Spurs Mock Draft 1.0: Picking at 9, 20, 25 and 38 for the Spurs

[duncan2150]

He's going 4-7, book it. Let's hope it's 6-7, where a trade up theoretically becomes more feasible.

Ok book it that he'll be not be pick 5 or 6 . we talk about that after the draft lol maybe you're right maybe not

I will not trade up for him if he's out of reach

[RC_Drunkford]

That's why I said ancillary scorer.

People are overthinking this: He projects as a non liability in terms of on/off ball offense and defense, at the scarcest position in the league.

If this team ever becomes good again, that's going to make him extremely valuable in the playoffs, while all these limited to non shooters will be played off the floor.

Yup. Spurs need a high level player who can play both ends. Keegan Murray was the best player in college basketball last season and he fits our style of play. Not only does he extremely well in transition, you can also run him off screens as an offball shooter like McDermott. He‘s a deadeye shooter, good defender, can help protect the rim and is a great rebounder which always translates. He won‘t be able to bully players in the post like he did in college, but he can still put on some muscle and there‘s some upside left in unleashing his midrange game. At worst he‘s a high level 3-and-D starter, but there‘s a chance for him to average 20 PPG and become a borderline All-Star depending how many moves he can add to his offensive arsenal.

[RC_Drunkford]

I'm not sure Murray will be the scorer you think. He's not the one who creates the separation against some NCAA players , tough he was older ...i'm not sold on his ceilling offensively. His quickness and ball handling makes me think he will be a good role player to 3rd option on a team if he develops well. I could be wrong on this.

I agree for Mathurin, i will bring Davis too.

I don‘t understand why you think he has to be able to create separation. He plays the 4. Those type of players score out of the post and pick & roll, they don’t have to go 1 on 1 with dribble moves and step backs

[duncan2150]

I don‘t understand why you think he has to be able to create separation. He plays the 4. Those type of players score out of the post and pick & roll, they don’t have to go 1 on 1 with dribble moves and step backs

We talk about scoring in this thread, especially about a go to scorer. A go to scorer needs to create some separation sometimes to score.

Imo Murray is not that and lacks the quickness to. Also the fact that he's posting a lot vs younger players makes me wonder if that will translate. I don't say no but i have a doubt.

Last thing is the difficulties he had against biggest oppositions, it was better as the season goes but he was struggling against good teams at the beginning of the year.

[RC_Drunkford]

We talk about scoring in this thread, especially about a go to scorer. A go to scorer needs to create some separation sometimes to score.

Imo Murray is not that and lacks the quickness to. Also the fact that he's posting a lot vs younger players makes me wonder if that will translate. I don't say no but i have a doubt.

Last thing is the difficulties he had against biggest oppositions, it was better as the season goes but he was struggling against good teams at the beginning of the year.

there are plenty of moves that you can make on the low block that don't require fast foot speed. It's more about footwork. Post ups also create separation between you and the defender. Banchero ain't that quick either, but can score from anywhere. I'm not saying Murray will be a go-to guy, but he'd solve pretty much all the problems this roster has at once, besides having a go-to guy. There are some questionmarks on what his ceiling is, but I doubt players like Sochan or Daniels will turn out to be better.

[dbestpro]

Daniels is Walker 2.0 as far as productivity. Souchan has the higher upside but toss a coin as to him developing an offensive game.

[duncan2150]

there are plenty of moves that you can make on the low block that don't require fast foot speed. It's more about footwork. Post ups also create separation between you and the defender. Banchero ain't that quick either, but can score from anywhere. I'm not saying Murray will be a go-to guy, but he'd solve pretty much all the problems this roster has at once, besides having a go-to guy. There are some questionmarks on what his ceiling is, but I doubt players like Sochan or Daniels will turn out to be better.

I don't disagree, like i said i have some doubts about the translation of those post ups in the NBA and his offense in general. I trust the shooting but other areas needs to be seen against NBA compe ion.

[rjv]

Not sure if it's a typo, but if you go into the article, it also states that Minott worked out with the Spurs Pre-Combine. That would make two workouts already....

"I plan to be like Josh Primo [a surprise No. 12 pick in the 2021 draft] coming out of the woodwork this spring," Minott said.

[Drom John]

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Philip Rossman-Reich, 16 hours ago, AKA 26 May 2022

9
Ousmane Dieng
SF, San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs have a lot of nice players. But they are still looking for that big player to tie their whole roster together. They probably will not get it in this draft. But taking a swing on the playmaking forward in Ousmane Dieng would be a decent choice. Dieng is a 6-foot-10 forward with good playmaking skills who finished his season in the NBL really strong.

20
Terquavion Smith
SG, San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs

Terquavion Smith is one of the more intriguing scorers in this draft class. He averaged 16.3 points per game while shooting 36.9-percent from deep and 39.8-percent from the floor overall.

Smith has good size and can get into the lane, but his efficiency will be a huge question moving forward. And the Combine did not help — he played one game, scoring an inefficient 17 points and then sat out the remaining games.

Smith has the size the NBA likes. The question is how he puts all those skills together and finds his role.

25
Nikola Jovic
F, San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs

Nikola Jovic is one of the more intriguing prospects in this draft class. Figuring out what to do with him and whether he is someone to invest in will be a challenge. But he is definitely one of my players to keep an eye on.

