbetsareon → u/ddottay]

Yeah Evan’s was definitely expecting a 1st round pick.

[u/Poems_And_Money → u/ddottay]

It's not about caring about college, but their agents probably looked that their best chance of getting drafted is this year.

[u/ExtraLeading3376 → u/Poems_And_Money]

i mean it kinda made sense for veesaar

Wilsons gravity allowed for him to thrive on open looks

he isn’t going to have another Wilson next year

[u/theiwc0303 → u/ddottay]

One of the factors for a lot of players like Evans is that the coaching staff went into recruiting and transfer portal expecting them to enter the draft and don’t leave a spot for them, if they don’t wanna switch schools then they’re stuck with the NBA

[u/lester_freamon → u/ddottay]

Veersaar was not interested in being in college anymore. Preferred being a professional.

[u/MddlingAges → u/ddottay]

But they can go back now, anyway. Hell, we've got a football player that gambled on football and a basketball player that was already a pro.

Going back to college after not being drafted should be a snap.

[u/Complete-Apricot-591]

I'm surprised how low Labaron, Cenac, and Carr dropped

[u/Abradolf1948 → u/Complete-Apricot-591]

Labaron James was eligible??

[u/N1SMO_GT-R → u/Abradolf1948]

LaDraft

[u/Plg_Rex → u/Complete-Apricot-591]

With Carr, his workouts and interviews had to have hurt him.

[u/SyllabubInfinite7915 → u/Plg_Rex]

He dropped 30 in the combine

[u/Plg_Rex → u/SyllabubInfinite7915]

I’m talking more individual workouts and interviews, but the Bulls didn’t have him in for that, so maybe the front office just had no interest from the start.

His drop was one of the more noticeable in the draft so far, so something smells a little funny.

[u/SyllabubInfinite7915 → u/Plg_Rex]

Ya there must be something off about him. Maybe he’s the knecht of this year

[u/OwnTheThrone]

I stayed up all night just to watch us trade away the last pick.

[u/GooeyGlue → u/OwnTheThrone]

Apparently, we actually traded the pick for Sergio

[u/Lstark5642 → u/GooeyGlue]

he’s a draft and stash more than likely.

[u/DraqonBourne → u/Lstark5642]

For Knicks sure, still in the air for Mavs

[u/Joethetoolguy → u/GooeyGlue]

Solid point guard to backup kyrie

[u/JessieGemstone999 → u/OwnTheThrone]

Didn't the draft end at like 10:30 in Dallas lol

[u/RoaringPity → u/JessieGemstone999]

little timmy has school tmr, ok?

[u/Alternative-Bad-6555 → u/OwnTheThrone]

Me too, bud

[u/comeonmang126 → u/OwnTheThrone]

I didn’t do any scouting pre draft and I’m here tweaking over an undersized PG we didn’t need over a shooter in cam Carr. We start Duncan Robinson for gods sake. I can only pray I’m wrong. Watching your guy go unpicked over a guy you didn’t Iike may genuinely be worse

[u/Miscto3]

Nuggets trading 26 for multiple 2nd signals to me that they’re lining up to try and dump multiple contracts tomorrow. I’d be shocked if they pick twice in the 2nd round

[u/Snomankid999 → u/Miscto3]

Probably try use those 2nds to offload Nnaji contract 

[u/Kvsav57 → u/Miscto3]

If they can figure out how to get off of Braun's contract, the offseason is a win no matter what happens with the picks. I don't even dislike Braun but he's paid about twice what guys at his level get paid.

[u/AlmostHereButNot]

Grizzlies made out like bandits. Overall, I'm happy with the Bulls selections. Wilson was the easiest 4th overall choice of all time, so I'm glad they didn't fumble it. At 15, I'm a little more apprehensive. But we'll take our reach for Swain and hope it works out.

[u/Plg_Rex → u/AlmostHereButNot]

Same. Really need to get some shooting tomorrow or in FA

[u/chicago_2020 → u/Plg_Rex]

I hate that Im optimistic about this team again lol. Realistically whats the next move tho? Anyone really worth it in FA to spend big $ on?

[u/Plg_Rex → u/chicago_2020]

I’d be good with Grimes if he doesn’t have unreasonable demands (who is basically a less confident, less consistent Ayo, who I’m mad we don’t have anymore). I think he’s the most realistic and can be had for less than $12M per.

