Draft Darlings For The 2026 NBA Draft

We react to an all-time fun March Madness and spotlight the players who used the tournament to change how scouts talk about them. Then we run five “Draft Darlings” through our model and get honest about what translates, what caps upside, and where the value pockets are on draft night. 

• March Madness recap and why Michigan’s frontcourt tilted matchups 
• Elliot Cadeau’s role shift and how he impacts games without shotmaking 
• Terrace Reid Jr. tournament dominance and what it means for his range 
• Cameron Boozer under pressure and why the context matters 
• Darius Acuff Jr. scoring load versus defensive concerns and shot diet 
• Quick hits on AJ Demans, Darren Peterson and Isaac McNeely 
• What “Draft Darlings” really means in draft culture 
• Bennett Sturtz as a low-mistake creator and the defensive margin for error 
• Terrace Reed as a rim protection plus rebounding bet with touch concerns 
• Alan Graves as a floor-spacing connector with real rotation fit 
• Dalen Swain as a foul-drawing slasher with starter-upside if turnovers drop 
• Zuby Edgefor as a high-motor big with defense, pressure and a swing jumper 
• Final ranking of the five and how we’d play the value by pick range 

Let me know what you guys think about these breakdowns! Next week, come back. I will be doing a My Guys episode, where I highlight my favorite players in the 2026 NBA draft. 

Transcript

Welcome And Draft Darlings Setup

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What is up, everybody? Welcome to another episode of the Draft and Stash Podcast. It is April 7th, 2026. On today's episode, we are going to be breaking down the Draft Darlings. These are your draft Twitter content creators' favorite draft players. We're going to be talking about them to some degree. And getting into Mark Madness, the players that I thought had really good runs. For that, I gotta do the intro. What

March Madness Recap And Nostalgia

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is up, everybody? Man, what a fun March tournament. Uh like years ago, I was really into college basketball back when Brad Doherty was a coach of the Tar Hills and they had, you know, Raymond Felton, Sean Mae, Marvin Williams, you know, Sean McCant's like I was really into it. And then at some point I just uh I just stopped caring. I don't know when it happened. And with me wanting to get back into all this, uh, this was a great year to start watching again. Um, there were so many stars throughout the tournament, so many people, so many storylines. Um, and it ended with this like really fun finals um where UConn was, you know, I don't think anybody really picked them uh to make a this deep run. And they just showed that great coaching and and just great, you know, teamwork and chemistry can really take you a long ways in in the college, you know, uh, you know, uh tournament and everything. And uh, but you know, at the end of the day, Michigan, uh, they were my pick at the very beginning. They are just they were awesome, man. Like their their bigs were so good. They're all, I mean, I assume those three guys might be all lottery picks. Um, if it was me, that would be the case. And they just uh to a certain point, just like out, you know, talented them. Um, I think is fair, you know, that they they got overmatched, you know. Terry Schreed, who has looked awesome, and we will talk about him on the show today. Uh, he just, you know, I mean, like Adimara, Morez Johnson are two just grown-ass men, excuse my language, and they just, you know, he just could not go over them most of the night. He couldn't really out rebound them most of the night. And uh, it just proved to be too much. Uh, but congratulations to Michigan. Um, super cool for them to get the tournament, super cool for the Fab Five to be there and all that stuff. So, but let's move on. Um, I want to get into kind of like the standouts of March Madness, and then we're gonna get into the draft darling. So let's get to it.

