*SPOILER FREE* Official 2023 NBA Draft Day Thread *SPOILER FREE*

[spurraider21]

lets gooooo

[K...]

Wemby at 1<––––ruined your dumb thread

[DAF86]

Wemby is going #1.

Fuck yo non-spoiler, clown.

Edit: I got late to the easy/dumb joke. :depressed:

[Davidicus]

I like this. I think Woj said he’s not doing spoiler tweets either anymore. Two thumbs up.

[Mugen]

Any spoilers should be banned tbh

[MannyIsGod]

the draft is not a movie you nerds.

[Mugen]

the draft is not a movie you nerds.

Take it to the other thread, bud.

[JPB]

Any spoilers should be banned tbh

Wemby dies at the end.

[CorrectCrusader]

the draft is not a movie you nerds.

Eh, it's theatrics.

[offset formation]

WTF is a spoil free draft thread? How does one spoil a live event?

[Mr. Body]

WTF is a spoil free draft thread? How does one spoil a live event?

For years now, Woj and Shams have been tipping picks before they happen, posting them to Twitter. One has said he won't do it this year; the other presumably will.

A spoiler-free thread allows people to not get spoiled about the picks before they actually happen.

[spurraider21]

WTF is a spoil free draft thread? How does one spoil a live event?
a lot of the trades/picks are reported on twitter and such before the picks are turned. if people are watching the live event on TV and want to tune into spurstalk for the discussion, they might not want to see picks spoiled before they see it on their screen

[offset formation]

Ah, that's what you meant, yes. Shams is really bad about that. Perfect. Thanks for starting it. Thought y'all meant spoilers from posting which selection was made in real time.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Spurs considering trading down from #1 overall for five picks

[benefactor]

RJ putting those glasses on...:lmao

Hes such a clown

[Dex]

The ship sinks at the end.

(....too soon?)

[lefty20]

The ship sinks at the end.

(....too soon?)

Not to dive too deep, but was it due to an implosion or an ice berg?

[John B]

a lot of the trades/picks are reported on twitter and such before the picks are turned. if people are watching the live event on TV and want to tune into spurstalk for the discussion, they might not want to see picks spoiled before they see it on their screen

It’s not like the server is not gonna crash as soon as Silver announced Wemby’s name :lmao

[Mal]

Wemby at 1<––––ruined your dumb thread

Oh ffs men..

[Knox]

Spoiler free WTF?

And why did my user ID change and a few thousand posts reset to 3?

Board crash?

(disclaimer: I took a few years off posting while the Spurs played possum.)

[timvp]

Spoiler free WTF?

And why did my user ID change and a few thousand posts reset to 3?

Board crash?

(disclaimer: I took a few years off posting while the Spurs played possum.)

What was your original username? That shouldn't have happened, tbh.

[Russ]

Man, Scoot Henderson looks like trouble with a capital T. :lol

[spurraider21]

What was your original username? That shouldn't have happened, tbh.
Guiseppe

[Mugen]

Guiseppe

Bend over, I'll show ya a board crash.

[Knox]

IIRC, Knoxxx with 3xs not one.

Love the articles BTW!

Are there actual rules of behavior now, just curious?

Back in the day Spurs Talk was a beautifully experiment in “hands off” moderation. What was interesting over the years was the experiment seemed to me to have worked. Spurs talk posters “grew up” and largely tired of overly trolling one another or posting cuss word just because they could. Like when my 7-year old son when through his swearing phase, LOL

Meanwhile, boring or redundant threads dropped to the bottom like magic, almost as if by design! ��

Good stuff, this is going to be a fun ride!

[Knox]

What was your original username? That shouldn't have happened, tbh.

Sorry Knoxxx I believe, I am slightly inept I was trying to reply quote. Or it could have been the two margaritas…

[Dex]

Sorry Knoxxx I believe, I am slightly inept I was trying to reply quote. Or it could have been the two margaritas…

I'm no internetologist, but sounds like you need to use the correct username and maybe reset your password.

All of your old info is floating around on the server somewhere (maybe in Slovenia?)

