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Agree. If there's a team that's willing to pick him in the top 10, he won't be back. But if he doesn't play the rest of this season, it will have been almost a year and a half since he's actually played other than the very few games in limited action for us when he would step on an NBA court. That has to be a question mark for an NBA team. Then again, I care nothing about the NBA, so what do I know?Comment
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I think JQ falls into the high potential category and some team will be willing to take him in the first round, maybe even in the lottery.Comment
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Me being an optimist....the NIL he's getting is enough to keep him here another yearComment
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8. Chicago Bulls
Jayden Quaintance, C, Kentucky
Sophomore
2025-26 stats: 5.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.8 blocks in four games
Quaintance sat out Kentucky's game over the weekend with what was described by coach Mark Pope as knee swelling, a situation NBA teams will hope doesn't turn into a prolonged absence coming off of his ACL surgery last March. Results have been uneven in his four games back, with a strong game against St. John's his only notable showing, in which his physicality and defensive play impressed. Opinions on Quaintance are more mixed than this placement might indicate, as scouts have questions about his offensive limitations as a smaller center who probably won't space the court or warrant focused touches. But the dearth of top-end center prospects in this class and Quaintance's strong defensive potential should keep him in the conversation for teams targeting frontcourt help.
As it stands, Chicago should be thinking about how to address the position long term, with Nikola Vucevic now 35 and in the final year of his contract. Pairing Quaintance, a lob threat and potential defensive floor-raiser, with Josh Giddey could be a viable fit.
As of Jan 13Be not an hypocrite in the sight of men, and take good heed what thou speakest. Exalt not thyself, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon thy soul, and so God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation, because thou camest not in truth to the fear of the Lord, but thy heart is full of deceit.?
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2026 NBA Draft Top 100 Prospects
RANK NAME POSITION SCHOOL AGE HT 1 AJ Dybantsa Wing BYU 19 6-9 2 Darryn Peterson Guard Kansas 19 6-5 3 Cameron Boozer Forward Duke 18 6-9 4 Caleb Wilson Wing North Carolina 19 6-8 5 Kingston Flemings Guard Houston 19 6-4 6 Jayden Quaintance Big Kentucky 19 6-10 7 Koa Peat Forward Arizona 19 6-8 8 Yaxel Lendeborg Forward Michigan 23 6-8.5 9 Hannes Steinbach Big Washington 20 6-9.5 10 Mikel Brown Jr. Guard Louisville 20 6-4
If this remains consistent through end of the season, JQ will not return.
Be not an hypocrite in the sight of men, and take good heed what thou speakest. Exalt not thyself, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon thy soul, and so God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation, because thou camest not in truth to the fear of the Lord, but thy heart is full of deceit.?
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1. Pacers: Darryn Peterson, Kansas
2. Wizards: AJ Dybantsa, BYU
3. Hornets: Cameron Boozer, Duke
4. Hawks: Caleb Wilson, UNC
5. Kings: Kingston Flemings, Houston
6. Nets: Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville
7. Jazz: Hannes Steinbach, Washington
8. Thunder: Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
9. Mavericks: Labaron Philon, Alabama
10. Grizzlies: Jayden Quaintance, Kentucky
JQ returning is wishful thinking at this point. Everything points to him being a mid-Lottery Pick.
Be not an hypocrite in the sight of men, and take good heed what thou speakest. Exalt not thyself, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon thy soul, and so God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation, because thou camest not in truth to the fear of the Lord, but thy heart is full of deceit.?
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20 Hawks (Cavs) Jayden Quaintance C – Kentucky – HT: 6-10 – WT: 230 – WING: 7-4 – So – JQ is an elite defensive talent with great strength, length, versatility and awesome defensive instincts. He’s a very pedestrian offensive player, limited to scoring around the rim, which limits his upside. He’s also been very slow to come back from his ACL injury and is now being held out of basketball activities. His injury history will certainly hinder his draft stock.