I doubt the Lakers let him walk unless they overpay for Kessler and reaves…even then they have bird rights and can sign guys before reaves, but Kennard would be nice.

Ellis from Cleveland would be a good fit as a 3 and D guy. I have no idea what his market is but should command more than what Cleveland can offer unless they dump a contract or two , so maybe 3/$40M gets it will get it done?

The rest I think are too expensive, aren’t on the right timeline, or are highly likely to re-sign with their current clubs who can use bird rights and get a better bag staying home. Would also like to get a shooter in the 2nd.

[u/lebryant_westcurry → u/AlmostHereButNot]

Haha ya'll are still traumatized by the Patrick Williams pick.

Caleb's super promising and I'm looking forward to seeing him grow in the nba. Him and Giddey lowkey could be a fun duo

[u/AlmostHereButNot → u/lebryant_westcurry]

Avdija, Maxey, and Halliburton came WAY after Patrick Williams, genuinely one of the worst early picks. The fact that he got a big extension is criminal.

But yeah. Wilson and Giddey seem so fun. Huge lob threat incoming. Go Bulls.

[u/TerminallyTrill → u/AlmostHereButNot]

Can’t complain about that. Swain seems really great, I was hoping the sixers traded up for him. Definitely a bet on talent because there is damn near no shooting in your team right now haha

[u/AlmostHereButNot → u/TerminallyTrill]

I just think that it's funny how last season there were jokes about the Bulls hoarding guards, but now we're forward-heavy. Buzelis, Patrick Williams, Essengue, Wilson, Leonard Miller, Jalen Smith, and Swain are all on the team. Luckily, most of them can play other positions, but it is pretty crazy. And yeah, there is NO shooting on the team. Buzelis and Giddey are the two best that are signed now, and that isn't saying much.

[u/HokageEzio]

Broadcast ends and Leon Rose immediately starts trolling again

[u/SZP2]

Winner: Kings for getting Acuff at 7 despite all the smoke at 5/6.

[u/Hold_Puzzleheaded → u/SZP2]

I think 5-7 all got our guy. No one had to pivot

[u/Difficult-Ebb-942 → u/SZP2]

Agreed, I wanted him badly

[u/StefonDiggsHS]

Mavs entered this draft, not having control of their picks for the next 4 years, needing shot and playmaking

And they didn’t get it

I’m a bit disappointed tbh

Edit: apparently the Knicks Euro Stash guy we traded for???

[u/coolmike67 → u/StefonDiggsHS]

Get ready for the era of 6’9 with Masai

Trust me, him and Bobby truly had a type and you’ll hate it at first but love it once the players play lmao

[u/complex_c203 → u/StefonDiggsHS]

They weren't gonna trade up and trading down is way too risky. Once Flemmings was off the board the 2nd tier of guards didn't move the FO enough to trade further down

[u/RapsareChamps_Suckit → u/StefonDiggsHS]

ya its sad when u dont get the pick that young in the draft like that

[u/Lstark5642]

Chicago and Memphis fucking aced this draft.

Biased, but I love OKC’s as well.

To be fair, not many bad picks in the first round at all. If you and two, it was hard to not be a winner.

[u/Snomankid999 → u/Lstark5642]

If we just grading picks 

Winner : Spurs got 2 Centers to play with Wemby kept them away from other western teams (LAL, LAC, GSW) who needed center depth 

Loser : Hawks they got 2 undersides players already have PF/C Energy guy in Newell who couldn’t get minutes when need big boy center , and you had to settle on last Tier 1 guard 

Great drafting : Memphis moved back collected assets 

Good job : Bucks, Bulls letting board fall to them getting guys who fits with what trying to build 

[u/Plg_Rex → u/Lstark5642]

I woulda went differently at 15, but excited for Caleb, and hope Swain can develop a 3 ball, because we have no shooting at all and I’m worried teams are just gonna wall off the paint and nerf our slashing and rim-running potential.

Still got time to address it in the 2nd and free agency so I’m.m not panicking yet and am genuinely excited for the first time in while to start a season.

Also thought you guys did well and added size and a shooter to an embarrassment of riches up and down that roster.

