NBA DRAFT ANSWERS: Mavs TRADING UP For Darius Acuff? Flemings vs Burries? Aday Mara To The Thunder?

NBA Draft guru Derek Parker joins the Jimmy C Hoops channel to talk all things 2026 NBA Draft! The Dallas Mavericks have the 9th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, but could they trade up for Darius Acuff Jr. out of Arkansas? What if the Mavericks look to draft Nate Ament out of Tennessee? A new NBA Mock Draft has Karim Lopez going to the Mavericks with the 9th pick, but is that too high? If Dallas chooses between Brayden Burries and Kingston Flemings, who should they choose? The Oklahoma City Thunder have the 12th and 17th picks in the 2026 NBA Draft. Will they use both of those picks, trade up, or trade down? Should the OKC Thunder draft Aday Mara, Yaxel Lendeborg, or Morez Johnson Jr. out of Michigan? Would the OKC Thunder look to draft Bennett Stirtz out of Iowa or Dailyn Swain from Texas? Prospects discussed on today's show: Brayden Burries Kingston Flemings Aday Mara Yaxel Lendeborg Dailyn Swain Bennett Stirtz Darius Acuff Nate Ament Keaton Wagler Mikel Brown Jr. Karim Lopez Izaiyah Nelson Tobi Lawal Ogenna Onyenso Jack Kayil Richie Saunders Business inquiries: [email protected] Follow Jimmy on X: https://www.x.com/jimmy_c_hoops Follow All Things Mavs on X: https://www.x.com/all_things_mavs Follow Jimmy on IG:   / space_jim_jam   Follow All Things Mavs on IG:   / jimmy_c_hoops   Follow All Things OKC on X: https://www.x.com/all_things_OKC Follow All Things NBA on X: https://www.x.com/all_thingsNBA #NBA #DallasMavs #Mavericks