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To be fair we also don’t always have 4 draft picks in a year.
Yes but it's more likely with those 4 picks if they go for a draft and Stash
To be fair we also don’t always have 4 draft picks in a year.
Of course not, Sharpe is the guy to get if we can't get one of the big three. As I've said repeatedly (see below).
I'm just liking Procida as a later pick in the draft.
Wasn't it Luka? He sucked....
exstatic, that was a lazy response from you. you tend to be quite informative about players, especially prospects. I was actually expecting you to offer insight into said player, whether he is on the Spurs radar or not.
I’m still interested in Justin Lewis from Marquette with one of the later firsts.
He looks like a little like a more mobile, less chiseled Isaiah Stewart; from purely a physical perspective.
Just turned 20 a few days ago. Developing outside game. Decent rebounder and defender.
6’7” with just under 7’2” WS. You can see that length on display in this clip, specifically at the 1:12 mark…
He could eventually evolve into a PJ Washington type 4, small ball 5.
Don’t know this guy at all, but he still has a chance to raise his stock at the combine and the show off games there, where the Spurs like to go shopping. They do have 4 picks including some later ones he could go at, presumably. Do you like this guy.?
Starting to think we get another guard or wing unless they chance upon a top pick and can draft one of the projected top bigs.
Ya'll are making this to complicated. This draft is simple: take the best player available.
And by best player available I don't mean in a position of need or who is most ready to contribute right away; those are the criteria for contending teams and some of ya'll still thinking we're one of them. We're not a contender as constructed and we won't be unless we can get DJ another allstar. We don't need a bunch of high floor low ceiling guys which some of ya'll seem enamored by.
You take the player with the highest ceiling and hope for the best. Anything outside of that is ignorance.
I wish lol. He had a huge injury though, so who knows if he can get back to that level
Agree Hornets are taking Williams or Duren if they are available at 13. They may even move up if they need to to get one of these two. Charlotte has one of if not the worst defense in the entire league, yet their offense is around the top 5 last I checked. And C is their weakest position. Also think they are ready to move on from PJ Washington.
Hawks are in a similar boat, one of the leagues best offenses coupled with one of the worst defenses so look for them to go D also in the draft. I think the hawks will take Agbaji as a 3-D specialist if he’s available around 15. Sochan and Eason will also be on Hawks radar I think. I rekon the Hawks regret the John Collins extension and will try and move on from him.
No they don't. Spurs need an explosive scorer and a go to player in crunch time. They don't have that offensive star player they can count on in the tough games.
exactly the Spurs need to shoot for the player with the highest upside and future star potential.
Spurs Needs:
* A slasher someone who can blow by his man and take it to the rim and either dunk or pass - also someone who can rebound
* A high 3 point specialist that is still athletic doesn't not need the ball in his hands and can play D and can rebound
* Let's be real a PF that can rebound have an impact on defense and has offensive potential
* If they move Poodle then obviously a center
Spurs need to package Murray and the Boston or Toronto pick to move into the top three and draft Ivey. Then at 9 take Shaedon Sharpe. Sharpe can be a future Dr. J type of player and one of the top players in the league. Spurs should have a three year window in mind of building a top team. Don't draft on current roster needs but draft the players with the highest ceiling/upside. Fill in the roster later but get the top talent now. Don't target lower ceiling players because they have a need at a position.
Don't target a big with an early pick, target a couple of future stars in the league and get a big with a later pick.
Spurs need more athleticism and players who can explode by defenders and break down the defense and take it to the basket.
These are the players I think would fit and have upside to become really good players:
1. Murray
2. Sharpe
3. Mathurin
These are players who could be legit NBA starters:
1. M. Williams
2. Duren
3. Sochren
4. Daniels
5. Kessler
These are my Dark Horses who I think we could pick wary earlier then what people think:
1. Branham
2. Ousmane Dieng
3. Blake Wesly
4. Hugo Bessson
5. Gabriele Procida
6. Montero
Has anyone here actually watched Besson play? I watched a clip of his, and his finishing was ATROCIOUS... didn't see him in actual games, but unless that was some intentionally misguided clip, he didn't look to me like an NBA player AT ALL...
Nice find. Some decent court vision, size, and shooting. Some decent athleticism, too.
I think Dieng is one to watch when we get into individual workouts... he could shoot up the board or get a commitment and shut it down... 6'10" with a 7' wingspan and can handle and is starting to hit 3's all wrapped up in an 18 year old package...
Spurs need a player that creates a dynamic mismatch on both ends, night after night. No current Spur comes close to doing that. I'm not sure if one even exists in this draft. Assuming the Spurs end up with the #9 pick and don't get a top 4, I'm hoping they trade all of this year's 1st-rounders and in return, position them for the 2023 Draft. Stand pat. Play to win every game next season. Give current roster one more year of seasoning. Fall miserably short again because of talent disparity. End up in the 2023 Lottery. Go all-in for The Victor Wembanyama Sweepstakes.
And if they do use the #9, my money is on them picking Jeremy Sochan. Not a player I'm overly-excited about, but his IQ and defensive versatility are very Spursy. If they pick him, I hope they just stash him in the G-League for most of the season. I'd prefer Mark Williams. Again, stash him in the G-League so it doesn't affect a soft tank toward Wembanyama. But yeah, I think the 2023 Draft is the one to aim for.
I hope they don't end up with Johnny Davis at 9.
He had a poor showing in his last game of the season or I think we’d hear more first round buzz. Combine may be key for his stock to get that exact height measurement and to see whether you’re buying the shooting long term.
The play in really screwed with the draft order.
On one hand, the Blazers had a second lottery pick from the McCollum trade, provided it was in the 5-14 range. Since the Pelicans made the playoffs, they're out of the lottery and the pick is at 15, and now belongs to Charlotte who gets a second pick in that range (had the 13th pick, pre-lottery)
On the other hand, OKC had the Clippers pick, unrestricted, that was supposed to come at 15. Now with the Clipps out of the play offs, they get into the lottery, and their record has them at 12, which means OKC jumps 3 spots to pick at 12.
Also, Atlanta is out of the lottery and in comes Cleveland, picking at 14.
Interesting shake-up
I think that 10-15 range is very interesting, because some of the best value in this draft may be just there: Eason, Sochan, Dyson Daniels, Mark Williams, maybe even Duren and Johnny Davis slip a bit, and I think Jovic may rise to that range... the Spurs SHOULD try their best to move up to that range from the Raptors & Celtics picks in the low 20s, IMO. There could be a huge difference.
Yeah was good to see Portland lose that second lottery pick. Serves them right for that shameless tanking the last couple months of the season. They literally sat their top 10 rotation guys. OKC will be happy moving up to 12. They now have the projected 4 and 12 picks.
Last 5 drafts for the Spurs have been horrible,,,,no reason to think this one will be any different. Spurs fans slobbering all over Murray is the only bright spot theyve had and Murray is a poor mans Russell Westbrook,,,
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