The Keaton Wagler HYPE TRAIN is Rolling | 2026 NBA Draft Mavs Big Board
Is the next building block for the Dallas Mavericks playing in the Final Four this weekend? Can the Mavs find the perfect prospect to pair with Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving in the upcoming NBA Draft? This episode breaks down the NBA Draft Final Four matchups, Dallas Mavericks draft strategy, and how Keaton Wagler and other top prospects could fit with the Mavs roster.
Isaac Harris analyzes the Mavs’ potential draft picks and discusses how players like Keaton Wagler could complement Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving in Dallas. The show ranks the host’s personal top 10 NBA Draft prospects for the Dallas Mavericks, including names like AJ Dybantsa, Caleb Wilson, Peterson, Boozer, Brayden Burries, Acuff, Mikel Brown, Kingston Flemings, and Labaron Philon. Teams and other prospects mentioned include Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, Duke, UConn, Iowa, Oklahoma City, and more, with a tanking update and thoughts on the NBA lottery strategy.
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39 Comments
We won't be in the top 5 unfortunately
If we somehow fall to 8 I’m going to have a hall of fame crash out
We need to win no more games this season
Wagler or Peterson are the best fits with Coop long term. Also like Yaxel as a better fit with this Mavs team compared to Boozer.
I would take Caleb over Peterson & Boozer also. Lendeborg is a steal at 30. So we do agree on a tiny bit..😂
Yaxel Lendeborg
Wilson over Peterson for the mavs nah man. Peterson has gotta be 2.
After Peterson, Wagler is a near perfect. Especially in the years Kyrie has left. The hope would be he will continue to develop as a primary handler in that time because while he’s decent right now he’s the secondary playmaker on an nba team. If Flagg continues down the point forward role then he could be fine in that role but I’d rather Flagg be playing off ball as well since he’d be a menace in that role
Wagler is cool but he’s not a killer Acuff is the guy
HARRIS JUST STOP DUDE !! Please i watch you guys every day. How can you say this shit? Every day its ACUFF IS MY GUY LOL😂😂😂 Seriously Harris ? Your so full of it..😮 Ask your viewers Harris dont believe me..😂😂😂
My main issue with Wagler is he's a poor defender. Peterson, Burries, and Mullins are all better defenders, Acuff is the only lottery guard I would confidently say is worse (case for Mikel Brown too). He's also more of a 2 than a point guard though that's not a dealbreaker for me. He is a very young prospect though which is a plus
I would take karchenkov from Arizona in the 2 nd round
Based off fit, and Ceiling to floor between the top 4 and fitting with Dallas. I have
1. Brown- about the same size as wagler but bigger body more athletic can shoot can relocate. The only thing we have to worry about is what's going on with the back
2. Acuff he has the biggest boom bust potential out of all of them but if he booms you have a guy for the next 15 years to go with your other guy for the next 15 years.
3. Wagler- yes he's tall and yes he has some skills but I worry about him at this next level being able to get space without any kind of size a majority of the guys that do get space they get it because they at least have girth or build or understanding of how to use that. Now maybe he could become SGA, or Booker, but when I watch I just don't see it.
4. Flemmings- the toughest one to evaluate is this guy. He doesn't have the shooting ability of the others. However he's also a better defender than the other three and he's probably the best athlete as far as can get downhill however we need guys that create more space for flag not less.
Labaron Phillon should be the guy. Scoring and defense with ❤
If Brown's back is okay I think he might be 5 or 6
Adam silver, you still owe us a top 3 pick🤞41 days
Philon would be great in Dallas I feel
Don’t get me wrong I want as high a pick as possible but I would be happy with anyone in top 7 in this draft
Outside of Peterson and dybantsa, I think Wagler is the best fit
There are only 3 players I know for certain that are going to be great, AJ, Boozer and Wilson. All the other guys have great upside and I think all of them could be good fit. I would go Wagler, Acuff, Burries, Brown, Philon and Flemings.
There is no one in this draft who looks like a world beater to me. Boozer will probably be the most consistent and will have a 15-20-year career. The rest could go either way. AJ Peterson load-manaaged himself in high school and college. That is insane. Either he is injured or is just about the money and doesn't care about winning, or else he just has absolutely terrible advisors. Let's put it this way, I was way more excited for the Luka draft than I was this one.
Id trade some contracts and our pick for luka doncic
March madness has made people forget about Mikel brown who’s the real pg1. I’d still take him 6th if his back is okay but I wouldn’t mind Wagler although I think he’s a sg at the next level and needs to fill in his frame.
u half to be top 5 to even get him
Acuff or bust. This team needs knockdown shooting and game facilitation. Acuff gives you that at an elite level. People get weird about it because of Kyrie…but what do Kyrie and Acuff do the same besides scoring numbers? Nothing. Acuff will actually get you more than 4 assists a game and still put up probably 25 per night. People forget that Kyrie is a 2 guard masquerading as a 1.
You got to get through San Antonio Spurs Wemby how you going to do that… you got to have a big man
Im thinking Burries is best guard after top 2.
You like Wagler more because you haven’t done enough background on Burries.
Burries is ready to go YEAR ONE.
Wagler is a little bit of a project.
I’m sure we’ll all be excited about Acuff, Wagler, Brown (cleared back health), Philon, or Flemings
Brown is clearly below this group RIGHT NOW.
Burries is slightly ahead of Acuff.
Flemings numbers were great and his defense is legit. Remember he’s only 19.
I’d be happy with any of these guys.
They are all starters and playoff rotation guys.
Krivas or arenas at 30
I got Wagler ahead of Boozer Wagler a better fit for Mavericks especially the 3 point shooting and able to gaurd more positions
Personally I don’t want Acuff, bros defense is baaaadddd. While watching him he looked like Jaden Hardy on defense, he was always trailing his player. Then come to find out, he’s from Detroit like Hardy so everything clicked lol.
I must say, Wagler has more to his game than I thought. He looked a lot like a Penny hardaway or Haliburton in those S16 and E8 games
my top 10 for mavs:
1. Dybantsa
2. Peterson
3. Boozer
4. Wilson
5. Burries
6. Wagler
7. Acuff
8. Flemings
9. Brown
10. Philon
My top ten:
1. Dybantsa
2. Peterson
3. Boozer
4. Acuff
5. Wagler
6. Brown
7. Fleming
8. Wilson
9. Philon
10. Burries
I do not know why but I knew Flagg was going to be a Mav, do not why and he was.
If we get Wagler, we can have the 3 fuzzy heads; Lively, Bagley & Wagler.
Jersey sponsor could be head and shoulders!
Ivan kharchenkov at 30 if he declares for the draft. Poa defender of the future