Tournament Standouts And Stock Boosts

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Uh, first off, I would like to start with Elliot Cadeau. Um, he was kind of like shipped off from the Tar Hills. Uh, you know, Huber Davis didn't really use him. He ends up at Michigan, and he's kind of able to show that he belonged, right? Um, he was named uh a Final Four most outstanding player. He averaged, you know, 16 and 6 in the Final Four. He drops 19 in the national game. Uh, and he was just able to do a lot even when his shot wasn't going down. You know, you look at the game versus Arizona, he was, you know, rebounding, assisting. Like he didn't shoot well, but that team was like they were comfortably up, you know, 15 to 20 almost the entire night. You know, a lot of people thought that Braden Burries and Bradley would be able to overwhelm the guards of Michigan, but you know, I think it came down to you know, Michigan's bigs uh were just so much that Bradley and Burries couldn't get going in the lanes until very late in the game. Um, and you know, Cadot just kind of like you know kept his ship going, man. So I think, you know, he might may maybe could sneak in the second round there uh before the tournament, I would have said no, but you know, who knows? You know, it's all about you know, just team perception in terms of who thinks that you look pretty, you know. I think the person who got the most buzz was Terrace Reid Jr. out of Yukon. Um, I also feel kind of bad for Terrace. He played for Michigan and for Yukon during his four-year stretch, and unfortunately was not on either team that actually won the title. Uh, you know, just pretty rough overall. But uh he looked great. You know, he was a person that, you know, I think came in a little banged up when the year started, but you know, you know, just didn't really get uh enough love until the tournament when it was like, oh, well, until he was on that stage, like, hey, hey guys, actually, you know, he he's very good. I feel like Alex Carriban got a lot of the love throughout the year, which you know, to me, Terris Reed should have been the the main person talked about, but you know, Mullins and Kerriban got more talking points. Uh Reed averaged 21 and 13 during the entire tournament run. Um, he had a 31 and a 27 rebound game at one point. Um, he's just he was the East Region most up uh most outstanding player. Um, and he just became like the clear focal point. You know, you do look at the Duke game, and you know, he was such uh a huge factor in that and that ginormous comeback. You know, I think he's gonna be able to maybe sneak in in the late first rounds, but he should definitely go in in probably the top 35 or the top 36 range, but we're gonna get into him a little bit later. Uh, you know, Cameron Boozer is also worth talking about. You know, it kind of came out later that his face um had some broken bones near his his like orbital socket, um, which I'm not using as an excuse for anything, but you know, I think if you dislike Camera Boozer because of his playstyle and you were already kind of like, oh, like, you know, he's not gonna translate, then you know, there's nothing really he could have done because he just continued to play awesome in March as well. Now his efficiency did drop as he routinely saw heavy blitzes towards him. Um, but you know, when he was basically, you know, that they lost their starting point guard and his brother, who, you know, by all accounts, you know, wasn't really used a large amount during the year because he just wasn't that good. And then, you know, Patrick Nabamba, you know, does what he does, which is you know, just being hurt most of the time. So Cameron became this focal point on defense and offense. And uh, you know, defensively, he is not uh that's not his his strongest suit. You know, he's a very okay defender, but in no world should he be the guy that is your your last main weapon in the paint. Um, so he was attacked uh, you know, a lot by by people that that are taller than him, and people kind of use that as an excuse for why he's not gonna be good. But uh, once he's back to being able to play at the powerful position, I think uh he'll be right back to looking really awesome. But just in general, with how much pressure he he faced, I think his overall, you know, production numbers were you know very good. His toughness was on full display. Um, you know, I I think he's very validated as um, at the very least, as a as a top three pick. Uh then you look at Darius Acuff Jr., he was somebody that I feel like had to prove himself to a certain degree. Um, you know, a lot of people love his offense, but his defense has always been this thing where you know it just really you know drags down his overall profile. Uh, but you know, he went into there and he just you know continued to really score at it at this heavy amount. Um, and then you know, to me, I kind of feel like he he elevated, you know, Richmond and Thomas and like and Trevon uh to a certain degree that you know makes people think that they're maybe better than they actually are. I think his his overall ability, you know, it drug them farther than they probably should have gone. And when they finally got up to get against like Arizona, who had those awesome guards and you know, Crevis and you know Co-opete, they they really took it to him and kind of showed some of those warts, which is he takes a high volume of these like you know, really tough shots, which hopefully he cannot do as much in the league. But I just I just don't know if maybe he can get past that. Uh, but just in general, he looked really good. Um, I think he submitted himself probably as a top six or as a top seven player. Uh AJ Demans uh only got one game, unfortunately, and it was versus a Texas, who kind of you know came in as you know, it was his team that you know wrecked a couple of brackets. Uh, but AJ looked good. They they were down, you know, kind of big in that game to a certain degree with uh you know Dalen Swain and Vokitis kind of going at them. And then uh Texas almost you know you know, just kind of like he blew it at the end. AJ had a chance to uh to tie the game, but instead, um, you know, he he passes. Uh, I think you know he'll he'll think about that a lot. And you know, next time he'll definitely pull up for that shot. You know, it was within like you know his range around like 17 or 18 feet. I think he tried to make the unselfish uh play, but you know, the guy he was passing to, I think was fully thinking that AJ was gonna pull. So he was, you know, already getting ready for a possible rebound. Uh, but just in in general, he, you know, he did AJ stuff and looked you know good. Uh Darren Peterson, um, you know, also I think looked solid. He had, you know, kind of like his high variance of you know, good game and then average game, which is kind of what he's been doing, you know, his entire you know, run at Kansas, uh, be it injuries or a role or talent around him, he's just you know, he's been asked to do a lot on offense and on defense. Um, I I think he he proved that he's still gonna be in that top three range as well, you know, probably I mean at the lowest, you know, it would be fourth, but I I assume he goes, you know, one, two, or three. Uh, and then, you know, uh, let's talk a little bit, a little bit deeper here. Uh, Isaac uh McNeely, you know, out of Louisville also looked really good. Um, you know, I he you know he was really good in those early rounds. Uh I don't know if he becomes a player that maybe gets drafted uh you know specifically, but I don't know. I you know, March is that type of thing that can really um you know kind of I won't say trick people, but it can definitely uh leave a good uh taste in people's mouth. And um, you know, they you know maybe use that as a reason to you know take you. Um and so just you know, in general, it was a really fun tournament, but um you know let's get into the players that that we're really here to talk about. Um

