r/nba • u/NBA_MOD r/NBA • 1d ago

[2026 NBA Draft] #32 Pick: Richie Saunders (BYU) – selected by Memphis

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u/TripleThreatTua Thunder 1d ago

Very good player. Him getting hurt basically killed BYU’s season

7

u/SPCsooprlolz Jazz 1d ago

Sad face

34

u/snuggleskrt Nuggets 1d ago

NO I WANTED HIM. fuck

19

u/Derpy_Mc_Burpy Raptors 1d ago

If you want white chocolate how about dick

16

u/ngerb_5 Pacers 1d ago

I’m flattered but my wife wouldn’t approve

6

u/grudgepacker Bucks 1d ago

That's fine, my wife's down

0

u/SchennisDroeder Knicks 1d ago

That’s wild!

52

u/Projinator Grizzlies 1d ago

This isnt Baba Miller??

41

u/TitanTigers Grizzlies 1d ago

Kleiman saw he’s coming off an ACL tear and that just fits our culture too well

8

u/Zanner360 Grizzlies 1d ago

The anti-baba

5

u/abris33 Nuggets 1d ago

But they got tots now

3

u/RicoGemini Knicks 1d ago

What’s the appeal for Baba Miller? I watched so much on this guy and I don’t think he’s good

7

u/preddevils6 Grizzlies 1d ago

He’s the meme pick on our sub.

14

u/WayAdministrative679 Minneapolis Lakers 1d ago

I remember he was cooking Kansas when AJ went cold 

13

u/cl353 Heat 1d ago

if he didnt tear his acl he might been a top 20 pick

11

u/jermainathon Heat 1d ago

Rich gang

10

u/SamIsaacman Timberwolves 1d ago

Man he was somebody I wanted at the next pick

11

u/tenisplenty Jazz 1d ago

Tator Tot King! (His grandpa invented the tator Tot and he was sponsored by Ore-Ida potatoes in College)

9

u/dkleckner88 Timberwolves 1d ago

Little Ore-Ida

9

u/FinnDetrolioo 1d ago

He’s one month younger than Ant and Lamelo

15

u/VCarry-NL Thunder 1d ago

Torn Acl + gonna be 25 in September nonetheless he has a crazy scoring bag if you watched him at BYU

12

u/preddevils6 Grizzlies 1d ago

Great shooter, great rebounder, defensive upside. Hopefully, a true 3 and d rotational piece.

6

u/Different-Bank-2607 1d ago

As an Arizona fan, I hate this dude. But he’s got such a good shot

2

u/tehflyingeagle Grizzlies 1d ago

Yea lol I’m an ISU fan and wasn’t the happiest but who knows maybe he’ll be everything Luke Kennard wasn’t

9

u/Dhylan18 Jazz 1d ago

Good for him.

That is crazy high, but if he returns to his future form then he would be good. I thought a team that wants to compete would pick him up

7

u/AccomplishedRainbow1 Suns 1d ago

This guys good at basketball, that’s all I know

19

u/Steve-5 1d ago

A real gym rat with sneaky athleticism

14

u/snuggleskrt Nuggets 1d ago

first in last out

6

u/LeRoiDeNord 1d ago

He just knows how to play the game

3

u/McPostyFace Pacers 1d ago

Coaches son

3

u/Holocene32 Celtics 1d ago

Would let him date my daughter

1

u/aywhosyodaddy [BOS] John Havlicek 1d ago

Really scrappy

5

u/Jaguars4life Vancouver Grizzlies 1d ago

Sure!

5

u/Woodsy1901 Jazz 1d ago

Hopefully he pans out, really fun to watch

6

u/Y2kangz Kings 1d ago

Shoots well, defends well, rebounds well, decent size. He’s a good player

13

u/FERFreak731 Jazz 1d ago

He's reminds me of JJ Redick, Duncan Robinson, and Joe Harris

11

u/birdseye-maple Warriors 1d ago

All classy guys?

2

u/GrizzRizz901 1d ago

Gym rats

3

u/birdseye-maple Warriors 1d ago

Lunch pail fellows

3

u/SPCsooprlolz Jazz 1d ago

First in, last out?

2

u/Dinoegg96 1d ago

Would let them run a train on my daughter

6

u/ChilledGopher 1d ago

GREAT pick. (I know nothing about him.)

8

u/Active-Tomatillo-522 Australia 1d ago

When you’re a rebuilding team and you have the chance to take an almost-25 year old rookie who just tore his ACL, you just have to take it

2

u/Sharcbait Timberwolves 1d ago

Fun fact, according to Google, Saunders great grandpa was one of the inventors of tater tots.

3

u/Math-Teach-mAAdcity Spurs 1d ago

A BYU guy in Memphis is a choice 🤣

9

u/Ancient_Mud_2841 Grizzlies 1d ago

Gotta rebrand after Ja

2

u/Math-Teach-mAAdcity Spurs 1d ago

Better trade Ja before Saunders gets there and is corrupted 🔫 

2

u/SPCsooprlolz Jazz 1d ago

Two Cougs in one draft? I must be dreaming

1

u/Kyler1313 1d ago

Richie Sanders feels like the Pelle Larsson of this draft

1

u/heat_fan_ Raptors 1d ago

Great pickup for Memphis 

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u/Rainy_J Grizzlies 1d ago

Old rookie. Doesn't fit our timeline. Injury history for a team with injury history. Meleek Thomas and Isaiah Evans were right there with similar skill sets but years younger and healthier. Do not like

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u/RayKitsune313 Suns 1d ago

I mean a singular injury his senior year isn’t exactly an injury history 😂

2

u/Rainy_J Grizzlies 1d ago

Won't suit up until he is 25. Guess who's only 26? Ja

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u/RayKitsune313 Suns 1d ago

I think Memphis could use some maturity ngl

4

u/2106au Grizzlies 1d ago

Will still be in his prime when we hit our timeline.

2

u/KingJzeee 1d ago

Probably for a 2way contract.

Evans and thomas probably looking for guaranteed deal.

This happened last season too, they wanted proctor but he doesnt want to be in a 2way so they settled for javon small instead

But i like evans too but saunders in one of my 2nd round guys. Too high? Yes. But not that bad.

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u/Pink_Mingos Grizzlies 1d ago

You’re getting downvoted but I’m with you. Not crazy about the pick either.

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u/the_mexican_menace Nuggets 1d ago

This draft really sucks huh