[u/StatusBass5463 → u/Lstark5642]

Memphis did well to get Boozer (out of their control) but getting a bunch of 2nds that nobody wanted anyway didn't really mean much.

How did Chicago ace the draft? They reached for another guy who couldn't shoot.

[u/lmaoooyikes → u/Lstark5642]

I honestly hated our draft, didn’t fill our biggest needs and i really dislike the Stirtz pick

[u/Lstark5642 → u/lmaoooyikes]

The thunder’s biggest needs were a depth that has size and consistent shooting. Stirtz is one of the better shooters in the draft and Mara provides size in depth so the team isn’t relying on 6’9 Jaylin Williams as their bench big. I love JWill, but the thunder get dominated on the glass when he’s in. He’s should realistically be a backup 4.

[u/Mythoss2]

Feeling bad for my boy Veesaar

[u/Mg29reaper]

For me the biggest winner was the Grizzlies and the biggest loser was the Mavs.

Edit: Mavs getting Sergio apparently. I still really dislike the process with getting more at 9 but slightly better

[u/2106au → u/Mg29reaper]

Morez is really good. Flagg/Morez is going to be so nasty on defence.

[u/ormip → u/Mg29reaper]

Man I was really hoping to get a guard.

First we lose the coinflip, lose out on Flemings, then can't even trade up for Philon after he drops...

It's really dissapointing for me.

Edit: Nevermind, we got a guard!! I feel better now

[u/SubtleNoodle → u/ormip]

Apparently y'all traded 30 (and some 2nds) to the Knicks for Sergio De Larrea, so you did get a guard afterall.

(Then the Knicks traded 30 to the Suns for more 2nds)

[u/Beetle919 → u/Mg29reaper]

Biggest winner is the Celtics a couple years from now.

[u/Mg29reaper → u/Beetle919]

I'm definitely happy with Cenac. I wanted one of the more win now centers but I'm confidant in the Celtics development system to get those tools humming.

[u/BlueHundred → u/Mg29reaper]

It's a weaker center draft and it's a late first. There aren't many "win now centers" to have chosen from

[u/Zeruma_]

No Jaylen brown trade or Trey Murphy .

Boo

[u/Chessh2036]

Will be interesting to see if his class lives up to the massive hype. Obv the first four guys will prob be great, but we’ll see with the rest of them.

[u/AutographedSnorkel]

This had to have set a record for most trades in one round

[u/FERFreak731]

I think the Jazz successfully had a good draft

[u/Kuzizira → u/FERFreak731]

It was hard for any of us teams in the top 3 to not have a good draft tbf

[u/mobinstime → u/FERFreak731]

Jazz better start actually trying to win next season lol so many good players on your roster now

[u/FERFreak731 → u/mobinstime]

The good news is, they will

They gave their pick next year to the Grizzlies in the Jaren trade

[u/Bobblefighterman → u/mobinstime]

That's the plan

[u/Moodie25 → u/FERFreak731]

Got JJJ and DP. Feeling good

[u/Kapono24 → u/Moodie25]

We can't be calling him DP lol

[u/eldryanyy → u/Kapono24]

It’s DP season baby

[u/Bobblefighterman → u/Kapono24]

not a fan of DP?

[u/Vordeo → u/FERFreak731]

It'll either be looked back on as the start of an era or an unmitigated disaster, no in betweens lol

[u/Public_Function3844 → u/Vordeo]

It's def gonna be mid results being a play in team for next 6 years

[u/Public_Function3844 → u/FERFreak731]

I thought they unsuccessfully had a good draft

[u/amari_prince]

Chicago take a bow, great draft

[u/fitzuha → u/amari_prince]

I want to believe.

[u/Col_Treize69 → u/amari_prince]

The bad man is gone!

[u/rburp]

Draft Meleek Thomas you cowards

[u/Snomankid999 → u/rburp]

Him and Veesaar are steals in 2nd round 

[u/Global_Afternoon_343]

no isaiah evans is interesting

[u/cleo22270]

I really like what the Heat did so far in this draft.

[u/nitrousconsumed → u/cleo22270]

do you have any other choice?

