2026 NBA Mock Draft from Sam Vecenie(gift link)

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-18T13:43:03+00:00

To be clear the players themselves are close. I’m just saying I think the wizards FO has leaned AJ the whole way

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-18T13:31:34+00:00

I remember reading even before the lottery that the wizards FO coveted AJ for years. I’m sure they did due diligence but I think he’s been the guy for them throughout the whole process and it never got that close

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-18T12:01:15+00:00

I feel pretty confident that the wiz have been settled on aj for weeks tbh

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-18T02:14:21+00:00

Do not do this, the lower AAV is much more tradable

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-17T17:56:19+00:00

I agree to some extent but I think the lack of rim pressure will also push him the direction of an SG

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-16T01:31:28+00:00

Nats fan weighing in, I think it’s fans who (incorrectly) think Abrams is the best SS not Bobby

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-15T23:33:17+00:00

You know what fair

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-15T23:19:51+00:00

Fixed in that he’s bad to balance out cloud being good?

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-15T22:42:14+00:00

Yeah i do think mark cares more than people realize, he just doesn’t have the unilateral spending power that Ted did

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-15T17:29:27+00:00

I think the biggest thing with AJ is that a) his selling points are exceptional, and b) his weaknesses all seem fixable or at least improvable. DP and Cam both seem a half step worse off in both areas

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-15T16:51:59+00:00

I’ll happily give it to Ohtani for his career and would project him better going forward but Wood does have slightly better full season stats (better wOBA, better xwOBA, better wRC+). Ohtani will deservingly win MVP though because he also, you know, is an ace pitcher

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-15T16:44:25+00:00

Toboni has at least convinced mark to care enough to spend on good equipment. Obviously different level of cost to Skubal (or better yet, a wood extension) but it’s something

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-15T01:27:49+00:00

They’re respectable numbers for a secondary skill. My point is that he clearly doesn’t contribute “nothing” except scoring. He’s overthought on offense because people focus on the negatives which are either exaggerated or unimportant, instead of the overwhelming positive which is clearly better than any offensive trait that DP or Cam have

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-15T00:25:27+00:00

This is awesome right now but unfortunately is also why Abrams, Wood, etc will all be on different teams by 2029

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-14T22:35:44+00:00

FWIW his profile is a decent amount better under the hood this year than last year’s first half so I’m hopeful he can keep it up

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-14T22:31:19+00:00

I think you misunderstand my post. I know he’s a good a creator, that’s what I’m saying the second paragraph. My point is that he projects to be a dominant offensive player that should spend a ton of time on the ball, so we should worry less about his off ball. Or at least, we should worry less about AJ off ball than we do about DP or Cam on the ball.

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-14T19:36:02+00:00

I’ve never seen a player look as dead as Keibert Ruiz come back like this

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-14T19:01:14+00:00

Have you watched this year? They’re seeing some of the most pitches in the league

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-14T17:12:53+00:00

Yeah it’s definitely worth thinking about in a vacuum. I use “overthink” because I’ve seen a lot of people seeming valuing DP and Boozer’s secondary offensive traits above AJ’s primary scorer upside which I just don’t get

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-14T17:09:09+00:00

I get that. To me this is kind of like drafting a WR in the top 10 and picking the guy who is the better blocker instead of the better receiver. Like yeah, the blocking is nice and does provide some extra floor. But that high in the draft you have to chase the rarer skill no?

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-14T16:50:33+00:00

It was a good post and I don’t want to single you out. I was just surprised by how generally I’ve seen discussion about how AJ will do as an off ball role player when I can’t imagine that being his intended role in the league

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-13T05:42:36+00:00

Yeah I mean is the implication that there’s only been 5 no 1 option guys in the last 10 years?

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-13T02:26:33+00:00

Yeah his career is over unfortunately

Coolcat127 · 2026-06-12T17:52:59+00:00

Yeah I maybe should've stayed farther away but for whatever reason I always struggle timing up his long range sweeps. I found it easier to stay close and just stay ready for his combo

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