[slick'81]

Who's the hick at the at&t center in shorts and cowboys boots :rollin:rollin

[RC_Drunkford]

Who's the hick at the at&t center in shorts and cowboys boots :rollin:rollin

ESPN reporter

[Mugen]

My man Kobe just slid down the big board with that drip tbh :lol

[tonight...you]

I love seeing these guys get intro'd with their families showing love.
Beautiful.
And then they show Scoot and it looks like he just brought his posse and some hotties, lol.

[tonight...you]

Did I just see DPG?

[Gibbz]

Wemby Time!

[Mugen]

Let's goooo, Wemby!

[Mugen]

Make the fn pick, what is this delay :lol

[Mal]

They really are using whole 5 minutes ?

[r0drig0lac]

wtf pick the kid

[JPB]

the hug to my Bilal :cry

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Well Charlotte are truly idiots :lol

[Dex]

Sochan running into the ABC broadcast to dap up Wemby :lol Dude truly doesn't give a shit

I can't wait to see these two play together on the court

[Mugen]

Man I hope BMill is good, Spurs need that Hornets pick

[baseline bum]

Still wouldn't be surprised to see Houston take Whitmore instead of Amen.

[spurraider21]

Still wouldn't be surprised to see Houston take Whitmore instead of Amen.
told ya. the consensus was right

[baseline bum]

ROFL Amen Thompson saying he wants to fly some In N Out to NYC to celebrate his being picked #4

[baseline bum]

That's a fucking shocker. Was 100% expecting Detroit to take Whitmore.

[Mugen]

Would have been great if there was a Thompson triplet that's just like a financial analyst tbh.

[Mr. Body]

That's a fucking shocker. Was 100% expecting Detroit to take Whitmore.

Whitmore has been dropping late.

[baseline bum]

Wonder if Whitmore had really bad workouts or something

[baseline bum]

Damn, not getting Black then

[Davidicus]

Sochan running into the ABC broadcast to dap up Wemby :lol Dude truly doesn't give a shit

I can't wait to see these two play together on the court

They called him over, it looked very planned

[Marcus Bryant]

So Spurs going to trade back in to take Wembanyama’s teammate?

[Mr. Body]

Pacers have needed a SF badly.

[Mugen]

Wow Bilal at 7.

[Marcus Bryant]

Pacers just took him

[Dex]

Bilal at 7, no way Spurs were moving up that far

[Mr. Body]

I do feel like it's a reach for Bilal. Seems like a great kid and will develop well. Wemby got him picked like 15-20 picks earlier than otherwise.

[baseline bum]

Wow Black at #6 was a little surprising but Coulibaly at #7 is even more surprising than Ausar at #5.

[baseline bum]

Of course, it's the Wizards taking Coulibaly #7, worst front office in the league

[timtonymanu]

Bilal getting traded to Washington

[baseline bum]

Wasn't expecting Jarace Walker over Whitmore but sounds like Indiana wants Walker

[Gibbz]

Black reminds me of DW.

[baseline bum]

Being able to get Whitmore at #9 is nuts. Let's see if Utah takes Dick instead.

[Mr. Body]

Being able to get Whitmore at #9 is nuts. Let's see if Utah takes Dick instead.

They need a PG. Im thinking Hendricks?

[Mugen]

If the Jazz don't go PG here, it gets pretty interesting in terms of moving up tbh.

[baseline bum]

Whitmore has been dropping late.

Any idea what's killing Whitmore's stock?

[Gibbz]

I'm gonna be pissed if Whitmore goes to the Mavs.

[spurraider21]

Whitmore free-falling. i'd still love to move up for a PG but at some point you gotta pounce on this right? yeah he's kind of a black hole but he's just a better version of Keldon tbh

[baseline bum]

They need a PG. Im thinking Hendricks?

With Black off the board I'd be taking best available

[Mr. Body]

Any idea what's killing Whitmore's stock?

Supposedly bad workouts lately and some possible injury concerns. But it's not clear.

[Mugen]

Get back in there and grab Bufkin or Wallace tbh.