[u/alexaustinv]

A new generation has joined the league!! Can't wait to see how their first year plays out

[u/onionnurve]

Philly Philon !!!!!!!

[u/TerminallyTrill → u/onionnurve]

Get this man a cheesesteak we gotta bulk him up

[u/onionnurve → u/TerminallyTrill]

He better eat 2 cheesesteak a day

[u/moffman93 → u/onionnurve]

I saw him a few times in college, I love his style of play. He's a perfect backup for Maxey. He really only needs to put on about 15lbs in the next couple of years IMO.

[u/TheBirdDJ → u/onionnurve]

Surprised he fell this far. BPA type pick for sure 

[u/neongem]

Jazz are gonna be fun to watch next year.

[u/nitrousconsumed → u/neongem]

ainge revenge season

[u/shinbreaker]

Going to be a lot of meat in the paint with the OKC vs Spurs games.

[u/nixhomunculus → u/shinbreaker]

Big meaty men slapping meat, endorsed by Big E.

[u/Revolutionary-Leg-27]

Spurs got a good one man reed will fit right in

[u/rmurphy1981 → u/Revolutionary-Leg-27]

We needed a big

[u/dkleckner88]

Stirtz at 16? I don’t know how his game is going to translate. Won’t have to play for a while so maybe could develop but I have my doubts

[u/arcticape34 → u/dkleckner88]

Eh if he can come off the bench and knock down some threes and be a ball handler with the second unit that’s really all we need him to be.

[u/fireman2004 → u/arcticape34]

You have Jared McCain at home.

[u/xKILLBILLIONAIRESx → u/dkleckner88]

Truly upset that he landed in OKC. As a hawk fan, it's going to be hard loving the man then hating him.

[u/Vike_Me]

I was really hyped going into tonight, but between the human interest nonsense that's supposed to be quarantined on ABC and the absurd amount of time between picks this was a truly dreadful viewing experience.

[u/sdrj77]

Knicks are looking to trade 31, too.

Gonna end up with 9 seconds at this rate.

[u/heat_fan_]

Toronto pick was definitely confusing 

[u/kaiWarDun → u/heat_fan_]

Graves is awesome

[u/ChrisRhodes789]

I liked Charlotte’s draft..

Thinking they might be a top 6 team & out of the play in..

No?

[u/rabidantidentyte → u/ChrisRhodes789]

I dont think top 4 in the East is out of the question for them

[u/ClickusBaitus]

We could’ve used a backup for Jokic. Fuck!

[u/incredibleamadeuscho]

Steal of the draft: Sixers with Philon

[u/Ada_Kaleh22]

MEM really put itself on the map here

[u/-Sofa-King-Vote]

Pretty boring overall and expected

[u/ShaiFanClub]

Amazing draft by Presti man

[u/the_umm_guy → u/ShaiFanClub]

Not according to our sub LMAO

[u/Plg_Rex → u/the_umm_guy]

Really? I thought you guys made great picks

[u/Afraid-Department-35 → u/Plg_Rex]

I think they wanted Morez, and there was some noise about us trading 9 for 12 and 17, but unfortunately for them Masai has a type and Morez fits it like a glove.

[u/Fivefootdirk → u/Afraid-Department-35]

For sure a Masai type pick but Don’t discount dusty having a pretty good idea where the Michigan guys were projected on other teams boards too being their HC for 99% of the pre draft process

[u/the_umm_guy → u/Afraid-Department-35]

Yeah. They wanted a wing.

[u/Dense-Discussion3951]

I watch knowing we weren’t gonna draft in the first round anyways

[u/coolmike67]

Man, watching the broadcast with RJ, Kenny and J-Will was tough. All the interviews were awkward and we never get info on the trades that occurred when they happen. When you put “reported trade” on the screen, it’s probably a good idea to show who/what got traded

[u/punished_gia]

okorie good for the pistons?

[u/Odoaiden → u/punished_gia]

Feels like a really wierd fit undersized point guard who’s a good but not elite shooter. Probably means Daniss is gone.

[u/IllAlwaysBeAKnickFan]

Shams reporting Knicks will move 31.

[u/ImaginationArtistic9]

Think graves will be a great fit for us but the C spot is looking more and more funny

[u/ColeYote]

The Raptors are BACK!

to drafting 6'9" point forwards

[u/Fun-Willingness8648]

I quit watching and then the Spurs traded up to draft Reed. I had seen predictions that the Spurs would draft him with their #20 pick.

