UConn's sharpshooter Braylon Mullins could be the San Antonio Spurs' answer to spacing issues, offering elite off-ball offense at the 14th pick.
The San Antonio Spurs have built the majority of their contending roster themselves through the draft, and this year could be no different.
In a recent mock draft by FanSided's Christopher Kline before the beginning of March Madness, he has the Spurs picking at the No. 14 spot and drafting UConn star Braylon Mullins to help them space the floor.
"The Spurs went talent over fit with the Dylan Harper pick last year, which was the right move. But it has left the team with mildly compressed spacing, which could limit their upside in the postseason," Kline wrote. "Mullins is the draft's most refined off-ball weapon, happily sprinting through a maze of screens, firing 3s off motion, but also athletic enough to attack closeouts and apply pressure in the middle... He's a ready-made role player off the bench, with a lot more peripheral skill beyond the shooting than he gets credit for."
The Spurs are in second place in the Western Conference and are just 2.5 games back from the Oklahoma City Thunder, but they have left a bit to be desired in the shooting department.
They are in the bottom half of the league in 3-point percentage, and it could lead them to look to the 2026 NBA Draft in order to get them some help from beyond the arc.
For the Spurs, adding Mullins at No. 14 could be seen as a win‑win scenario: they land a high‑quality shooter with the size to play on or off the ball, and they maintain roster flexibility to continue building around the young players already in the fold.
The last time San Antonio drafted a player from the University of Connecticut, it was Stephon Castle, who turned into the Rookie of the Year winner. While it is unlikely Mullins would win that kind of hardware, he could definitely help the Spurs with some much-needed shooting.
A lot could happen in the last remaining college basketball games, so draft projections could absolutely shift, but San Antonio could look to Mullins as an option if he is still on the board when they are on the clock in the first round.
Let the March Madness evaluations — and the draft buzz — continue.