Which Position Should We Draft?

[iManu]

:hat

[exstatic]

BPA

[DAF86]

Athletic SF/PF.

[MANUNG-Ginobili]

backup for kawhi

[Chinook]

PG. It's not even close from my perspective.

[Sean Cagney]

PG. It's not even close from my perspective.

Mills amd Corey???????/

[Baam]

Anything but a SF would do.

A somewhat high ceiling big or a 6th man would be great with the end of the Duncanobili era around the corner... With Manu playing in the World cup and Beli being Beli I'd probably put SG number 1...

[hooperflash]

BPA

Best Player Available
I was thinking the same thing, so many people find themselves screwed when they draft who they feel fills a position they lack (See Cleveland, Anthony Bennett)

[iManu]

I was trying to make this a poll, but I got sidetracked, now I'm going to seem like an attention whore a la the Yacht.
:nope

[Baam]

Best Player Available
I was thinking the same thing, so many people find themselves screwed when they draft who they feel fills a position they lack See Cleveland, Anthony Bennett

I disagree with that, you need playing time to develop a prospect, if you don't need him then there's no opening to give him minutes... And you still have needs that are not addressed... Looks at Otto Porter rotting on the bench in Washington cause they didn't draft for need at all...

Imo you trade up or down to get what you need...

[Danny.Zhu]

backup slasher/playmaker for Manu

[Richie]

I disagree with that, you need playing time to develop a prospect, if you don't need him then there's no opening to give him minutes... And you still have needs that are not addressed... Looks at Otto Porter rotting on the bench in Washington cause they didn't draft for need at all...

Imo you trade up or down to get what you need...

Porter isn't getting any playing time because he's not very good, lets not act as if the Wizards are some stacked team.

He was 14th in minutes played on the Wizards and only featured in 37 games. Dude's just garbage.

[ElNono]

Power Forward with strength in defense/rebounding...

[Chinook]

Mills amd Corey???????/

As last year showed, the Spurs need to have four players capable of playing PG during the regular season. If the Spurs can draft a combo-guard (in a good way), great. But they'll need one anyway, seeing as Mills may be gone this off-season and both Parker and Joseph can be gone the next.

[Chinook]

Porter isn't getting any playing time because he's not very good, lets not act as if the Wizards are some stacked team.

He was 14th in minutes played on the Wizards and only featured in 37 games. Dude's just garbage.

Washington is stacked on the wings, with Beal being one of the best young two-guards in the league, Ariza being their best two-way player and Webster taking up the full MLE. Washington clearly didn't plan on playing Porter much this season, since they gave Webster big money before Porter even had a chance to play in camp.

[Mel_13]

I disagree with that, you need playing time to develop a prospect, if you don't need him then there's no opening to give him minutes... And you still have needs that are not addressed... Looks at Otto Porter rotting on the bench in Washington cause they didn't draft for need at all...

Imo you trade up or down to get what you need...

True, although less so for draft and stash picks.

[Chinook]

I disagree with that, you need playing time to develop a prospect, if you don't need him then there's no opening to give him minutes... And you still have needs that are not addressed... Looks at Otto Porter rotting on the bench in Washington cause they didn't draft for need at all...

Imo you trade up or down to get what you need...

You're right. BPA is not supposed to be a passive strategy. It simply says that you should go with the top of your board at any given pick. So if you have a need at a position, you should move to whichever pick it takes for your board to have a need player at the top (provided you trade for good value).

Obviously, sometimes you can't move, so you have to decide how much better is the BPA from a player you need.

[elemento]

I am with Nono here. A PF that can defend and REBOUND !

[Sean Cagney]

As last year showed, the Spurs need to have four players capable of playing PG during the regular season. If the Spurs can draft a combo-guard (in a good way), great. But they'll need one anyway, seeing as Mills may be gone this off-season and both Parker and Joseph can be gone the next.

I get your point.

[100%duncan]

Back up for whi tho theyd prolly stash this years draftees

[Baam]

New mock just got posted by the well connected Yahoo guys :
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/2014-nba-mock-draft--take-4-051318863.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/2014-nba-mock-draft--take-4-051318863.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)

I like that mock a lot overall tbh, lots of picks feel "right"... Capela at 27 and Jordan Adams at 24 would make it possible for the Spurs to trade up for them...