[baseline bum]

Ah I see Whitmore has medical concerns in addition to bad workouts. Gotta think Orlando is taking Dick here with their need for shooting.

[timtonymanu]

Watch Mavs draft Whitmore

[Mr. Body]

Dallas takes Whitmore? Seems like a bad choice - he's a bit of a ballstopper.

[Mugen]

I think Dallas has to go Whitmore here. Raptors are definitely going PG with OKC being a wild card at 12.

[baseline bum]

Dick would be a great pick for Dallas, seems like his shooting would make him a great fit next to Luka.

[Mr. Body]

OKC just moved up to get 10. They must have thought they needed to jump the Magic.

[baseline bum]

Dallas salary dumped Bertans to move from #10 to #12. So is OKC has to take Whitmore here right?

[spurraider21]

fuck there goes wallace

gotta get bufkin ASAP

[Mugen]

Fuck. Goddamn OKC.

[Mr. Body]

Why did OKC trade up for this pick? Orlando wasn't going to take Cason Wallace at 11.

[Mugen]

Man I wonder if the Spurs had a deal with ORL at 11 for Wallace and OKC jumped them?

[baseline bum]

Whitmore's physicals must have been horrific

[Mr. Body]

Man I wonder if the Spurs had a deal with ORL at 11 for Wallace and OKC jumped them?

Interesting thought.

[Mugen]

Gotta respect OKC's aggressiveness when it comes to the draft. They don't pussyfoot when it comes to parting with assets. They see a guy they like and go get him. Wish the Spurs had some of that dog in them tbh.

[spurraider21]

Jett Howard? lol

[Mr. Body]

Jett Howard is a big surprise. And ahead of Dick. Consensus was forming that teammate Bufkin would go well before him.

[Mugen]

Go Get Bufkin.

[baseline bum]

Surely Whitmore is going to be taken before Nick Smith, right?

[Mr. Body]

Dick has now passed where most expected him.

And Whitmore is in freefall.

[Mugen]

Orlando saw Dick's jacket and said fuck that :lol

[Mugen]

Man, Dallas did pretty damn well. Moved off Bertans' contract, only dipped two spots and probably will get Lively PLUS got a pretty good trade exception.

That shameless tank at the end of the season was so worth it.

[baseline bum]

Orlando saw Dick's jacket and said fuck that :lol

Why? Did it need some rubber bands to fit properly? Size not as advertised?

[spurraider21]

Man, Dallas did pretty damn well. Moved off Bertans' contract, only dipped two spots and probably will get Lively PLUS got a pretty good trade exception.

That shameless tank at the end of the season was so worth it.
dallas did very well tbh. lively is perfect for them

[Mr. Body]

Yep, Dallas did well here. There's a story about Thunder jumping two picks. I'm not huge on Lively but he'll anchor a struggling Mavericks defense.

[Mr. Body]

Bufkin has Toronto written all over him. But... could be George...

[spurraider21]

who do we have as a reasonable trade target here? utah?

[Mugen]

Why? Did it need some rubber bands to fit properly? Size not as advertised?

https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2023/06/1500696972.jpg?w=1000&h=600&crop=1

[Mr. Body]

Dick to Toronto feels a bit weird to me, but I haven't been following that their shooting is so bad?

[Seventyniner]

Orlando saw Dick's jacket and said fuck that :lol

Dick should have worn one of these.

https://movie-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com/iu/s--qMWTMzeD--/t_full/cs_srgb,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420/v1408553550/naked-gun-full-body-condom.png

[Seventyniner]

Gradey Dick's voice sounds a lot like Duncan's. I had to do a double take to make sure it wasn't a Duncan interview about Wemby.

[Mugen]

Get Utah on the phone at 16 and get Bufkin tbh.

[Chomag]

Why do we have 2 draft day threads? Can a mod please merge them?

[spurraider21]

have to get this done man. i thought for sure pelicans would be taking a point guard. have to strike asap. no shot ATL takes a guard, so Utah is the target.

[Mr. Body]

Get Utah on the phone at 16 and get Bufkin tbh.

They still need a PG tho.

