Ryan_BBStats

University of Tennessee | Philly | Basketball Analytics | Co-Host of @TheCouncilNBA Podcast | NBA

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

My FINAL 2026 #NBADraft Top 30 Big Board!
Truly a ridiculous amount of talent in this class and I'm super excited to see how Tuesday and Wednesday play out

Drop thoughts, comments, questions, etc. below!

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

My favorite picks of the first round:
1. Labaron Philon -> 76ers
2. Cameron Carr -> Lakers
3. Ebuka Okorie -> Pistons
4. Hannes Steinbach -> Hornets
5. Dailyn Swain -> Bulls

Pumped for the 2nd round of the #NBADraft tonight!

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

MY GUY! Absolutely love this for the Sixers. Can get to the rim, finish at the rim, create his own shot, and can get a bucket at any time.

[Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer]

Philadelphia will add Labaron Philon at No. 22, sources say.

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

My FINAL "What Would I Do" Mock Draft -- with the updated picks after last nights trades

Drop thoughts, comments, questions below. Super excited for tonight! #NBADraft

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

24 hours out from the #NBADraft.. anyone have any predictions??

Who’s gonna reach?
Who’s gonna get a steal?
Who do you want your favorite team to land?

Should be an exciting night!!!

[Josh @JTagHoops]

My official 2026 #NBADraft Top 30 Big Board! (via @draftballr)

Incredibly difficult class to rank. Unbelievable amount of young talent about to enter the league. Super excited to see where these guys land and begin their careers

Give me your thoughts!!!

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

@JTagHoops @draftballr Good list!

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

HONORABLE MENTIONS (aka my top 2nd round talents):
- Tarris Reed Jr.
- Alex Karaban
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie
- Bruce Thornton
- Rafael Castro
- Sergio de Larrea

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

My FINAL 2026 #NBADraft Top 30 Big Board!
Truly a ridiculous amount of talent in this class and I'm super excited to see how Tuesday and Wednesday play out

Drop thoughts, comments, questions, etc. below!

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

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[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

Excited to launch The Council Podcast with @JTagHoops! Our first episode is a predictive mock where we give our thoughts on each pick and talk about different scenarios leading up to Tuesday’s draft! Video in thread⬇️🧵

[Ethan Minton @ETrainSports]

Six reasons why Keaton Wagler should be *Top 6* on your NBA Draft board:

— He’s a true floor general with the highest basketball IQ of all the guards in his class
— He plays an incredibly well-timed brand of basketball, consistently getting to his spots
— He’s a 40% three point shooter
— He’s in the 95th percentile of fouls drawn
— On defense, he knows what his opponents are planning before they do, it’s a matter of learning to use his frame to capitalize off this
— His gifts are reminiscent of Tyrese Haliburton mixed with Austin Reaves

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

@tobias_bass @EDemirNBA @nbadraftpoint @NBADraftMikeyV @CoreyTulaba @DraftJunkyJames @jamontheboards @MotorCityHoops @n8buss @Barlowe500 @DraftDeeper - Brayden Burries
- Morez Johnson Jr.
- Dailyn Swain
- Allen Graves
- Henri Veesaar
- Jakobi Gillespie

Higher on: Philon
Lower on: Aday Mara

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

@JTagHoops Wouldn’t hate it, wouldn’t love it. I like the motor and athleticism at his size paired with his intersection of feel + interior presence but the shot is worrying. I do think he’s a great fit but the Sixers lost largely bc of shooting and this doesn’t help

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

Few thoughts here..
- Morez Johnson should be a lottery 🔒
- Which of these bigs will be a 2nd round steal?
- DP is the best 2 way player in the draft
- Is Joshua Jefferson getting underrated by the consensus?

Great work as always by @bjpf_

[Ben Pfeifer @bjpf_]

i rated every prospect in my 2026 draft top 100 on a scale of 1-100 relative to NBA players to provide a crude overview of a player's profile.

here are my top-20 defenders in the class by this rating, which averages scores in athl/feel/on-ball/off-ball/rebounding/motor:

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

@desm0ndbane Absolutely love Stirtz to Raptors

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

@ojury_007 As a Philon believer I’d hate if he fell to the 20s haha. Can def see it tho

Completely agree with Caleb Wilson too

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

#NBADraft twitter.. curious on thoughts re: these questions?

- Prosp. that'll get drafted lower than where consensus has them?
- Prosp. that'll get drafted higher than where consensus has them?
- Prosp. w biggest gap b/w floor + ceiling?
- Best prosp./team fit outside lottery?

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

@PAKA_FLOCKA Feels like consensus has Stirtz around late teens early 20s, where do you have him going?

Love Tarris to the Lakers

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

@JTagHoops Can definitely see a Graves fall if teams get enamored with the guards over him. Agree 100% on Cenac too

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

My answers for each:
- Yaxel Lendeborg
- Karim Lopez
- Cameron Carr
- Christian Anderson | Pistons

[Ryan_BBStats @RyanMurph28]

#NBADraft twitter.. curious on thoughts re: these questions?

- Prosp. that'll get drafted lower than where consensus has them?
- Prosp. that'll get drafted higher than where consensus has them?
- Prosp. w biggest gap b/w floor + ceiling?
- Best prosp./team fit outside lottery?