Jovic is a 6-foot-10 forward who has good shooting form and good playmaking instincts. He can attack off the dribble well and beat up smaller defenders. This is what the modern forward looks like.

Jovic just plays zero defense. And his translation to the NBA is still a question. But the natural talent and ability are all there for him to grow and develop from.

[bluebellmaniac]

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Philip Rossman-Reich, 16 hours ago, AKA 26 May 2022

Give me a total of at least two PF or SF/PF type guys... With height (6'9" or taller). No midget PFs. We need size and muscle for some pounding.

[The Truth #6]

I could see Sharpe or Murray falling to 9 and Spurs fielding trade requests like what happened with Halliburton. Would be interesting scenario.

[Mr. Body]

I could see Sharpe or Murray falling to 9 and Spurs fielding trade requests like what happened with Halliburton. Would be interesting scenario.

If Murray falls, I think the Spurs grab him. If Sharpe falls, it's indication that teams have seen through the unbelievable bull . Maybe someone would still trade up to get him, but I'd rather take a good player stil there.

[jjspur]

If K. Murray falls to 9 , you select him. End of story. Don't even wait all the allotted time. He'll be a starter averaging 15 plus points and this board will still be debating whether or not to give an extension to Poetl, Keldon, Vassell or even Pop.
Short of the top 3 selections, he's about as sure a thing as you can get. Some team will get a really good all around player. Bet on it.

[rascal]

If Murray falls, I think the Spurs grab him. If Sharpe falls, it's indication that teams have seen through the unbelievable bull . Maybe someone would still trade up to get him, but I'd rather take a good player stil there.

You're too conservative.

This is what a Pelican /Kentucky fan wrote.

As a Kentucky fan I got to watch all the Sharpe drama unfold and from what I saw is that Coach Cal was planning on saving him for next years team which so he didn’t mess up the rotation for this year. Then Sharpe decided to leave because of all the draft interest. It was never the case he didn’t want to play it was more like Cal did not want him to play. I believe that if he stayed another year he would be the 1st overall pick next year so I absolutely think we should take him if he slides down to 8.

[rascal]

I could see Sharpe or Murray falling to 9 and Spurs fielding trade requests like what happened with Halliburton. Would be interesting scenario.

I don't think either will be there at 9. The Spurs will need to trade up a little(may cost them 9 and 20 or 25) to grab Murray if they want him.

[Mr. Body]

You're too conservative.

This is what a Pelican /Kentucky fan wrote.

As a Kentucky fan I got to watch all the Sharpe drama unfold and from what I saw is that Coach Cal was planning on saving him for next years team which so he didn’t mess up the rotation for this year. Then Sharpe decided to leave because of all the draft interest. It was never the case he didn’t want to play it was more like Cal did not want him to play. I believe that if he stayed another year he would be the 1st overall pick next year so I absolutely think we should take him if he slides down to 8.

I also followed it. Calipari wanted and needed him to play. Kentucky fans... well, bless their hearts, they ain't too bright.

Waaaaay too many huge red flags around Sharpe to bother with him. And that's before getting into his lack of lateral quickness or burst and possibly historically awful defense.

[Degoat]

Idk why but I feel like Marjon Beauchamp is a target for the spurs imo

[RC_Drunkford]

Minott reminds me of John Collins minus the shooting

[TD 21]

Obviously the order could change, but right now I don't see any of 4-7 taking the risk on Sharpe. Even though they're often ranked behind, I get the sense Mathurin and Daniels (unclear how much influence Schmitz will have, but he's a big fan) end up ahead.

He probably won't get past 8, but if he did they'd be fools to not select him.

[rascal]

I also followed it. Calipari wanted and needed him to play. Kentucky fans... well, bless their hearts, they ain't too bright.

Waaaaay too many huge red flags around Sharpe to bother with him. And that's before getting into his lack of lateral quickness or burst and possibly historically awful defense.

If Calipari wanted and needed him to play then why didn't he play?

Sharpe refused to play? Of course Not. Sharpe wasn't going to join the team after they've been playing for three months and immediately be starting.
And if he was not getting minutes this could hurt his draft position as he was projected as a lottery pick so Cali sat him out.


There are no red flags other than what's in your head. Conservative thinking will make you miss out if you pass up on drafting Sharpe if he's there at 9.

[T Park]

Idk why but I feel like Marjon Beauchamp is a target for the spurs imo

Seattle guy. Can be gotten at 20 or 25

[T Park]

Obviously the order could change, but right now I don't see any of 4-7 taking the risk on Sharpe. Even though they're often ranked behind, I get the sense Mathurin and Daniels (unclear how much influence Schmitz will have, but he's a big fan) end up ahead.

He probably won't get past 8, but if he did they'd be fools to not select him.

The Blazers hiring Schmitz and him some how convincing them to go Daniels pushing Murray to the Spurs would be epic.

[Mr. Body]

Idk why but I feel like Marjon Beauchamp is a target for the spurs imo

Could be a defensive spark plug off the bench. I don't think the Spurs would look at Jaden Hardy -- just awful on defense -- but Beauchamp maybe.

[BackHome]

Yeah Griffin, Baldwin, and Hardy, are all Hard Pass.........

[BatManu20]

Idk why but I feel like Marjon Beauchamp is a target for the spurs imo

Yea I’ve felt the same way for a while. Hope he’s still there at pick 20 but he could be gone. Dejounte posted about him on his IG story a couple days ago. They’re buds from Seattle.