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It's a little soon but since people start to talk about some draft projects, I started this thread to have the whole discussion in a single place.
Spurs' 08 draft picks :
Spurs first round pick
Raptors second round pick (from the Printezis trade)
Spurs second round pick
Spurs have the 26th, 45th and 57th picks
Player available for the 08 draft :
International players born in 1986 and college senior are automatically eligible.
College underclassmen and international players born in 87,88 or 89 can enter in the draft.
Links :
Draftexpress
Nbadraft
A blog on European prospects
Espn draft page
Wiki on the lottery
Future draft picks
NCAA players stats
Euroleague players stats
CBA faq
Last edited by Bruno; 05-23-2008 at 08:33 AM.
It's a little soon but since people start to talk about some draft projects, I started this thread to have the whole discussion in a single place.
On nbadraft.net the Bobcats have an alternate logo. I didn't know they had one.
Nbadraft.net has Marcus Dove at the Toronto pick. He has some at ude problems but is really big and long as a SF, 6'9", is very athletic, and a of a defender. I'd be very happy to get him in the second round and feel he has some untapped offensive capabilities. He decided early on to be defense-first and is great at it.
For the first round, this is an interesting year. There are very few good SF prospects this year not Nicholas Batum (out of our range). Practically none who are not just swingmen/tall SGs. Brandon Rush could be available late in the first round; the year is young and he's playing well but not setting the world on fire.
With young big men prospects already handled, we can look at shooting guards at this point, especially since no SFs will really be there. We need to replace Finley and Barry soon.
The 3 players I want out of this draft are Goran Dragic, Marcus Dove, and Brandon Rush but I doubt we would be able to pull off these picks.
Er, let that be, Marcus Dove WAS at the Toronto pick but has fallen. I haven't seen him play this year, but he used to fit the profile.
I got to see this game live early last year at the Garden. It was a pretty lousy game, very sloppy, but that's where a good defender can shine. Marcus Dove, two dunks in 17 seconds:
youtube link
He does this dumbass 'dove' thing over his head after every play.
What a ... Def not Spurs Material.
Reviving this thread to add a new person. There has been discussion elsewhere that may someday be patched in. Here is Pat Calethes , 6 foot 10 inch guy from St. Joseph who is getting attention only from draftexpress, but is a smart, versatile player who definitely fits a long three profile. Even as a Derrick McKey type - McKey was not terribly gifted as an athlete.
Dove is the exact same player as Melvin Sanders except Dove has a bit more offense and Melvin has a bit more D. Melvin was the best defender in the B12 on a Final Four team and Dove is the best defender in the B12 on a team that won't make the NIT.
Great idea and none too soon. I hope we can avoid all the threads for individual potential draftees put up by their proponents and keep the discussion confined here--but I doubt it since Kori is so accomodating that she lets the inmates run the asylum.
I'm hoping for us to get more athletic on the wings. Unfortunately, I put in my dream specs for a SF into the Draft Express search engine--shooter, rebounder, perimeter defender, athletic--and came up with "no such animal, pardner". In fact, you don't get much until you start putting only one item, such as perimeter defender, into the search.
Either all this year's crop of NCAA players is one dimensional or DE hasn''t loaded much info into the machine about the potential draftees.
Pretty easy to predict this.
If you can't pronounce the name and he isn't ready to play the Spurs will draft him. I'm sure that narrows it down to a handful.
That is their logo.
Marcus Dove destroys Melvin Sanders on defense. He is much bigger, much better. Sanders is perhaps more offensively capable.
But nice false equivalence. You should go into politics. The old OK State team was peppered with some future pros, the current team is not. The old OK state team was coached by a prospective HOF coach. The current team is coached by that prospective HOF coachhś son.
I also like to add a player, who is far under the radar, regarding draft talks
(draftexpress and nbadraft don't even have a profile)
Novica Velickovic, 1986, 6-9 PF
smart player, plays hard, very good rebounder, has some range.
(best case IMO: David Lee)
made a huge step this season. last night a 17points/13 rebounds game in the Euroleague.
maybe not strong and athletic enough for NBA play, but might be worth this late 2nd rounder and wait how he improves the next 2 years in Europe.
a bit of a bigmouth, but this usually isn't a problem in the NBA. (since Euro player are often labeled as to quiet)
http://www.euroleague.net/compe io...=156&pcode=JNN
http://www.adriaticbasket.com/player.php?id=607
I not sure if they be which draft year, but at #27 draft pick Spurs should be interest in player calls Nikola Peckovic also maybe with #58 draft pick Spurs should be interest in player calls Milos Teodosic but maybe he not draft yet he only 20 years I think. This player good potentials as Spurs point guard after Vaughn leave if Spanoulis not decide come back.
Has anyone heard anything on Sandizke?
jesus, I thought you are a Panthinaikos fan?
Nikola Pekovic has reached an agreement with Pana for the next 3 years (for rumored 6+ million $ net)!!!
no team will draft him in the 1st round. maybe use a 2nd rounder on him and gamble if he wants to come over in 3 years and then sign him for MLE money. (if he has improved to a premium player in Europe)
The pool of Euro players looks quite bad. Aside of Batum and Gallinari, I don't think there is someone worth being a first round pick. Maybe it could change if some young players enter in the draft but, right now, I don't really see an Euro worth being Spurs first round pick.
Seeing as her husband participates in it, I'd say its okbut I doubt it since Kori is so accomodating that she lets the inmates run the asylum.
A little bump to update picks.
About 2009 picks :
- The first round pick traded to Seattle is lottery protected. ( link )
- The second round pick traded to Charlotte in the Ely trade is the worst of Spurs and Hornets second round pick. ( link )
In 2009, Spurs will likely have no first round pick and 2 second round picks : Rockets' one and the best of Spurs' and Hornets' one.
Au contraire! With the NCAA tourneys starting, we need some guidance on who to watch.
I've been hoping someone would start one that everyone would use. I didnt do it because I'm not a draft wizzard like some of you guys. Thanks for starting it.
You need to lower your expectations about what players can do and load in only one or two. For a long SF I put in "perimeter defender" and "athletic" and it came up Terry Tyler.
I don't think he's got much of a shot. And we may not have a shot at him if we are down at--or near--our ususal place in the draft.
It's a little too early for me to pick my horses, but I'm wondering if Bruno could give me his take on Anton Ponkrashov. I've watched him play a couple of times and was impressed with what I saw. Could we get him in the second round? DX says he can't go right, but I still think he's worth an 2nd rd flier and assignment in Austin.
And, do you think Batum is a lottery lock?
Is Phoenix raffling off both of their draft picks this season? If so...oh scrap it. They'd never sell to the Spurs.
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