[baseline bum]

I really want to hear Woj come and explain how Whitmore has fallen so hard

[rascal]

Yes two good PGs left Bufkin and Hood-Shifino

Spurs need to target Utah in a trade here.

[spurraider21]

Why do we have 2 draft day threads? Can a mod please merge them?
compare the thread titles

[baseline bum]

Shit

[Mugen]

Welp, missed their shot.

[Davidicus]

Atlanta has 2 PGs and drafted a PG, lol

[spurraider21]

fuck. we're really gonna be standing pat in a draft with all these high upside, plus sized, plus defender point guards

looking forward to selling our future picks at negative value the way the pacers did earlier

[Mr. Body]

fuck. we're really gonna be standing pat in a draft with all these high upside, plus sized, plus defender point guards

looking forward to selling our future picks at negative value the way the pacers did earlier

Geez, settle down. Trading into a draft is hard. If teams don't want to sell, you can't buy.

[Mugen]

Lakers getting Whitmore here?

[spurraider21]

Geez, settle down. Trading into a draft is hard. If teams don't want to sell, you can't buy.
everyone has a price, and we have ammo both in draft capital and ability to absorb unwanted salary

[spurraider21]

wtf are the hawks doing? gonna trade dejounte during free agency? murray/trae was already pretty awkward, how on earth does bufkin help :lol

[rascal]

Maybe there is another trade between the Hawks and Spurs.

Bufkin doesn't make sense for Atlanta.

[baseline bum]

JFC if the Lakers get Whitmore with a #17 pick

[baseline bum]

wtf are the hawks doing? gonna trade dejounte during free agency? murray/trae was already pretty awkward, how on earth does bufkin help :lol

Yeah don't think I'd trade Trae right now with his value at an all time low

[manufan10]

Maybe there is another trade between the Hawks and Spurs.

Bufkin doesn't make sense for Atlanta.

That's what I was thinking as well.

[Mugen]

wtf are the hawks doing? gonna trade dejounte during free agency? murray/trae was already pretty awkward, how on earth does bufkin help :lol

They're gonna trade DJ tbh.

[Seventyniner]

If the Spurs really think Bufkin is the truth they could offer Atlanta one of their unprotected picks back for him. It would basically be the Spurs saying they think Bufkin is better than whoever they would use that future pick on, and Atlanta saying the opposite.

[Mr. Body]

Hawks seem determined to move Murray. Bufkin gotta get used to playing off ball.

[baseline bum]

What bizarro universe is this where ESPN goes to commercial when the Lakers are picking? :lol

[spurraider21]

fuck. last good PG off the board

[baseline bum]

Damn Lakers taking Hood-Schifino

[spurraider21]

run it back with Tre Jones boys!

[baseline bum]

So nothing to trade up for now

[Mugen]

Trading all that draft capital + swaps for DJM didn't make sense either, Atlanta is just dumb tbh :lol

[Gibbz]

There goes all the ball-handling guards.

[baseline bum]

So can Spurs get Whitmore at #33? :lol

[Mugen]

Man, some really good prospects in this draft and they whiffed.

[Mr. Body]

There's not really anybody left worth trading up for at this point. Stay put and see who's there.

[spurraider21]

So can Spurs get Whitmore at #33? :lol
the kids used to call him 2-way whitmore

[baseline bum]

Wow there was no universe I saw Jaquez over Whitmore

[baseline bum]

Was hoping Jaime would slide to 33

[Mugen]

Jaquez before Whitmore, what were the odds on that? :lol

[timtonymanu]

:lol Dejounte Murray
:lol already on the trading block
:lol thinking his scrubby ass was gonna start on the Spurs since day 1
:lol nothing more than a glorified role player

[Mr. Body]

Houston takes Whitmore?

[RC_Drunkford]

:lol Dejounte Murray
:lol already on the trading block
:lol thinking his scrubby ass was gonna start on the Spurs since day 1
:lol nothing more than a glorified role player

he told the Hawks he's not resigning with them

[Mugen]

Man, the Southwest Division got so much better after tonight tbh.

