Where do Aaron Nesmith & Bennedict Mathurin Rank Amongst the other Starting Wings in the East?

Today, Alex Golden and Mike Facci discuss Facci's big weekend, where he put on his cape and became Super Dad for his daughter Maddie playing a carnival game. Then, the guys get into the weeds and look at the starting wings (shooting guards and small forwards) in the Eastern Conference. 

Alex and Facci rank from 1-15 each wing duo in the East and explain why they ranked Nesmith and Mathurin in the position they did against the other duos for the 2025-2026 season. They pulled data from NBA 2k26 for rankings and used a variety of websites to determine who was projected to be the starting shooting guard and small forward of each team.

Here is a list of the duos that were ranked by NBA 2K26:

Hawks: 81.5 | Daniels - 83 + Risacher - 80

Celtics:  88.5 | White - 87 + Brown - 90

Nets: 81 | Thomas - 80 + Porter Jr - 82

Hornets: 81 | Sexton - 80 + Miller - 82

Bulls:  79.5 | White - 83 + Huerter - 76

Cavs: 86.5 | Mitchell - 93 + Hunter (Strus hurt) - 80

Pistons: 80 | Ivey - 79 + Ausar - 81

Pacers: 80 | Mathurin - 79 + Nesmith - 81

Heat:  83 | Herro - 86 + Wiggins - 80

Bucks: 77 | Trent Jr - 77 + Kuzma - 77 

Knicks: 82.5 | Hart - 81 + Bridges - 84 

Magic: 84.5 | Bane - 83 + Wagner - 86

76ers:  79 | McCain (could be Edgecomb) - 80 + Oubre Jr - 78

Raptors: 83 | Barrett (Could be Dick) - 82 + Ingram - 84 

Wizards: 79.5 | McCollum - 81 + Coulibaly - 78

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