My 2026 NBA Draft manifesto is live for public consumption, a big board that goes 20 players deep (for now). A long time coming, countless hours and I couldn't be more satisfied. I'm ready for draft day. Enjoy the article and leave your thoughts. Link in my reply 👇🏾

So far this season, LeBron has his highest on-ball% (40.5) since 2020 (42.9) and the assist numbers are cut in half. It's so sad seeing how his scoring gravity has vanished even for a GOAT-level tight window passing talent. His touch + bag is gone. Spurs CP3 was better.

Eventually, Dylan Harper will actualize his passing talent to fit into the mold of a superstar point guard and that's where all of the upside is. I'm sold on him edging out Flagg as the best player in their class.

What's the point of this player again? There's a lot to love on paper but anyone who watches him, Bucks fans, the Rockets fans before them, will tell you that he's a liability in every sense of the word. His statistical offensive footprint stinks too. Just leave that man alone.

I feel like Shai's inactivity on defense during last year's playoffs went under the radar especially in comparison to the year before. Even when his POA came into question for me, the playmaking was always prevalent. That disappeared last year. He's becoming...a liability on D.

There are some people who will agree that a shot at the rim is the most efficient shot in basketball, the goal of every possession and any other shot is a coping mechanism but then scoff at a Shaq GOAT peak case.

Kobe's role on the Shaq-Lakers dynasty could be filled by plenty of other players and it's okay to admit this because he became much better later on in his career.

Shaedon being a dominant lob threat in transition should be common knowledge by now but it can overshadow him having a pull-up trigger that rivals the very best in the league currently. If he can get a healthy season where his shot starts falling, the ceiling on O is limitless.