What Makes A Draft Darling

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so let's get into our draft darlings. Okay, so going over this list, I mean, there were so many to pick. Um, but I I wanted to keep it at five. I thought that that would be probably in general, probably too many people to talk about. But man, like I there were just a bunch that I really wanted to get into. Um, so these are the players that um all of the the uh draft Twitter people and and other people are trying to tell you that that like, you know, these guys are really good, you know. So so so these are the uh draft people that uh your favorite content creators um love the most, right? So I wanted to kind of highlight these people uh and then just kind of just talk about them in terms of where they fit into into my player modeler versus where I also have

Bennett Sturtz And Guard Translation

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them. Uh we're gonna start with Bennett Sturz. Um he plays out of Iowa. He's he's more of a point guard, but you know, he might be able to play some shooting guard. You know, we'll see. Um he is a secondary creator uh combo guard playmaker who can run offense, make smart decisions, and scores and score efficiently without needing to dominate the ball. In my model, he reads like a guard who can stabilize a bench unit early and potentially grow into a low-end starting guard if his defense can hold up. Uh, some of his pros here, his biggest sell is how clean the offensive profile is. He posted a 7.6 offensive total, which is eighth overall in my model with a uh 7.0 creation score, which also ranks uh, well, I'm sorry, that one ranks um at seventh overall. Uh his playmaking score at 6.61 ranks 12th overall. Um, that basically says that he's not just a shooter or a passer. He has real offensive orchestration value. Uh the shot diet is also strong. His shot dependency is only uh a 3.16, uh, which ranks seventh overall and fifth among guards. This is really important because it suggests his scoring is not overly dependent on tough, low efficiency shot making. He also gets solid volume from uh from his, you know, uh, I can't talk he gets solid volume from deep at a 6.83 per game from three. And that ranks 11th overall and eighth amongst guards, uh, while shooting uh right under 36% from three and a little over 84% from the line. Uh the the free throw percentage in particular is a good translation signal for long-term shooting touches, has always been kind of a thing for the last, I'm saying like you know, maybe like 10 to 20 years. People have really begun to look at your you know, free throw touch and numbers to kind of like translate you at the next level. Uh, ball security is another real strength. Um, Bennett posted a 12.2 turnover percentage, which is 20th overall and 10th among guards. Uh, my model also gave him a 9.0 ball security score for players uh with a 25% assist rate. Uh, this is a really strong sign that he can handle playmaking responsibility without bleeding possessions. Um, some of his cons and concerns, um, his issues are pretty clear, the uh physical and on the defensive side. Um, so currently I have him as like an average athletic tool guy, uh, as his big in his weakness. And uh most of the numbers really back this up. He has a 5.2 athletic total, which ranks 54th overall. Uh, and his 5.78 defensive total ranks 46 overall and just 17th amongst all the guards. That means that the offense for him is gonna have to carry a lot of his like next level translation. Uh, he's also basically a non-factor on the glass, which is normal for smaller guards, but still matters when trying to do projecting lineup versatility. His 4.9% rebound rate ranks dead last. Uh, and his 0.1% offensive rebound rate is also last. Um, that is uh that that is less about rebounding itself and more about how little margin for error he's gonna have to play physically. Um, so basically, what all this means, his his stats. Um, Bennett is the kind of guard whose draft case is built on decision making, offensive balance, and enough shot making to stay on the floor. If the shot creation and field translate, he can stick. If the defense gets targeted too badly, he may settle into a bench creator role rather than a locked-in starter. His league outlook for me, uh, Bennett feels like a safer offensive bet than an upside swing. In my model, um, this is a player who can become a solid rotation guard with a chance to be a starter if the defense reaches passable levels. Uh so just a basic model wrap-up. His final score for me was a 7.4, which uh gets him at 22 on my board rank. His tier is a 3B, which is uh basically like a solid starter or a top of the rotation. Um, his out his outcome expectation was a 7.15, which would be like right around a rotationary type of player. So he's got a pretty solid uh you know floor. Uh his draft range for me, I think he saved, you know, to start taking around that you know 23, 24 range. And anything beyond that, I I think is just like a pretty good value for him. Uh moving on to uh the man of the hour, uh Terrace Reed.

