The opening wave of 2026 free agency produced several surprising signings—and notable non-moves—that shifted market expectations and valuation benchmarks. Those roster changes form the backdrop for Eric Edholm’s second mock draft, which projects how teams will address needs created by early free-agency activity (for example, Miami replacing Jaylen Waddle). The free-agency developments highlighted earlier help explain many of Edholm’s Round 1 projections.
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