Last edited by blueheretic; 19 hours ago.Be not an hypocrite in the sight of men, and take good heed what thou speakest. Exalt not thyself, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon thy soul, and so God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation, because thou camest not in truth to the fear of the Lord, but thy heart is full of deceit.?
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1 Darryn Peterson Kansas Fr PG 1 6-6 205 2 AJ Dybantsa BYU Fr SF 1 6-9 212 3 Cameron Boozer Duke Fr PF 1 6-9 250 4 Caleb Wilson N. Carolina Fr PF 2 6-10 215 5 Mikel Brown Jr. Louisville Fr PG 2 6-5 190 6 Nate Ament Tennessee Fr PF 3 6-10 207 7 Kingston Flemings Houston Fr PG 3 6-4 190 8 Jayden Quaintance Kentucky Soph C 1 6-10 255
Be not an hypocrite in the sight of men, and take good heed what thou speakest. Exalt not thyself, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon thy soul, and so God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation, because thou camest not in truth to the fear of the Lord, but thy heart is full of deceit.?
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Be not an hypocrite in the sight of men, and take good heed what thou speakest. Exalt not thyself, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon thy soul, and so God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation, because thou camest not in truth to the fear of the Lord, but thy heart is full of deceit.?
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NBA Rookie Pay Scale 25-26Based upon this scale, JQ would need to be projected to go lower than 20 for a return to be an intelligent move for him.1 $11,521,600 $12,097,900 $12,673,900 26.1% 40.0% 2 $10,308,600 $10,824,200 $11,339,800 26.2% 40.5% 3 $9,257,400 $9,719,900 $10,183,200 26.4% 41.2% 4 $8,346,400 $8,763,800 $9,181,300 26.5% 41.9% 5 $7,558,200 $7,935,900 $8,313,800 26.7% 42.6% 6 $6,864,700 $7,208,000 $7,551,400 26.8% 43.4% 7 $6,266,700 $6,580,200 $6,893,300 27.0% 44.1% 8 $5,741,000 $6,028,100 $6,315,200 27.2% 44.8% 9 $5,277,100 $5,541,300 $5,805,000 27.4% 45.5% 10 $5,013,400 $5,263,900 $5,514,300 27.5% 46.2% 11 $4,762,600 $5,000,900 $5,239,100 32.7% 46.9% 12 $4,524,600 $4,751,000 $4,977,300 37.8% 47.6% 13 $4,298,300 $4,513,400 $4,728,200 42.9% 48.3% 14 $4,083,600 $4,287,800 $4,492,200 48.1% 49.1% 15 $3,879,200 $4,073,100 $4,267,000 53.3% 49.8% 16 $3,685,300 $3,869,600 $4,054,100 53.4% 50.5% 17 $3,500,900 $3,676,000 $3,851,000 53.6% 51.2% 18 $3,326,100 $3,492,100 $3,658,600 53.8% 51.9% 19 $3,176,300 $3,335,000 $3,494,200 54.0% 52.6% 20 $3,049,000 $3,201,400 $3,353,700 54.2% 53.3% 21 $2,927,100 $3,073,600 $3,220,000 59.3% 54.1% 22 $2,810,200 $2,950,500 $3,091,100 64.5% 54.8% 23 $2,697,900 $2,832,900 $2,967,400 69.7% 55.5% 24 $2,590,100 $2,719,500 $2,849,000 74.9% 56.2% 25 $2,486,100 $2,610,300 $2,735,000 80.1% 56.9% 26 $2,403,800 $2,523,800 $2,644,100 80.3% 57.6% 27 $2,334,400 $2,451,200 $2,568,200 80.4% 58.3% 28 $2,319,900 $2,436,300 $2,552,200 80.5% 59.0% 29 $2,303,300 $2,418,400 $2,533,600 80.5% 60.0% 30 $2,286,500 $2,400,800 $2,515,400 80.5% 60.0%
That's on the low end of possibility from all that I've read.
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