{"id":716912,"date":"2026-06-21T06:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T06:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/716912\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T06:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T06:44:12","slug":"new-2026-nba-mock-draft-with-blockbuster-kyrie-irving-trade-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/716912\/","title":{"rendered":"New 2026 NBA Mock Draft with Blockbuster Kyrie Irving Trade Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Unless the Grizzlies view this class differently than most, this pick should be a simple process. Consensus opinion holds that there are three prospects in this draft ranked above the rest, so Memphis can simply catch whoever falls to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">That seems most likely to be Boozer, who already feels like a tailored fit for this team. The Grizzlies have historically placed high priorities on smarts and skills, and he might offer the best blend of both in this draft\u2014as an 18-year-old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">He could have a little trouble finding his defensive niche at this level, but the worries kind of start and stop there. The excitement, on the other hand, covers just about everything else that happens on the court: inside-out scoring, playmaking, creation, rebounding, finishing. He could (or maybe even should) be an offensive superstar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Unless the Grizzlies view this class differently than most, this pick should be a simple process. Consensus opinion&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":716913,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[355,99],"class_list":["post-716912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=716912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/716913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=716912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=716912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=716912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}