11. Toronto Raptors - Sergio De Larrea
Valencia - 6'6" - Guard
De Larrea is the best player available on my board here. And I like the fit - he's not the best defender but Toronto just drafted an elite defender in the 2025 draft with PF/C Collin Murray-Boyles.
The Raptors have a bunch of talented scorers with Murray-Boyles Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes, etc. This pick gives them a guard who is very good at running an offense, facilitating, finding the open man and distributing the basketball to the scorers on his team. Also, some of the guys on this team like Murray-Boyles, Jakob Poeltl and Barnes have shooting limitations so I think anyone they take here has to be a good shooter - De Larrea checks that box as well.
It's unclear whether Immanuel Quickley will stay in Toronto long term but I like the way De Larrea could fit alongside the other pieces they have in place.
12. Memphis Grizzlies - Brayden Burries
Arizona - 6'4" - Guard
I like this fit. If I think about an ideal fit in the back court next to Ja Morant, it's someone who has respectable positional size (since Morant is only about 6'2" and skinny), it's someone who can shoot (since Morant isn't a great shooter) and it's someone who can defend (since Morant isn't a great defender).
Burries checks all of those boxes. He's got sufficient positional size at 6'4" (from his film he looks like he may end up measuring closer to 6'5" at the draft combine). He's built strong, plays tough and has good athleticism so he plays bigger than his listed height.
Burries is a good (but not an elite) shooter and a good (but not an elite defender) so he checks those boxes as well.
Losing Desmond Bane hurts. He was pretty much the perfect back court mate for Morant. Burries could end up being a good Bane replacement.
Burries is also a guy who can play either guard position. So long term of they end up moving Morant, it's possible that Burries could maybe even slide over to the point and be the team's primary point guard. He's also the best player available on my board here.
13. Indiana Pacers - Flory Bidunga
Kansas - 6'9" - Center
Alright, this pick might seem surprising - to take Bidinga this high. But let me explain. At this point in the draft it gets wide open. There's a lot of different guys you could take here and say they are possibly the best player available. These next 10 or so picks, it really comes down to team fit - as well as personal preference if you are higher on one player over another.
Bottom line, Indiana needs a center. They lost Myles Turner and are pretty limited at that position moving forward. Pascal Siakam can play some small ball center but it's not ideal for him to play the five full-time. And he's also no spring chicken at age 30.
You need someone younger at that position you can develop - to go along with the other guys in the young core like Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith and Bennedict Mathurin. Notice all of those guys are guards and wings.
A young big man is necessary. And with all of the guys they have who can handle the basketball an score (Haliburton, Nembhard, Siakam, etc.) I like the idea of adding a big who doesn't need the ball in his hands to be effective. So you need either a big who's a really good off ball shooter or a big who's a really good lob catcher / screener typer. There isn't really a big available at this point in the draft who's a good shooter. Bidunga definitely fits that second archetype, though.
Bidunga gives them a young big who can catch lobs, set screens, rebound and block shots. Plus, Indiana likes to play fast and Bidunga is a big who can run the floor well and play an up tempo style of play. He often beats opposing bigs down the floor.
14. San Antonio Spurs - Thomas Haugh
Florida - 6'9" - Forward
Second year in a row the Spurs get the 14th pick (yes, I know it's very early in the draft cycle so this might not end up being the real draft order). In 2025 they took Carter Bryant with that pick.
This time around, the Spurs could go in a few different directions. They have talent and depth at pretty much every position. I think you pretty much take best player available here. But you also take a guy who fits what the Spurs culture is like. That is team oriented players who play 0.5 basketball, who are unselfish, are willing to fit into whatever role the team needs from them, and are willing to play defense. Spurs culture is about winning, rather than personal glory.
One guy who I think fits that is Haugh. Haugh played an instrumental role in Florida winnng the 2025 NCAA championship. He did the dirty work. He hustled. He moved the ball quickly, he defended, he got rebounds. He hit some clutch shots.
If Haugh reaches his ceiling, he could be somewhat similar to the type of player Robert Horry was - I'm sure Spurs fans remember him fondly. Bryant's ceiling could be similar to that type of player as well. But I'm not too worried about the overlap there since again, this Spurs team has talent/depth at every position so pretty much anyone you draft here would result in overlap somewhere.
15. Milwaukee Bucks - Labaron Philon
Alabama - 6'3" - PG
Pretty easy here. Philon is the best player available on my board. And the Bucks really need a point guard. They traded Jrue Holiday for Damian Lillard. But now Lillard is gone and all they have at that position is Kevin Porter Jr. and Cole Anthony. Both of them are more of a shooting guard - especially Anthony. Neither of those guys are sure fire starters for a good NBA team and neither are certain to be long term pieces in Milwaukee.
Philon gives them a guy who (if he hits his ceiling) could give them a lot of the things that Holiday did. That's the vision. You develop Philon and try to make him into a Jrue Holiday type of guy. Philon's usage % was a bit low last season for a point guard, but that's okay - you have Giannis Antetokounmpo (for now) who has a ton of usage so you don't need a point guard who has the ball in his hands so much. Philon can give them a lower usage point guard who can run the offense, find the open man, hit open threes, drive the ball to the basket and play tough, gritty, team oriented basketball which is how they played when they won the 2021 NBA title.