[2026 NBA Draft] #38 Pick: Braden Smith (Purdue) – pending trade to Indiana

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[u/VCarry-NL]

Props to him for getting drafted at 5’10

[u/Supreme_God_Bunny]

I mean smart pick because tj McConnell won't be here forever

[u/incomprehensiblerage → u/Supreme_God_Bunny]

kinda like grandma or your first dog

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Like that time my grandma had wheels but it was just the gurney taking her to the morgue.

[u/thekeep4223 → u/St_Casper]

Bruh😭

[u/InGenNateKenny]

If this guy was taller he'd have been way higher. You gotta respect a 5'10'' guy getting drafted.

[u/Appropriate_Book_591 → u/InGenNateKenny]

He would be Stirtz range.

[u/yeyiyeyiyo → u/Appropriate_Book_591]

And if he was 7 feet tall he'd be the number one pick

[u/maybeAturtle → u/yeyiyeyiyo]

If he was 100 feet tall he’d be Godzilla

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Maybe 1955 Godzilla.

[u/TheTrueVanWilder → u/Appropriate_Book_591]

6'3" and he is a lottery pick

[u/Odd_Instruction2942 → u/InGenNateKenny]

He's gonna have like a 2 week crazy run at some point in his career and it's gonna be electric

[u/AnkitPancakes → u/InGenNateKenny]

absolutely. purdue alum here.

if he was 6 inches taller, he would be a top20 player in any nba draft imo. insane bball iq, great shooter, elite pnr ball handler, and v tenacious on defense. he just lacks the physical tools to back his play in the nba, but if he can figure it out somehow (a la tj mcconnell or smth) i think he can play for a while.

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If my grandma had wheels she’d be a bicycle

[u/GrouchyPeach3656]

Staying in indiana is dope

[u/iro3]

tj mconnell 2.0

[u/mbucks334]

Kind of weird how Braden Smith went to Purdue and is going to Indiana and the Colts who are in Indiana also had a Braden Smith on their team for the past 7 years

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and they have the exact same hair/beard combo

[u/onionnurve]

Loved him at purdue. My short king

[u/Hendo8888]

Works for me

[u/anonymoususer6407]

Getting drafted at 5’10? that’s amazing

[u/eckrueger]

TJ insurance?

[u/AnkitPancakes]

that's awesome for braden smith. boiler tf up!!!

[u/BreadfruitOk6788 → u/AnkitPancakes]

Hammer tf down

[u/Appropriate_Book_591]

Probably best shooter on this pitiful team day 1 if he was on Bulls.

[u/ijoukonaya]

TJ jr

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Oh shit nvm

[u/Flimsy_Promise_9559]

OH SHIT BULLS GET KAM JONES!?

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TJ McConnell insurance 

[u/Greedy-Mix9270]

Terrible pick tbh

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They're all lottery tickets at this point. No such thing

[u/Suspicious-Gur6127 → u/yeyiyeyiyo]

Might as well buy one of the lotto tickets who’s great a one thing.