Why the Spurs probably shouldn't draft a center in the lottery

[Ocotillo]

Someone on the NBA radio today was saying Miles Bridges wants the max as an RFA. (On Give and Go with Rick Kamala and Antonio McD). It was the Charlotte beat reporter. Anyway, he admitted Jordan's reluctance to give the max to players when asked about Charlotte being reluctant to give him the max. The caveat was Lamelo is boys with Bridges so it would not be likely they would let him walk. Opportunity there for the Spurs?

[John B]

Someone on the NBA radio today was saying Miles Bridges wants the max as an RFA. (On Give and Go with Rick Kamala and Antonio McD). It was the Charlotte beat reporter. Anyway, he admitted Jordan's reluctance to give the max to players when asked about Charlotte being reluctant to give him the max. The caveat was Lamelo is boys with Bridges so it would not be likely they would let him walk. Opportunity there for the Spurs?

I think they take Poeltl and McD for Hayward and 13. We get a chance to draft Sochan/Duren/Williams to pair with Davis.

[Mr. Body]

I think they take Poeltl and McD for Hayward and 13. We get a chance to draft Sochan/Duren/Williams to pair with Davis.

So we're giving them the center they covet AND take two picks' worth of awful salary AND give them a good outside shooter for a pick?

[John B]

So we're giving them the center they covet AND take two picks' worth of awful salary AND give them a good outside shooter for a pick?

You’re right. It’s for both picks 13 and 15 and Hayward. They get Poeltl and McD. Poeltl is worth a FRP, and unloading Hayward another FRP. We pick Davis at 9, Sochan at 13 and Williams 15. Or swap 15, 20 and 25 to get to Duren. Damn

[lmbebo]

You’re right. It’s for both picks 13 and 15 and Hayward. They get Poeltl and McD. Poeltl is worth a FRP, and unloading Hayward another FRP. We pick Davis at 9, Sochan at 13 and Williams 15. Or swap 15, 20 and 25 to get to Duren. Damn

Lots of rookies ...

[John B]

Lots of rookies ...

It’s still the same 3 rookies plus stash.

Davis, Sochan and Duren. Procida or Kamagate as international stash.

DJ, Davis, Hayward, Sochan, Duren. You think that competes?

I think Spurs’ strengthening coaches will help Hayward. His contract is 2 years, in time for Murray and Keldon to get paid.

[slick'81]

You’re right. It’s for both picks 13 and 15 and Hayward. They get Poeltl and McD. Poeltl is worth a FRP, and unloading Hayward another FRP. We pick Davis at 9, Sochan at 13 and Williams 15. Or swap 15, 20 and 25 to get to Duren. Damn

competing for the lottery

[John B]

competing for the lottery

If the consolation is Wembanyama, why not?

[R. DeMurre]

Gotta say, I'm watching a bunch of Memphis games & highlights and Josh Minott looks to be a hair taller than Jalen Duren, and Emoni Bates looks to be about the same height, maybe a hair shorter. Both Bates and Minott are listed at 6'8". In the game against Cincinnati, center Abdul Ado is clearly taller than Duren, and he's listed at 6'11". Duren is sometimes listed as 6'10" and sometimes as 6'11" but didn't participate in the draft combine, so there's no true measure of his actual height available as far as I know. By the way, Duren struggled against Ado, going 3 for 10. If Duren is actually the same height as Jeremy Sochan, I think that would be a big deal. Sochan's already the more switchable defender and better passer with more steals, fewer turnovers, and fewer fouls. If the Spurs are going to choose between these two non-shooters, I'd rather have the all around more versatile Sochan, whose appeal (to me at least) is he could defend combo forwards and maybe give you 15 mpg as a small ball center too.