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Very glad we didn’t end up with Duren or Johnny Davis.
Success from my standpoint. My biggest is take away is it is starting to feel like PATFO has their heads out of their asses again.
Very glad we didn’t end up with Duren or Johnny Davis.
Following rumors of front office wants to force Primo to PG. I think Sochan will play a lot as a rookie, more than Primo last year, but KJ might start of as PF early season until Sochan is ready, which will then slide KJ down to SF, my dream come true.
Murray/Jones/Primo
Vassell/Branham20/Wesley25
McDermott/Richardson/Langford
Johnson/Sochan9/KBD
Poeltl/Zollins/Lansdale
Spurs only selecting one big this draft and 2 guards makes me wonder if there are still some Free Agency moves coming that involve a big. Might involve JRich outbound by the 2 SG selection last night.
Just happy we did not pick Dieng. Just for that it is a good draft.
in before dieng becomes a stud... and sochan a bust
Can you imagine the defense with DJ, Vassell, Jakob, and Sochan on the floor? I’m so happy. :-)
I think there just weren't good bigs at those points. The Spurs picked BPA at 20, whether they thought Branham would be there or not, and then picked BPA again at 25 even though there was overlap.
Jalen smith in free agency would help
Such a satisfying draft. Sochan was a great pick and one of my top two or three options at that spot. I love his defensive game -- he moves so well and his awareness is off the charts -- and I have faith he can become a respectable, even good shooter after some time with Chip. Spurs needed a hard nosed switchable big who can be a glue guy on offense and they got an almost perfect fit there. Branham and Wesley both look like they could be steals with very high ceilings and should add a scoring punch that has been badly needed. Yes we have a LOT of guards but I think the roster will look more balanced after things sort themselves out through free agency and trades.
Love love love it. Looking forward to a fun season -- even though I predict this talent infusion will be just enough to keep us from getting a high pick next year, this is looking like a great group of players to follow and root for. Go Spurs!!
The draft was a success. Summer league will be fun to watch this year but the front office is not done. There is cap space to be used and trimming of last season's roster (ahem LWIV). I wish Lonnie had worked out but it is clear he out the door now. I wonder if Bud in Milwaukee will sign him cheap?
To me, the fact the drafted two SG, let’s call them wings, means Richardson is out in a trade as soon as they find one they like. I suspect it wouldn’t be terrible if the most raw of the rookie wings needs some Gleague and then plays more after a midseason Richardson trade if it comes to that.
Dieng was traded to OKC for 3 lottery protected firsts!!! I still don’t know what OKC is doing there…Just happy we did not pick Dieng. Just for that it is a good draft.
in before dieng becomes a stud... and sochan a bust
I was thinking at one point if OKC really wanted Dieng and was afraid we were going to snatch him we could have made some sort of trade if we didn't want him and likely still gotten Sochan. Didn't post during the draft as servers were already struggling.
Hoop Intellect put his board on YouTube. According to him, the Spurs went into the draft with one pick in each of the second, third, fourth and fifth tiers. They came away with one prospect from tier 2, two prospects from tier 3 and one prospect from tier 6. Barlow was the 49th guy on his board. If you view it as the Spurs trading down from 38 for 49, cash and a second to be named later, it was a decent haul. Memphis doesn't have any great seconds, but they do have some unprotected picks and favorable swaps, including one that already includes the Spurs. Could be like that DET/CHI/LAL situation all over again.
There were trades to be had by picking Dieng or Duren, but if they did that, they would risk Sochan for real. I am glad they didn’t get cute there. So han solves a lot of problems for the team, if they had gotten cute and ended up not getting him, the assets they would pick up in the trade wouldn’t make up for it.
I agree! This kid is a point forward
I think from the start of last season they gave Brian Wright a longer leash. Every decision he has made since the start of last season has been excellent and not the way RC and Pop really do things. Was shocked they didn't pick a euro last night, Dieng at 9 and what I was most surprised was that they passed on Jovic at 20 and 25.
According to reports all 3 picks were top 20 on the Spurs big board. Definitely a good draft
Duren was my man too but Spurs could hardly have done better with what they were proposed.
Very excited by Wesley. Don't think they were expecting to be able to pick him and Branham.
No idea if he was the pick if available; but yeah, happy we escaped Dieng... Stiil can't see what some see there but good for him if he proves me wrong.
Same, bruh. Same.
Sochan is a Euro.
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