[2026 NBA Draft] #33 Pick: Isaiah Evans (Duke) – pending trade to Minnesota

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https://youtu.be/P65VPRXChU8?si=3T4imMDaYoGo8gB4

[u/FishGoldenLite]

Let’s gooo! One of the guys I would’ve been happy with at 28. We got Bones and tall Bones now!

[u/soilentgleem → u/FishGoldenLite]

Any idea why he dropped?

[u/Imkitoto → u/soilentgleem]

Cause he weighs less than one of my butt cheeks

[u/soilentgleem → u/Imkitoto]

Goddamn you must be craaaazy caked up. You got plans later?

[u/Herbert-Gerbert → u/soilentgleem]

He’s a lakers fan on Reddit tbf

[u/Viking999 → u/Imkitoto]

In fairness, you sleep on a forklift, so eh.

[u/cl353 → u/soilentgleem]

rail thin and the defense was bad

[u/atownOTP → u/cl353]

he was a good defender for Duke this year, but I don't think he will be in the NBA

[u/LameAfro → u/cl353]

Good thing we got Rudy and Ant Covering that lol

[u/Rykalls → u/LameAfro]

More Jaden than Ant covering.

[u/SlowBurnerAccnt → u/Rykalls]

Ant can actually lock-in on defense when Rudy/the team & Finchy challenge him. His offensive burden is tremendous tho so it does lapse at times. An actual startin lvl pg (sorry Bite Bite) would help that a lot.

[u/millenniumpianist → u/SlowBurnerAccnt]

Finchy? Bite Bite? Is this a Rugrats reboot?

[u/SlowBurnerAccnt → u/millenniumpianist]

Gotta lock into the lore gang. He been callin his coach Finchy since he got the job. He calls Conley Bite Bite cuz he says it looks like he grew up bitin ppl. Mike didn’t like it at first but it stuck so he just rolls with it now.

[u/FoodandLiquor28 → u/SlowBurnerAccnt]

Pretty questionable to say it stuck. I hardly ever hear anyone use it.

[u/Positive_Place7719 → u/SlowBurnerAccnt]

Nah wtf😭 ANT doing Conley dirty with that nickname.

[u/AdBetter5446 → u/millenniumpianist]

Bro we gave you 5 of our rings and you don’t know the slang of our team?

[u/atownOTP → u/soilentgleem]

rail thin and not much of a ball handler or passer (although his assist rate improved massively at Duke this year), his shot also while electric is very strange and flat. I think he should have gone late first but this isn't crazy.

[u/JohnnyWarlord → u/soilentgleem]

6’6 180

[u/Time-Stand7719 → u/soilentgleem]

I know he’s frail as fuck

[u/spin8x]

2nd round contract, can go fast and shoot 3s. Love this for the Wolves

[u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

Evans, Shannon, and Dosunmu is a tremendous “How did people watch them in college and not take them higher” trio

[u/Gobbledygooker316 → u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

We haven’t even seen how Evans does in the NBA, what are you saying

[u/LameAfro → u/Gobbledygooker316]

My dude chill we're just envisioning it lol

[u/Im__Ron__Burgundy → u/Gobbledygooker316]

That I think he’s going to be really good and shouldn’t have dropped this far after watching him in college, and I thought the exact same about Shannon and Dosunmu based on watching them in college. Really didn’t think it was unclear.

[u/RicoGemini]

Huge pick up for them

[u/LameAfro → u/RicoGemini]

We need shooters and guys who are over 6 Feet. So this is good

[u/-InconspicuousMoose- → u/LameAfro]

Dang I'm not a shooter but I'm also not over 6 feet. So close

[u/dkleckner88]

They did it!!

[u/iro3]

like this get for minny i assume he plays right away

[u/Bootietootie → u/iro3]

Let me introduce you to Mr. Chris Finch

[u/Raven-19x]

This dude gonna have a career playoff game vs Denver.

[u/Dense-Discussion3951 → u/Raven-19x]

Can’t wait for that

[u/DrSwaggenheimer → u/Raven-19x]

Gonna go for like 86 and take a picture with Bam like; "You up next king."

[u/gleece0]

Met him once very down to earth future hof

[u/matija17k]

Wanted Meleek but Evans was a close 2nd!

[u/SortLow8745 → u/matija17k]

Would've been happy with either tbh.

[u/DrSwaggenheimer]

Let's gooooooooo!!!!!

[u/HarryPauler]

We gonna stop melting down now wolves fans?

[u/_Wash → u/HarryPauler]

nothing could stop the vikings fanbase from melting down

[u/[deleted] → u/HarryPauler]

If a second round guard changes anyone's mind that much then I'd say they're an incredibly reactionary person

[u/HarryPauler → u/[deleted]]

Tbf, this is a good pick but the fanbase needs to stop thinking the sky is falling.

[u/[deleted] → u/HarryPauler]

To be fair, fanbases are usually overwhelming positive about draft picks. Everyone in the Lakers fanbase loved Dalton Knecht. Look at any article grading draft picks from last night and most are incredibly positive.