Terrace Reed And Defense First Value

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Terris Reed is a power forward center big man from Yukon. Um his role or his like identity is gonna be a rim protecting, activity-based big, whose value comes from defense, rebounding, finishing, and play-ending impact, more than a polish scoring versatility. Sorry. Um model, he looks like a classic defense defense first, backup five, rotation big, with some upside in the offensive role. I'm sorry, if the offensive role stays simple. His pros, the defensive production is his headline. He posted a 7.97 defensive total, which ranks seventh overall and fifth amongst bigs. Uh, and his subscores are all like really good. His disruption, his rim protection, and his stock impact are all you know almost, you know, like top marks. And the raw numbers um to support that is he has a 9.1% block rate, which ranks fourth overall and second amongst power forwards, while his uh 5.6 defensive block block his 5.6 defensive box plus minus ranks fifth overall and third among all bigs. This is a real defensive anchor type of production in my model. Uh he is also one of the best rebounders in the class by my numbers. Uh, he has a 19.5% rebound rate, which ranks third overall, and a 14% offensive rank, uh offensive rebounding rank percentage, which ranks fourth overall. Uh his defensive rebound rate is 24.7, which ranks third overall. Uh, that is a major rotation big value because rebounding plus rim protection will give him a clear path to earning minutes early on. Athletically, uh, my model really likes him as well. He has a 7.6 athletic uh totals, which ranks around seventh. Uh, and he is third amongst all power forwards. So it's not really just like a stat sheet defensive big. My model it really looks into all of his types of like activity and his motor, and it all really looks well. Uh, some of his cons though, um, his offensive concerns are very loud. Uh, he only has a 1.32 shooting score projection, which ranks last in my model. Uh, and his raw shooting profile is as rough as it looks. Uh, he shoots uh basically uh almost nothing from three. Um, at the line, he's only at 59.4%, which ranks 60th out of uh out of the 64 players I currently have in my model. And his shot dependency is a a 80 uh 80.6, which uh ranks last overall. So and uh the the shot dependency uh matters because it suggests that he is highly reliant on a limited scoring environment. Even though he shot 62% from the field and he posts a 62.2 true uh true shooting uh percentage, the lack of spacing and poor touch indicators make it hard to project much offensive scalability. Uh his offense is basically roll bound, uh he's got a respectable 5.12 playmaking score, and his 19% assist percentage ranks 21st overall and fifth amongst picks, which is really cool. But the overall offensive package still came in at just a 4.99 offensive total, which is ranking 54th out of 64. Uh so basically what what these stats mean. Um, the good version is really easy to see here. Um, he's gonna give you rim deterrence, rebounding energy, and real vertical utility. Uh, the concern is that if he cannot score outside of dunks, dump offs, and interior cleanup chances, teams may shrink the floor against him. His uh league outlook is gonna be um he looks like a rotation big with a defined NBA skill base, but the offense probably caps a ceiling unless the touch improves more than expected. He feels like a player who can help winning lineups in the right context, but he likely needs to be paired with good floor spacing. Uh his overall uh model wrap-up here is gonna be um I gave him a final score of 7.15, which ranks him at 31 on my board. His tier is a 4A, which is uh a good rotation value. His um his outcome expectations is probably a 6.98. Uh his draft range, I think he's safe to start looking at around 30. Um, and if he goes anywhere after 40, he is an absolute steal. Uh moving on from Terrace Reed, we've got uh probably one of the the second most talked about uh draft darlings, and that is Alan Graves out of Santa Clara.

