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Wanted a place to keep up with mock drafts throughout the season as they get updated.

Tankathon 01-05

#11 Braylon Mullins
#43 Alex Karaban
#51 Tarris Reed
#58 Solo Ball
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USA Today 01-09

#26 Braylon Mullins
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Bleacher Report 01-06

#8 Braylon Mullins
#29 Alex Karaban

The Athletic 01-07

#17 Braylon Mullins
#34 Alex Karaban
#43 Tarris Reed Jr
#57 Silas Demary Jr

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6928271/2026/01/07/nba-draft-top-100-prospects-dybantsa-boozer-peterson/

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Ersin Demir Substack 01-10

#11 Braylon Mullins
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As much as I would love to use the USA Today to fuel Mullins year 2 propaganda, they also had Stirtz and Ngongba as top 10 picks. Smh
 
husky429 said:
I'd expect Mullins to rise in the mocks over the next few weeks. Play has steadily improved.
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My biggest worry for him was that Solo would be #1 and takeaway from him showing enough of his stuff this year.

But these last few games have been trending towards Solo possibly taking a backseat now with Mullins coming alive.
 
HW611 said:
As much as I would love to use the USA Today to fuel Mullins year 2 propaganda, they also had Stirtz and Ngongba as top 10 picks. Smh
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Just ridiculous. I don't see why Ngongba is considered any better of a prospect than Tarris Reed.
 
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HooperScooper said:
New one from ESPN released this morning. Mullins #12. Karaban #27. Ball #53 (don't think he'd come out early for that).

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Reed coming in at #60 too just squeezing in.

Genuinely interested in Solo’s thought process for the draft this offseason.
 
HW611 said:
Reed coming in at #60 too just squeezing in.

Genuinely interested in Solo’s thought process for the draft this offseason.
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You'd have to think he tests, at minimum. I'd say no chance he leaves, but then Tyrese Proctor left last year for the second round.

Let's say we win it all - that may change some things.

I don't get Ngongba either, but I have seen him showing up high frequently for some reason.
 
Ersin Demir, is that a person or a law firm?
 
RuffRuff said:
You'd have to think he tests, at minimum. I'd say no chance he leaves, but then Tyrese Proctor left last year for the second round.

Let's say we win it all - that may change some things.

I don't get Ngongba either, but I have seen him showing up high frequently for some reason.
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Absolutely tests. Just wonder if he thinks his stock can get higher? If it's his peak? Or does he just want to collect another year of NIL anyways?

Don't get the Ngongba hype either but I should probably watch more Duke than I have. I usually just pay attention to Cam the times I did.

Waquoit said:
Ersin Demir, is that a person or a law firm?
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Went back and forth on if I should add him. The Woj follow made me side with yes haha

 
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Just saw one from Jeremy Woo on ESPN who put Karaban at #27 and made the case that he has a good shot of stabilizing in the first round as other guys with a similar projection range who do have more college (i.e., NIL) eligibility decide to stick around to improve stock for next year. Hopefully that’s how it pans out for AK.
 
HW611 said:
Reed coming in at #60 too just squeezing in.

Genuinely interested in Solo’s thought process for the draft this offseason.
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A few teams also have 4 players in this 2 round mock draft but anyone with 5?
 
HW611 said:
Absolutely tests. Just wonder if he thinks his stock can get higher? If it's his peak? Or does he just want to collect another year of NIL anyways?

Don't get the Ngongba hype either but I should probably watch more Duke than I have. I usually just pay attention to Cam the times I did.


Went back and forth on if I should add him. The Woj follow made me side with yes haha

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This Ersin dude has Mullins @39 and NO AK...not sure he's worth paying attention to
 
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RuffRuff said:
Second round this year is going to produce some long term NBA players - it's loaded with guys that can play.

Hard not to take DP one, just so smooth. I have a hard time thinking Boozer goes in front of AJD though.
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Same. Just don't see star level qualities in Boozer like AJD.

Think Boozer can be an excellent role player on a winning team though.
 
RuffRuff said:
Second round this year is going to produce some long term NBA players - it's loaded with guys that can play.

Hard not to take DP one, just so smooth. I have a hard time thinking Boozer goes in front of AJD though.
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I was thinking the same looking at this mock draft. If someone picking #2 takes Boozer over Dybantsa I think they're going to be kicking themselves a couple years down the road. Or out of a job.
 