[Mugen]

Probably wouldn't even cost a ton to move up into the 20s right now, but I bet BWrong lost his phone celebrating the Wemby pick :lol

[Mr. Body]

Probably wouldn't even cost a ton to move up into the 20s right now, but I bet BWrong lost his phone celebrating the Wemby pick :lol

Who is worth using assets for at this point? Just stay put and stay the course.

[spurraider21]

Warriors gonna roll out the new deathball lineup

PG - Paul
SG - Curry
SF - Podziemski
PF - DiVincenzio
C - Klay

[spurraider21]

whitmore to rockets at 20. unbelievable

[baseline bum]

Houston has to be fucking thrilled. They get the high ceiling guy in Amen without having to sacrifice getting the NBA ready guy in Whitmore.

[Mugen]

Ime got a lot of talent and athleticism to work with.

I respect when organizations aren't pearl clutching nerds and bring in talent like Ime, especially when his off court baggage won't mean a goddamn thing in a year or two :lol

[Gibbz]

I searched for the latest on DJ and the first headline was, "Dejounte Murray makes cryptic post on IG before NBA Draft." :spin

[InRareForm]

whitmore to rockets at 20. unbelievable
Whitmore such a rockets player

[InRareForm]

Nick Smith jr is good value. Starting projected spot at 15 in Many mocks tbh

[Mugen]

Who is worth using assets for at this point? Just stay put and stay the course.

Prosper and I don't think he's making it to 33.

[baseline bum]

Nick Smith jr is good value. Starting projected spot at 15 in Many mocks tbh

Hard to see him lasting to 33 tho

[baseline bum]

Don't like Sacramento selecting Murray. Just asking for problems having two brothers on the same team.

[Mr. Body]

Don't like Sacramento selecting Murray. Just asking for problems having two brothers on the same team.

I mean, they played together before.

[Mugen]

Another great trade move by the Mavs.

You just gotta respect teams that jump back in and get their guy.

Scared Money Spurs. They'll be selling those future 1st rounders for 60c on the dollar by the end of next year tbh.

[spurraider21]

Another great trade move by the Mavs.

You just gotta respect teams that jump back in and get their guy.

Scared Money Spurs. They'll be selling those future 1st rounders for 60c on the dollar by the end of next year tbh.
:cry its hard to make trades. it takes two to tango :cry

[InRareForm]

Leonard miller Upside of next Lamar Odom is kind of possible no?

[Mr. Body]

Boston gets their Marcus Smart replacement.

[Mugen]

Sasser going at 25. That's easily a trade the Spurs could have made, man I don't think they've even picked up a phone since they won the lottery :lol

[baseline bum]

Boston gets their Marcus Smart replacement.

Off to Detroit

[RC_Drunkford]

Boston gets their Marcus Smart replacement.

no they don't

[Mr. Body]

Sasser going at 25. That's easily a trade the Spurs could have made, man I don't think they've even picked up a phone since they won the lottery :lol

Y tho

[spurraider21]

took 2 secondc rounders to move up from 31 to 25

dallas got #24 for doing nothing but taking on richaun holmes contract?

dont tell me we didnt have ammo to move up this draft :lol

[Mugen]

:cry its hard to make trades. it takes two to tango :cry

It's the same shit as Raider fans who say there was no possible way they could have traded down and still have picked garbage dudes like Clelin and Leatherwood :lol

Nah, your FO just has zero creativity

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

took 2 secondc rounders to move up from 31 to 25

dallas got #24 for doing nothing but taking on richaun holmes contract?

dont tell me we didnt have ammo to move up this draft :lol

Image if the Spurs had taken on 2 years and $25 mil of bad money on their cap for the 24th pick and selecting someone that 90% of ST would've been convinced could've been taken at 33 :lol Brian Wrong threads would be all over the first page tbh

[Marcus Bryant]

Any draft and stash candidates for the two 2nd rounders? Is that a thing anymore?

[Mugen]

Jesus christ, if Disney ever does a live action Ice Age movie, get Nick Smith Jr. on the phone asap.

[Marcus Bryant]

If Atlanta sucks the next few years the Spurs are gonna be set.

