The Spurs got to see a year of Primo film competing against D1 SEC players.
Just look at BJ Boston. #4 in his recruiting class, played a year, and fell into the second round. And he actually PLAYED at UK.
I don't get it either. People fall in love with players they've never seen. Wiseman fooled the world by hiding himself, which was a smart move. Too many have this ESPN/AAU basketball way of thinking. Same way they fall in love with Ignite. It's all hype. All players who don't want to face real compe ion.
For the most part I agree with you all just pointing out there are always exceptions ie; Lebron James
For the record I don’t have a pet cat in this draft I have 10 guys I like and would be happy with any of them. I trust “Crossing Fingers” our GM & Pop will make the right decision on who we pick
LeBron was a generational talent. He shouldn’t be used as a yardstick for anyone.
I hate the ignite. It’s such pampering, and when they can’t win, they go out and sign some past their sell date former nba players to hold their hands. Then, they still don’t win.
Keegan Murray just seems like he’s destined to be a Spur imo.
Seems like exact kinda guy PATFO would target in the 6-10 range, which is where we’ll likely be selecting since the Kings and Pacers are both awful and can’t seem to win any games. Both are worse than the Spurs imo and will end up with worse records by the end of the year. Same with OKC and maybe even Portland.
I like Murray as a prospect. Only negatives for me are his wingspan (only 6’11) and his lack of athleticism. Wish he was a little taller too. But he’s a versatile prospect who plays both ways and would fill a position of need for us. Can space the floor and still has some upside to him. And he’s supposedly a high-character kid, which you know PATFO value over everything. Seems like one of the safer picks in the lottery after the top-3.
You peeps keep thinking the final standings are where we draft. There’s this thing called the lottery, and that sets the order. Teams (at least two):have jumped into the top 4 every year under the new format, once or twice with 30 plus wins. Positions 3 and 4 are the worst. I’d be completely comfy between 5 and 7, pre draft.
And San Antonio is actually a step up from living in Iowa.
Obviously we could jump up with a lucky bounce, but the odds are still against us. So I’m just assuming we’ll be selecting somewhere in that range. Anything can happen obviously.
Ivey is a no brainer pick if he’s there.
Ivey in particular was who I was thinking of when I was talking about the Spurs trading for Collins and using their 2022 pick on a replacement for White in the SL. To be fair, I hadn't seen a second of him play, but Tankathon had had him near the top of the mock. The Spurs badly need a legit two-guard version of Patty Mills. They need a fast agile scorer and fearless shooter but without the small stature. It would be hard to justify taking another SG if the Spurs keep White (and especially Walker), but there are other trade options out there for Derrick than ATL. I still like Smith and Banchero for overall BPA, and I wouldn't be upset with a forward like Murray or Eason. But getting the best offensive wing available to go with DJM and Vassell would be nice, even if that wing is actually just Primo continuing to develop.
Ivey is a superior player with some Jordan-esque qualities. If he was at Kentucky or Duke, we'd hear no end of him.
With the right team Ivey is going to be amazing. IMO this draft could have 5 franchise players and Ivey is definitely one of them.
agree, i can see a significat talent drop after top 5 players, keep my fingers crossed for more lost games. We desperately need top pick, otherwise we gonna draft another role player
Ivey is OKC bound esp. with comparison with Morant unless they'll fall below 5th or below.
What is your top 5 looking like?
not sure about the order yet but for now its: banchero, ivey, holmgren, jabari, ben mathurin. noticed that sheadon sharpe probably be in this draft but didnt watch him enough. And you?
That’s funny. I’m in exactly the same place. Mathurin looks good.
memphis will have a decent pick this year along with their already good team.
They have 3 FRPs. Their own which will be late 20s, LAL which should be 10-15 and likely low to mid 20s. They also culd clear up to 40mm in cap quite easily this offseason.
Yeah if they play it right they could become a powerhouse it will be interesting to see what they do with all those picks. Or if they decide to trade two picks for a very good player??????????????
Keegan Murray sends it to OT. Iowa went on to lose though.
He had a poor game shooting, but managed to get points and make key shots down the stretch. He may not be as electric as Ivey, but he's also a gamer.
I'm early into doing my research for the draft but I posit this question to those who follow the College game and Spurs closely....
Are the Spurs still in BPA mode or are they looking for help in a position of need? (and I tend to think that is a starting 4).
I know how redundant this may sound considering we're likely a lottery team, without a play in game too; but I wonder how the Spurs key Brass feel on this topic.
Would the Spurs still look at Ivey and Mathurin for example, if they feel comfortable with a combination of KJ, Vassell and Primo (perhaps even Lonnie) as the youth to bypass such a pick?
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