HooperScooper said:
I was thinking the same looking at this mock draft. If someone picking #2 takes Boozer over Dybantsa I think they're going to be kicking themselves a couple years down the road. Or out of a job.
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AJD's NBA profile translates better. Boozer isn't going to be able to bully guys around the rim in the NBA. He is a ridiculous college player though. Better season than Flagg?
 
navery12 said:


Mullins 8
Karaban 36
Reed 59
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Mullins to Dallas
AK to San Antonio (how incredible would it be to be able to see AK and Steph together again!)
Reed to Detroit
 
RuffRuff said:
AJD's NBA profile translates better. Boozer isn't going to be able to bully guys around the rim in the NBA. He is a ridiculous college player though. Better season than Flagg?
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They are more reliant on him than they were on Flagg, but he's still not nearly as good a player.
 
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Mullins is 10
Alex at 33
Reed at 57

Wagler somehow mocking at 32 is crazy.

Interesting quote here on Mullins from an assistant. Don't know if it's ours or an opponent.

Assistant coach on Braylon Mullins: "I can't get too stoked on Mullins, but he is a solid scoring guard, not a combo, maybe a swingman. He looks like a good defender, though I haven't seen enough yet."

www.hoopshype.com

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HW611 said:
Mullins is 10
Alex at 33
Reed at 57

Wagler somehow mocking at 32 is crazy.

Interesting quote here on Mullins from an assistant. Don't know if it's ours or an opponent.

Assistant coach on Braylon Mullins: "I can't get too stoked on Mullins, but he is a solid scoring guard, not a combo, maybe a swingman. He looks like a good defender, though I haven't seen enough yet."

www.hoopshype.com

Aggregate 2026 NBA Mock Draft 3.0: A special class comes into focus

HoopsHype’s third Aggregate 2026 Mock Draft highlights a potentially historic top five featuring Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, and Cam Boozer. As conference play heats up, we analyze a guard-heavy class and the impact of NIL on late-round decisions.
www.hoopshype.com www.hoopshype.com
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This mock isn't great. Wagler at 32 says it all.

As for Mullins - I'm gonna be curious as to where he goes. He's now gonna miss likely two more games, has shown flashes, but definitely not a complete game. Meanwhile there are kids out there right now doing some really impressive stuff.
 
RuffRuff said:
This mock isn't great. Wagler at 32 says it all.

As for Mullins - I'm gonna be curious as to where he goes. He's now gonna miss likely two more games, has shown flashes, but definitely not a complete game. Meanwhile there are kids out there right now doing some really impressive stuff.
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The mocks have consistently put him in the top 10 recently.

But I just checked and there was a mock from March 5th that had Liam at 12, too. (Bleacherreport/Wasserman).
 
HW611 said:
The mocks have consistently put him in the top 10 recently.

But I just checked and there was a mock from March 5th that had Liam at 12, too. (Bleacherreport/Wasserman).
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Totally on Mullins. I'm just curious to where he does land. He's been in that 10 range in almost all mocks.

Ament is 6 on there. I don't think he goes that high. It felt like an old mock.
 
HW611 said:
Mullins is 10
Alex at 33
Reed at 57

Wagler somehow mocking at 32 is crazy.

Interesting quote here on Mullins from an assistant. Don't know if it's ours or an opponent.

Assistant coach on Braylon Mullins: "I can't get too stoked on Mullins, but he is a solid scoring guard, not a combo, maybe a swingman. He looks like a good defender, though I haven't seen enough yet."

www.hoopshype.com

Aggregate 2026 NBA Mock Draft 3.0: A special class comes into focus

HoopsHype’s third Aggregate 2026 Mock Draft highlights a potentially historic top five featuring Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, and Cam Boozer. As conference play heats up, we analyze a guard-heavy class and the impact of NIL on late-round decisions.
www.hoopshype.com www.hoopshype.com
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Wagler is going higher than that.
 
RuffRuff said:
Totally on Mullins. I'm just curious to where he does land. He's been in that 10 range in almost all mocks.

Ament is 6 on there. I don't think he goes that high. It felt like an old mock.
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Came out on Friday. Ament has been hot recently. He has a 7’ frame so teams are going to be looking for a reason to take him high if he can actually produce. And he has been doing that as of late.
 
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