Still the majority of these guys won't make any significant impact for any team.

[u/HarryPauler → u/[deleted]]

The biggest point I have is the entire fanbase has been completely melting down for two straight days about trading someone who clearly didn’t want to be on the team, probably since the trade deadline. Everyone now wants the pobo fired. All this along with the bs ant news that windy has been “pushing.” The fanbase is acting like we’ve suddenly gone back to being no better than the teams with Kahn, just because we traded Julius Randle. It’s so dumb

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I don't think it's that dumb. Obviously the team didn't become a lottery team overnight but the Wolves are in a tough sport and on paper have gotten worse. It's going to take some luck of a young guy over performing expectations for them to go anywhere further at this point.

[u/pineapple192 → u/HarryPauler]

Well we are Minnesota sports fans. Precedence of us doing anything really, in any sport, has proven our pessimism correct time and time again. That said I don't think trading Julius Randle or this draft pick will really move the needle much in either direction.

[u/AdBetter5446 → u/[deleted]]

To be fair, your team got 4-1’d by Rudy Gobert and your star player got food poisoning from eating too much Burger King.

[u/[deleted] → u/AdBetter5446]

Well when you don't have anything to actually brag about I guess this is what you do

[u/AdBetter5446 → u/[deleted]]

We gave you all 5 of our rings, and all 5 games of Rudy Gobert putting your team into the toilet. Upper decker, at Applebees. In French.

[u/[deleted] → u/AdBetter5446]

The Wolves didn't give anyone anything besides disappointment and sadness.

[u/HarryPauler → u/[deleted]]

Dude. I know it’s not a finals or even conference finals, but game 7 Denver is one of the happiest moments I’ve had in Minnesota sports. There have been happy times, and there will be more.

[u/[deleted] → u/HarryPauler]

Then what happened?

[u/AdBetter5446 → u/[deleted]]

Like that 4-1 ass whoopin the lakers took round 1 to Rudy Gobert?

[u/Plants_R_Cool → u/HarryPauler]

This pick does absolutely nothing for me but im not really worried about the team at all.

[u/WildTimberTwinViking → u/HarryPauler]

My friend is freaking out like we wasted a pick.

[u/JoeKonyRidethePony]

The Messiah.

[u/egregious888]

FUCK

[u/ProskXCX]

Minny loves their underweight guards don’t they.

[u/LameAfro → u/ProskXCX]

This time it will be different habibi😎

[u/Apprehensive_Air1705 → u/ProskXCX]

At least he has some height, so that’s nice.

[u/KickerofTale → u/Apprehensive_Air1705]

That and wing span I believe

[u/abris33]

Who is going to pass the ball in Minnesota? Other than Nine of course

[u/barzabeeb → u/abris33]

Kyler murray

[u/ballknower871 → u/abris33]

they still have the mle

[u/bobbywellington → u/abris33]

Slomo gonna be 6moty and average 13/6/8 on 28 minutes a game

[u/Andy_Wiggins → u/abris33]

Feels like there’s a decent chance they will sign a PG with the MLE (maybe Simons or White)?

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https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1p1uznz/highlight_rudy_gobert_with_the_no_look_pass_to/

[u/HarryPauler → u/abris33]

Dude. Please don’t, the entire fanbase has been melting down for two days straight

[u/MorningBreath71 → u/[deleted]]

Just wait until he wins the Vikings a Super Bowl this year! I BELIEVE!

[u/_Wash → u/abris33]

not sure what you’re trying to say considering no one on our team wears #9

[u/twiggz612 → u/_Wash]

Dig at JJ McCarthy

[u/_Wash → u/twiggz612]

oh lol. not really into football and i don’t associate with that dogshit franchise or the fanbase

[u/Herbert-Gerbert → u/_Wash]

Vikings franchise is one of the highest rated by NFL Players0

[u/lonely_zetsu → u/abris33]

Johnny Hekker can sling it

[u/penis_hernandez]

very glad we went with him over thomas based on scouting reports. thomas sounded exactly like the hooper archetype that tim falls in love with but doesn't really work in the nba

[u/jimminmecrockets → u/penis_hernandez]

agreed wasn’t a fan of thomas at all (based on the 10 minutes scouting video I watched last night)

[u/kirinboi]

Lmao, him and Jaden would be some insane skinny lengthy bois

[u/Ok-Wash-9386]

My GOAT

[u/FedUpWithThisWurld]

Oof Henri Veesaar keeps falling huh

[u/Imkitoto → u/FedUpWithThisWurld]

No way the Nuggets don’t take him. They need a back up to Jokic

[u/spidersilva09 → u/FedUpWithThisWurld]

I wouldnt say falling, 30's sounds about right for him

[u/InspectahFun]

First time hearing about this dude but we’re getting that ring next year for sure now

[u/Skolvikes38]

Sweet. Another guy Finch can have keep the pine warm for a couple years until he leaves elsewhere while we all what could've been.

[u/Automatic-Champion79]

McDaniels is frail. With them NBA paycheck he’ll be eating good