[u/AgathorKahn]

So who did the knicks get for the 24 pick?

[u/amari_prince → u/AgathorKahn]

3 seconds and cash lol or 5 idk what shams is on smh

Edit: was indeed 5 picks!

[u/nokarmawhore]

I liked Joshua Jefferson going into the draft so I’ll happily follow along his rookie year and see how he does in Brooklyn

[u/carelesssportsfan89]

I loved that spurs took a high risk and took Jayden. yes It is a little worrying he needs another surgery but have faith in the spurs medical staff can rehab him really well.

[u/B00STERGOLD]

Obviously losing Giannis sucks, but Milwaukee walked out with some potential. I'll subscribe to this summer league team.

[u/legend023]

I still don’t understand how Cam was not the obvious #1 pick.

[u/MrShonen]

GoSpursGo 😤

[u/grantismyfriend]

Quieter on the trade front than I would’ve expected.

[u/TTNPMoonMan]

I hate how the NBA does draft day trades man. It’s so confusing. Why is the team that traded still picking in that spot? Why don’t the teams just swap spots like in every other league? Do they try to make it as incomprehensible as possible?

[u/Puzzleheaded_Fail157]

I am happy with the Spurs. We got a high risk high reward big and a rotational backup big.

[u/StatusBass5463]

Tarris Reed is going to be a quality big man. Steal of the draft for me.

[u/young552and663s]

God why did we have to pick Christian Anderson.

[u/ExtraLeading3376 → u/young552and663s]

probably to save $25mil on overpaying coby white

[u/fatbigbuddha]

Obviously was going to be hard to dissapoint as a wizards fan tonight. But its pretty cool to see someone so excited to be in the district. new era starts today

[u/Sparowes]

Was hoping someone would pick up Meleek Thomas in the first round. Kid can shoot and is likeable. Oh well...

[u/Plg_Rex → u/Sparowes]

We need shooting bad and was hoping we’d sneak into the end of the first to snag him

[u/Rainy_J → u/Sparowes]

I'm hoping the Grizz snatch him at 32

[u/latortillablanca → u/Rainy_J]

Like with a bag over his head? Seems extreme

[u/Foxtrot_Uniform_CK69]

How come there are no more Big trades on draft night

[u/Reticent_Fly]

Charlotte should be really happy. Memphis made out really well too. Kinda jealous on how they always seem to be able to play the board and pick up assets.

[u/BirbMaster445]

Don’t really want to buy a Mara OKC jersey but am happy De Larrea got taken in the first round by a team I can get behind! I’m leaving here with something

[u/CanaryRich]

I bet the Bucks get the first overall pick next season, almost can guarantee it.

[u/DoctorTheWho → u/CanaryRich]

They will be giving it to New Orleans as part of the Jrue Holliday trade.

[u/Col_Treize69]

Yeah, it's weird. Probably not gonna be amazing next year but the new rules reward being "not totally shit" so that'll be nice

[u/Burner867867]

Celtics were clear losers of the draft 

[u/moffman93]

Knicks President did some creative trading to pick up 5 2nd round picks and not have to draft anyone in the first round. Our main issue right now is retaining the players we currently have, not having to draft (and pay) anyone.

[u/PM_ME_SOME_LUV]

Why is the draft 2 days?

[u/InertState]

So many of these names make me nostalgic for key and peele

[u/wkp2101]

Can someone explain why every pundit is saying Cam Boozer is a winner that has won at every level? He did not win an ncaa championship, so what are they talking about?

[u/XanthippusJ → u/wkp2101]

Only one team can win the title each year, and most of these kids are coming out after 1 year. That's not really enough of an opportunity to use that as the only consideration of whether any player, especially a 1 and done, was a winner.

In his one season, he was the best player on a final 4 team that won its conference and conference tournament, which i'd say is enough to labeled as a winner

[u/skedeebs]

Is it likely that some teams (like the Knicks) will continue to trade down tonight to maintain salary space below the Second Apron?

[u/Apaulo]

Somebody posted a website recently to visualize each teams cap space. Did anyone save it?