[spurraider21]

I’d be down for some combination of gg Jackson, amari Bailey, rayan Rupert if we’re going to be stale fucks who stand pat

[Seventyniner]

4 more picks before the Spurs #33.

Spurs are guaranteed to get one of these 5 (top 5 available on timvp's big board article):

Ben Sheppard
Rayan Rupert
Colby Jones
Jordan Walsh
Amari Bailey

[Gibbz]

Rayan Rupert or Trayce Jackson-Davis at 33 :clap

[Seventyniner]

What I meant is one of those 5 is guaranteed to be on the board. The Spurs might pick none of them.

[Mugen]

I just don't want any of the Sniffers going "Darn we missed out on Rupert by 2 picks"

:lol Nah, the Spurs could have EASILY gotten any of these dudes in the late 20s thru #32. They were just scared tbh.

[baseline bum]

4 more picks before the Spurs #33.

Spurs are guaranteed to get one of these 5 (top 5 available on timvp's big board article):

Ben Sheppard
Rayan Rupert
Colby Jones
Jordan Walsh
Amari Bailey

Not so fast there

https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=302148&p=10914217#post10914217

[baseline bum]

Well, off to play some Zelda with the Spurs dumping their #33

[InRareForm]

Damn

[Mugen]

:lmao

You take away the lucky ping pong ball bounce and absolute no brainer trades like like DJ and Jakob, you realize that it's still a cheap ass organization with an unimaginative front office.

Trading #33 for future 2nd rounders when they already have a shit ton is one of the stupidest things this team could have done. Wow.

[Seventyniner]

Not so fast there

https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=302148&p=10914217#post10914217

*sigh*

I just had to say something. Damn.

[spurraider21]

:lmao

You take away the lucky ping pong ball bounce and absolute no brainer trades like like DJ and Jakob, you realize that it's still a cheap ass organization with an unimaginative front office.

Trading #33 for future 2nd rounders when they already have a shit ton is one of the stupidest things this team could have done. Wow.
I think by 2031 we’ll just own the entire second round of the draft and eventually run out of trade back options

[offset formation]

:lmao

You take away the lucky ping pong ball bounce and absolute no brainer trades like like DJ and Jakob, you realize that it's still a cheap ass organization with an unimaginative front office.

Trading #33 for future 2nd rounders when they already have a shit ton is one of the stupidest things this team could have done. Wow.

Maybe they've got something post draft lined up.

[spurraider21]

amari bailey gone. no more PG prospects worth taking.

we're really gonna sign fuckin vanvleet arent we

[Mugen]

SELL. THE. PICK.

[Mugen]

Maybe they've got something post draft lined up.

:lol BWrong doesn't have shit lined up. He knows the Wemby pick just guaranteed him 3 years of job security no matter how lazy he is.

[ATXSpursfan]

Cissoko, Rupert, Jackson-Davis, Vukcevic, smith...still some talent left.. Lets see if they can add something interesting for summer league.

[Gibbz]

Rupert is still gonna be there at #44. If they're not interested then the dude probably sucks.

[Mugen]

:lmao they were absolutely gonna select Rupert

[djohn2oo8]

Houston has to be fucking thrilled. They get the high ceiling guy in Amen without having to sacrifice getting the NBA ready guy in Whitmore.
Can’t believe that shit actually happened.

[wildbill2u]

Ok, we basically are gonna go with the addition of Wemby to the current roster at this point unless they come up with a trade after the draft. Doubt the 44th pick will outplay what we have at guard. Well, then, we deal with improving our players for next seasson. not a bad outcome.

[ismael-robert]

Keep telling yall every year...just sit back n enjoy the ride

[Gibbz]

Ok, we basically are gonna go with the addition of Wemby to the current roster at this point unless they come up with a trade after the draft. Doubt the 44th pick will outplay what we have at guard. Well, then, we deal with improving our players for next seasson. not a bad outcome.

Wemby seems like he'll trust the process. No need to tie us down with vet contracts unless PATFO is positive just adding Wemby makes us a 50-win team, which I highly doubt. If they turn around and sign Khris or some shit I'll change my tune. In the mean time, we get to see what we have.