Alan Graves As A Modern Connector

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Um he is a floor spacing, low mistake, two-way forward big who projects as a connective rotation piece. He is one of the more interesting players in my model because his profile suggests a guy who can fit winning basketball without needing star level usage. Some of his pros. Uh his efficiency and impact metrics are excellent. He posts a 13.4 box plus minus, which ranks fifth overall and third amongst all my bigs, plus a 9.1 offensive box plus minor, which ranks fourth overall and second amongst bigs. This is really elite territory in my model for a player outside of the very top. Uh the shooting is especially important because it separates him from a lot of bigs. He shot 41.6 from three, which ranks seventh overall, which is second among bigs, and uh first overall amongst power forwards. Uh that alone gives him a much cleaner NBA role projection than a lot of the other front court players. He also does a really good job at taking care of the ball. Um his 8.6% turnover rate ranks fourth overall and is first amongst all bigs and power forwards. For a front court player with some shooting and connected passing value, this is like a really strong, translatable trait. Defensively, the model really uh sorry, the model still sees real play ending value. He has also high marks in disruption, rim protection, and stock impact subscores. Uh, and his 7.54 defensive total is still a good mo a good mark overall. Uh add in his uh 13.8% offensive rebound rate, which ranks sixth overall, and you get a player who impacts possessions on both ends. Some of his cons and concerns, though. Uh the concern is more about his ceiling than his floor. Um, he has an average physical profile, uh, and that makes sense because while the production is great, the athletic profile is not elite, his uh 6.4 athletic total ranks 30th overall and just 11th amongst all power forwards. There's a lot. Um, there is a also a question of how much self-creation he really has. His 4.0 creation score ranks just 45th uh amongst all players with that metric. Uh, so he probably is not a front court. Oh, sorry, he's probably not a front court shot creator at the next level. He's more of a play finisher, a spacer, and more of an efficient connector type. Uh basically, what all this means is um this is a really good example of a player whose value is not built around star flashes, but more around clean winning traits, spacing, efficiency, low turnovers, uh offensive feel, and enough defensive playmaking to matter. That will often translate better than most people think. Um, his league outlook, um, I think Allen feels like the type of player who can outperform his draft slot because the role is easy to imagine. He may not become a high-end starter, but he has a very real chance to be a valuable rotation 4-5 who fits most modern lineups. Uh, my my final scores for him um was a 7.41. On my board rank, he's at 21. I've got him at a tier 3B, which uh basically it projects him at most around like a solid starter or a top bench guy. Um his outcome expectation is also pretty solid at a 7.27. I think um, you know, his range uh for what is like just super low risk is around 24. Uh and then if he if he falls into the late 20s, you know, he really becomes a really great pick. Um then we've got Dalen Swain.

