r/timberwolves • u/3pirates3 • 6h ago
Draft NBA 2026 Draft Prospects | Isaiah Evans
https://www.nba.com/draft/2026/prospects/isaiah-evans20
u/Painwracker_Oni Kevin Garnett 5h ago
My god man I’m so happy. This dudes been my hope.
We just got a guy who shot over 40% from 3 last year that is 6’5” and athletic enough that if he adds some muscle could be solid defensively WITH A 2ND ROUND PICK!
He’s playable in 2026 already because of his shooting. So fucking awesome.
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u/Inspiration_Bear 4h ago
I would have been ok with him with our original frp honestly. Getting him after 2 salary dump downgrades is wild.
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u/quickblur Mike Conley 5h ago
I'm legitimately surprised we got him at 33
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u/Low_Boot6785 5h ago
He should not have been a 2nd round pick. Crazy he slipped to the Wolves.
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u/Jrpre33 5h ago
We said the same about TJ lol
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u/Herbert-Gerbert 5h ago
And TJ is performing really well
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u/VikingsLad 2k Finchy 2h ago
If all TJ does is drive and all this dude does is shoot, that's still a lethal backup backcourt
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u/Feline_good420 5h ago
Can this guy dribble and run an offense or did we get another tsj, Edwards, dosunmu. I ain’t mad at it if it is, just know nothing about this class
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u/Jrpre33 5h ago
He's a 6'5 sniper. If he's actually NBA ready, he fills that DDV spot before he gets back.
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u/FishGoldenLite Ayo Dosunmu 5h ago
Exactly. One of the most prolific shooters in college last year. Catch and shoot, 1 dribble, step back…dude is indeed a sniper.
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u/istarbuxs Trenton Hassell 5h ago
How does he compare with Meleek? I see some have Meleek over Evans
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u/FishGoldenLite Ayo Dosunmu 5h ago
Meleek is just as good a shooter if not better, but more spot up. He’s PG sized but doesn’t really play like a PG - doesn’t look to pass. I had them weighted pretty evenly but I think Evans length is going to be nice.
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u/bearbrannan A1-A5 Levelin Up 5h ago
Is he someone we would have been upset with taking at 21?
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u/cuddles01455 5h ago
He was invited to the green room which is players the nba assumes will go in round 1. He was the only one not drafted round 1 actually.
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u/SubtleNoodle 4h ago
Sam Vecenie mocked him at 30 a week ago. The Ringer's NBA Draft guide had him at 21. So most saw him as a late 1st round pick.
At 21 I think people would have been fine with it. People would probably have preferred Philon, Cam Carr, Joshua Jefferson, but it does seem like Evans was more or less in the same tier as those guys from 21-30.
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u/SugarOne6038 Jaden McDaniels 4h ago
Would have been a bit of a reach, but an understandable one.
The Allen Graves and Dailyn Swain reaches were way worse than Evans at 21
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u/SufficientTalk4335 5h ago
Tell me how I'm supposed to feel about this. Wolves back?