May 22, 2026 · 1 hr 41 min · 12 segments
Lucas Kaplan (@LucasKaplan) of Nets Daily discusses OKC-San Antonio Game 2 and how Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's problem solving led them to a win. Then, we discuss the Brooklyn Nets and yet another…
Lucas KaplanGuestI wanna talk about how and when the 2026 draft opens up once you get outside of the top four.
Welcome to Chuckling Darts, a podcast of informed, rigorous, reckless, harmless, speculative, and fun predictions about the game we love.
241 was with an old friend of mine, a diehard Wizards fan named Ross, where we talked about the Wizards' good fortune and their dilemma at picking at number one.
But I did a bonus episode in between 'cause I had to, you know, just get my thoughts out after watching game one of San Antonio, Oklahoma City, 'cause that, a game that good comes around once every five years if you're lucky.
So, uh, check that out if you want a recap about that and about which prospects in the 2026 draft I thought were helped by that game as it clarifies what it takes to play at the highest level in the NBA.
Uh, today, a related episode as we talk about not the tippy top of the 2026 draft, but the middle of the top 10, where stars are lying in wait if you know where to look, and it's through the lens of the team with the number six pick, a team that probably felt heartbroken on lotto night.
Uh, but a team who's used to making draft picks, 'cause they made five first-rounders last year, the Brooklyn Nets.
And to help me do it, uh, is a writer for Nets Daily who talked about those five first-round picks with me back in the preseason in the fall.
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I wanna talk about how and when the 2026 draft opens up once you get outside of the top four.
Welcome to Chuckling Darts, a podcast of informed, rigorous, reckless, harmless, speculative, and fun predictions about the game we love.
241 was with an old friend of mine, a diehard Wizards fan named Ross, where we talked about the Wizards' good fortune and their dilemma at picking at number one.
But I did a bonus episode in between 'cause I had to, you know, just get my thoughts out after watching game one of San Antonio, Oklahoma City, 'cause that, a game that good comes around once every five years if you're lucky.
So, uh, check that out if you want a recap about that and about which prospects in the 2026 draft I thought were helped by that game as it clarifies what it takes to play at the highest level in the NBA.
Uh, today, a related episode as we talk about not the tippy top of the 2026 draft, but the middle of the top 10, where stars are lying in wait if you know where to look, and it's through the lens of the team with the number six pick, a team that probably felt heartbroken on lotto night.
Uh, but a team who's used to making draft picks, 'cause they made five first-rounders last year, the Brooklyn Nets.
And to help me do it, uh, is a writer for Nets Daily who talked about those five first-round picks with me back in the preseason in the fall.