Dalen Swain Starter Upside Case

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Um, the forward out of Texas, he's a slashing wing with real offensive utility, some secondary creation, and enough size rebounding to play up a spot. In my model, he looks like a wing who can become a starter if the defense and ball security settle in. Some of his pros. The biggest thing here is offensive efficiency without being overly dependent on his jump shooting. He posted a 64.2 true shooting percentage, which ranks 10th overall and third amongst wings, uh, while his shot dependency is only a 29, uh, which ranks fifth overall and second amongst wings. That is a really strong combination because it says that the production is efficient and it's not overly fake. He also gets to the line a lot. His uh 52% free throw rate ranks 9th overall and first among wings. This is one of the best indicators in his profile because wings who can create pressure on the rim tend to translate better than wings who only survive on spot ups. Rebounding is another major plus. Uh Dalen has a 21.5% defensive rebound rate, which ranks 11th overall and first amongst all wings. And his um his overall 14% rebound rate ranks third amongst all wings. Uh that really matters for role flexibility. It gives him a chance to play with different lineup types. Uh as a creator, the numbers are encouraging. Uh Dalen posted a 7.0 creation score, good for 10th overall, and a 20.8% uh for his assist rate, which ranks 18th overall and fourth amongst wings. That says there is a real secondary playmaking here, uh, not just uh you know straight line slashing. Some of his cons and concerns, uh, the biggest concern for him is his ball security. Uh he has an 18.2% turnover rate, which ranks eight, uh, which ranks 58th out of the 64 players that I have currently uh put into my uh modeler. That is a real red flag. If you're rejecting uh for more on ball responsibility, uh this is something that he's really gonna have to work on, um, or he's he's gonna get benched a lot. Uh the three-point volume is also really light. He shot a good percentage at 34.5%, uh, but it's only on 2.6 attempts per game, uh, which basically puts him at 13th out of 14 wings. Um uh so it's you know, he's taken them, but he's just not taking a lot of them. So you know that that's another thing where you know he's really gonna have to like, you know, just kind of you know grow in terms of his overall volume. So even though his uh free throw indicators are strong, the jumper still has to prove it can scale. Defensively, the profile is okay rather than special. Uh Dalen has a 6.37 defensive total, which ranks 34th overall and seventh amongst wings, which is playable, but not a really a major driver right now for him. Uh for a wing, being just average defensively can matter a lot when you're trying to earn minutes early on. Uh, what all this means is uh this is a player whose appeal comes from pressure, versatility, efficiency, uh wing size, offensive utility. The bet is that the slashing, foul drawn, and secondary creation translate enough to make Dalen feel like a real offensive piece. The concern is whether the handle and shot volume are strong enough to unlock his overall ceiling. Um, so for like a league outlook, I've uh basically Dalen has one of the more interesting upside pathways of this entire group. Uh in my model, he reads like a starter upside wing. Um, if his jumper and turnover profile, you know, basically, you know, are able to normalize. If not, he looks like a useful rotation wing because of his physical style and all-around stat profile. Uh, I got his final score at 7.6. Uh his board rank for me is 14. He has a tier of 3A, which is uh his upside is a starter. And uh I've got his outcome expectation at a 7.42. I think his draft range, um uh his low risk value starts at an 18. Um, you know, anything, you know, before that, it could be a little bit of a reach based on, you know, he's just maybe not quite there yet. But uh, you know, starting at 18, you know, backwards, it's just you know, his value, it look his value will grow pick by pick. Uh and then finally, our last person here is Zubi Edgefor, uh, power forward

