u/Barathruss

Now that we have landing spots, which players do you now think higher of due to their situation? Who are you less excited about now because you're worried about their development?

Christian Anderson: I'm more bought in now that he has a clear pathway to being their long term starting PG. His pathways to getting valuable reps is pretty open, which makes me feel way better about him developing to cover his weaknesses.

Ebuka Okorie: On the flip side, I'm sad Ebuka didn't go somewhere with as clear a path. I now fear he'll be behind Cade forever and be developed as a backup rather than considered a future star (unless they decide to play them together.)

Morez Johnson Jr.: getting taken so early makes me think the mavs see him as a foundational peice with perhaps a higher ceiling than I'd personally imagined.

Philon: this makes me sad, don't know if he'll ever get starting reps through maxey and edgecomb

Cam Carr: extra bullish, being such a good cutter and playing with Luka makes me think he'll get to shine his strengths and get big minutes earlier.

Cenac Jr.: I was out, now I'm back in. I trust their development staff.

Thoughts on how the 2026 landing spots will affect future outcome likelihoods?

We've seen how many "unexplosive" or "unathletic" guys have been extremely dominant in the league. For some of these stars, their elite ability to stop and go isn't properly accounted for when weighing "athleticism".

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Who in this class do you see as having elite stop and go abilities?

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In the limited tape I've got access to, I really like Labaron and Christian Anderson's ability to stop on a dime and create that separation. I'm still deciding if Waglers got it, he never really moves fast enough to tell if he's capable of slamming on the breaks.

Whenever I watch him, his handles just don't look that good. He dribbles the ball high and loose, and I rarely see him put together a nice chain of moves or a quick counter move or quick cross. Even in his highlights, his handles look more like they hold back his shiftiness.

I assumed I was crazy since I see little discussion about it. But the Mikel I envision in my head dribbles way differently than when I watch the film.

Someone tell me if I've just got bad eyes. But I swear guys I have below him like Labaron and Flemmings look like they have a much more sophisticated bag/handle.

Some of my most common daily brunches have no nutritional value (think ramen or other such foods). I'm looking for quick things to eat next to it that I can buy outright, ready to eat just floating around my house.

Here are my thoughts for options currently:

Blueberries <-- I'm doing this

Carrots <-- doing this rn

Apple

Banana

Pack of salami (for protein)

Quaker Protein Instant Oatmeal (12g protein and hopefully other things too)

Hillshire Snacking Small Plates (16g protein, basically just salami and cheese)

Milk (calcium or something)

Fruit cups

I feel like vitamins and fibers are easy with some fruits (though those expire). Protein is a bit harder. And I'm sure I'm missing some other nutritional stuff that I should be hitting.

If I'm having ramen I'd grab a few of these, if I'm eating canned veggie soup for lunch I may just need a protein.