[Richie]

Washington is stacked on the wings, with Beal being one of the best young two-guards in the league, Ariza being their best two-way player and Webster taking up the full MLE. Washington clearly didn't plan on playing Porter much this season, since they gave Webster big money before Porter even had a chance to play in camp.

Garrett Temple got twice as many minutes as Porter this year. If Porter isn't even good enough to take Temples minutes (which would have doubled his minutes per game) as a No.3 pick then he's a bust.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Athletic American black SF/PF. Knowing pop and RC though it'll be a draft n stash European undersized 2 guard.

[Nathan89]

I want a sf. A sf could potentially improve the team at full strength this year. A 4th pg if we have Parker, Mills, and Cojo doesn't do much. Obviously, we need a pg if we our going to lose Mills.

[Chinook]

Garrett Temple got twice as many minutes as Porter this year. If Porter isn't even good enough to take Temples minutes (which would have doubled his minutes per game) as a No.3 pick then he's a bust.

Well, they don't play the same position, so that's one reason. Also don't forget that the Wizards started off the season without a backup PG due to Eric Maynor busting. Before the All-Star break (meaning before Andre Miller went over at the trade deadline), Temple averaged 11.5 mpg. After the break, he averaged 2.5 mpg. In total, Temple played 62.5 minutes after the All-Star break, and Porter played 105. I don't see that comparison as a strong one.

[marinoman]

Id like a stretch 4 to backup diaw since bonner is prolly gone and I unlike most of you dont hate Bellinelli at backup sf.
But we all know it will be some player from Latvia or something that we stash

[kobyz]

The player who can bring the most help right away, it's probably the last year of Duncan and last chance to win a title, dont draft for the future, draft a wing who could take away Pussynelli minutes and make us less relible on Manu...

[Ginobili3]

An American black 3 with defensive chops that can backup Kawhi.

[mudyez]

Voted for the point forward/center as I'd love to have a guy like that backing up Kawhi while maybe doing some poor mans Diaw stuff as a 4.

But I'm honestly hoping for a stash, as I want to see the exact same 13/14 team coming back.

After all it depends on what they think will happen to Diaw/Mills. If Mills goes, a 3rd string PG would be nice. If Diaw goes, another big is needed. Combine that with the hole at backup SF and we might just go BPA.

[BatManu20]

Al depends on what they think Mills is going to do tbh.

My favorite prospects that are realistic at 30 and are guys the Spurs would actually draft are Spencer Dinwiddie, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and Walter Tavares. But Thanasis Antetokoumpo and Damien Inglis are realistic options as well.

[Emperor]

The closest thing to a Trevor Ariza type player.

[Mr. Body]

It's considered a SF draft, and a number of them will fall into the late 1st round, but I don't see any that are 'can't miss' guys.

[Mel_13]

Al depends on what they think Mills is going to do tbh.

My favorite prospects that are realistic at 30 and are guys the Spurs would actually draft are Spencer Dinwiddie, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and Walter Tavares. But Thanasis Antetokoumpo and Damien Inglis are realistic options as well.

Can he be a PG in the NBA?

[xtremesteven33]

Pipe Dream would be the Spurs can steal a good bigman from the draft. Someone to backup Timmy that the Spurs could invest time in. Other than that, we need to be looking for a backup for Kawhi or another project PG.

[itzsoweezee]

Shooting guard with length. Someone to take over for Manu in a year.

[J_Paco]

The Spurs need to draft the best player available but at 3 key need positions:

Power Forward/Center
Small Forward
Shooting Guard

Anything PATFO does will likely make some sense since the team isn't in desperate need at any position, but finding a fourth big man - which could be Baynes if he returns - is key to keeping Timmy, Boris and Tiago fresh for possibly another deep playoff run. Finding another wing could help as well, especially with Manu playing in the Summer, yet most of the minutes will be divided up between Manu, Danny, Kawhi and Marco, again. The rookie would only get the leftovers and see a lot of time in Austin.

[xellos88330]

I wouldn't mind having them draft an above the rim defender. I am tired of seeing so many athletic plays made around the Spurs basket.