Zuby Edgefor Motor And Role Fit

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center out of St. John's. Um, he is a physical high motor interior big who brings defensive activity, foul pressure, and enough passing to feel uh involved offensively. My model, uh, he looks like a rotation big with a chance to become more if his offense can sharpen some of his pros. Uh his defensive profile is very strong. He posted a 7.84 defensive total, which ranks 11th overall. And again, um his his uh you know like uh scores in there are also really good for his rim protection, his stock impact, and his disruption. Uh the raw production uh really backs this up as well. Um, Zubi has a 5.6 defensive box plus minus, which ranks fourth overall and second among all bigs. And his 7.4% block rate ranks seventh overall. That's a really strong NBA translation value for a big who's who's gonna be putting his hat on that like energy roll. Uh, he also gets to line more than anybody else in my entire pool. Uh his uh free throw rate is a 7724, which ranks first overall and first amongst, you know, obviously bigs and power forwards. Uh, this is a really huge upside because it suggests that he's able to play through contact and creates real interior pressure. Uh there is more uh playmaking here than people might expect as well. He has a 22.8% assist rate, which ranks 16th overall and third amongst all bigs. And my model gave him a 5.83 playmaking score, which ranks 16th overall. So he has a really good connective value as a big. Uh his intangibles are also really strong. He has a 7.0, uh, which ranks 10th overall, which you know really kind of helps explain why my model likes him, uh, despite some of his uh issues on offense. Uh, some of his cons and concerns, uh, the shooting is his big swing skill. Um, he posted just a 3.44 projected shooting score, uh, which ranks 51st out of 64. Um his underlying numbers are just not very good. Uh, he shot 32% from three, but only on 1.4 attempts per game. His free throw percentage is at 71.7. Uh, this is not a total disaster, but it is not enough to really call him um uh a real spacer or even like an adequate spacer yet. His rebounding profile is also a little more mixed than you might expect for his archetype. Um, his 12.3% offensive rebound rate is is good, but the 14.7% defensive rebound rate ranks 33rd and 22nd amongst all bigs, which is uh a weaker mark than you want from a full-time interior player. Uh that could matter if he's playing center, um, if he's playing really heavy minutes at that center position. Uh, there's also some shot creation uh limitations. His shot dependency is uh coming in at a 66, which is on the weaker end. So, you know, kind of like Terish Reed, he may need a fairly structured role in the offense. Uh, what all this means for him is uh this is a big whose path is built on defense, motor, physicality, free throw generation, and connective passing. It's not gonna be based on polished scoring. If a jumper becomes respectable, his role is gonna get really easy. Uh his league outlook, uh, he feels like a high floor rotation big because of his effort and his defense and his foul pressure. Uh, all that should really translate. Uh, the his ceiling is really gonna depend on whether he can become enough of a shooter or an offensive connector. He like if he can just make one of those things really, really good, um, it'll help him avoid being typecast. Uh for me, I've got him at a 7.21 as my final score. Uh on my board, he's at 28. And the tier for him I have is a 3B, which is uh probably like uh a starter at his best, um, or a top of the rotation guy. His outcome is a 7.15. Um for draft range, I've got him kind of, you know, in that, you know, around 25 or so. You know, I think at that point I I I'm okay with people taking him. And then, you know, if you're able to get him in round two, I think he'll be like a steal as

Final Rankings And Next Week Tease

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well. Um, so there you go, guys. Uh, those are the draft darlings. I tried to talk as fast. So uh I apologize for that. I just don't want to hold people up on their day. I want you to be able to you know hop in the car and drive and hear some you know basketball stuff and then go talk to your friends about it. Um, yeah. So just you know, overall, I think you know, of these five draft darlings, um, I think Dalen Swain has the best starter upside bet. Uh, but Bennett Sturt probably has the safest um offensive translation just based on his talent and skills. Um, Alan Graves, I think, is the one that will, you know, people will wonder why he wasn't drafted higher. Um, obviously Terish Reed, I think, will be your best defensive style big. And then uh, you know, Zuby will be probably the the best just energy, you know, just go get it type of guy that'll get punched in the mouth and keep moving. I think all these guys will be solid pros. I just don't really know where they're gonna get drafted. Uh, you know, just that they're all their stuff is all over the place, you know. So I everybody's kind of like you know, caught in the moment right now. Uh but yeah, uh a lot of fun stuff. Let me know what you guys think about this. If I'm way off or if you think it's kind of right. Uh next week, come back. I'm doing a my guys episode. So those are gonna be the players that I just in my mind, in my heart, I think that they're gonna be really awesome players. And it doesn't matter where they're drafted, I think that those are the guys that you need to go get. So that should be a lot of fun. Um, so until then, be sure to keep watching basketball. I've been doing this for 10 years.

SPEAKER_01 31:19

This is he's two years away from being two years away, and then we'll see.