Mock draft 2026

[SacTownKid]

In Dukes final game, he got blocked at least 4 times at the rim with about 7 minutes still left in the half. Ignoring flaws doesn't negate them. I'm not saying he won't be a great player because it's impossible to know. But he does have limitations that should be noted.

Boozer has shown the ability to shoot and handle the rock though. And potentially very well. Him developing a hook shot is more likely than someone like Domas who just doesn't seem to have that in his arsenal. Or doesn't use it. The NBA is such a different game on the interior than college because of the 3 second rule. Also, in the NBA if you can face up in a triple threat and draw contact you negate a lot of that. In theory Boozer should have a much easier time in the NBA than college. Defensively? Eh, that's where things get into question territory. Offensively on the interior it shouldn't be anything for him to worry about.

 

[SacTownKid]

Here's my problem with Boozer. I think he is going to be a very good NBA player, not someone who is your best player. He may prove me wrong, but I think he will be at his best if he is the 2nd or 3rd best player on a team. One of the reasons for this he how he responded when his team needed someone to step up to stop a run or make a big play at the end of games. For Duke, that player was consistently Isaiah Evans, not Boozer. Now, he is only 18, but that bothers me.

For BYU, that player was almost always Dybantsa. For NC, it was almost always Caleb Wilson. Just a difference in mentality.

That is true, and that's where Boozer being a true franchise guy is questionable. Talent wise he's somewhere in between a Domas and Cuz, but he's also somewhere in between them in terms of mentality. That could be good or bad depending on what a team expects out of him.

 

[Tetsujin]

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Baller who is like half a foot shorter than he would ideally be. The winner of the inaugural IT Award