2023 NBA DRAFT

[playblair]

I absolutely love the draft and will watch the entire thing until the end but it’s gonna be weird that the spurs pick right from the get go at #1 lol not something I’m use to, usually have to wait for ages for our pick

Same. Will be interesting to see if we do any other wheeling or dealing, but assuming that's not the case then there is really not much intrigue for us

Not that I'm complaining. It's pretty rare that you have a chance to take the clear-cut, no questions asked #1 pick

watch the abc version of the draft not the espn version........the abc version will have more player stories & full interviews with each pick......

[BatManu20]

Everything I’m reading has the Mavs trying to trade out of the 10th pick in an attempt to salary dump + add players/picks. I’m sure a bunch of teams are trying to get in on that, but not many teams have as much ammunition as we do except for OKC. Spurs should really be aggressive here and make the move up to 10. Could even make it a 3-Team trade.

Something like:

Mavs receive: Deandre Ayton, 2024 Spurs SRP + Cap space (to go after Draymond)


Suns receive: Reggie Bullock, 2023 Spurs SRP (#33), 2024 Spurs FRP (from TOR) + Cap space (to go after Poeltl)


Spurs receive: 10th Overall Pick, Davis Bertans


Pipe dream probably but would make sense for all parties involved tbh.

[BatManu20]

Either way, that 10th Pick sounds like it’s up for grabs and the Spurs should be all over it. Make it happen Brian.

[JPB]

Either way, that 10th Pick sounds like it’s up for grabs and the Spurs should be all over it. Make it happen Brian.

I don't think they should and I def don't think they will. They'll quietly pick Wemby and call it a draft unless somebody they LOVE, not just like, is still there in the late 20s they could softly trade up for...

All in all, I think they won't move (or make major moves) after Wemby.

[heyheymymy]

That Nuggets trade feels kinda personal now lol DEN has 2 picks, #29 and #32 dropped right before Spurs #33 to clear out all the fallers before SA selects. Plus a follow up net behind #33 as well. It's like a raid lol

Hope SA moves up and it's a moot point.

[heyheymymy]

Bat Manu nice job with a pretty realistic and balanced exchange there. Interesting proposal.

[JPB]

Everything I’m reading has the Mavs trying to trade out of the 10th pick in an attempt to salary dump + add players/picks. I’m sure a bunch of teams are trying to get in on that, but not many teams have as much ammunition as we do except for OKC. Spurs should really be aggressive here and make the move up to 10. Could even make it a 3-Team trade.

Something like:

Mavs receive: Deandre Ayton, 2024 Spurs SRP + Cap space (to go after Draymond)


Suns receive: Reggie Bullock, 2023 Spurs SRP (#33), 2024 Spurs FRP (from TOR) + Cap space (to go after Poeltl)


Spurs receive: 10th Overall Pick, Davis Bertans


Pipe dream probably but would make sense for all parties involved tbh.

I believe it would take more for the spurs than one top 6 protected FRP and two SRPs to get #10 in this draft... And I believe Dallas can get better offers.

[spurraider21]

I believe it would take more for the spurs than one top 6 protected FRP and two SRPs to get #10 in this draft... And I believe Dallas can get better offers.

They’d be doing that and eating the Bertans deal as part as the compensation

[objective]

Everything I’m reading has the Mavs trying to trade out of the 10th pick in an attempt to salary dump + add players/picks. I’m sure a bunch of teams are trying to get in on that, but not many teams have as much ammunition as we do except for OKC. Spurs should really be aggressive here and make the move up to 10. Could even make it a 3-Team trade.

Something like:

Mavs receive: Deandre Ayton, 2024 Spurs SRP + Cap space (to go after Draymond)


Suns receive: Reggie Bullock, 2023 Spurs SRP (#33), 2024 Spurs FRP (from TOR) + Cap space (to go after Poeltl)


Spurs receive: 10th Overall Pick, Davis Bertans


Pipe dream probably but would make sense for all parties involved tbh.

Suns would not have cap space. Durant, Beal, and Booker combined are almost exactly the full salary cap. I suppose they would have a trade exception depending on when the new cba rules are fully in effect.

Mavericks would not have caproom at all without renouncing Kyrie.

[scott]

yes, if all the protections play out a certain way and then OKC and LAC wind up with exactly the #1 and #2 overall picks. this is not a reasonable way to be looking at the pick.

It’s a part of the exact way you should be looking at the pick. The 2023 pick has a 0% chance of being anything but pick #29. The “lesser of” pick has tons of possibilities, each with their own estimation of what the odds of those scenarios playing out - which sum to make the expected value of the 2024 pick. Unless you think LAC or OKC are odds on favorites of Top-2 records, next year’s pick will be better than #29. The best guess, right now, IMO, is that it will be somewhere around 20 - which is what it would have been had that exact pick been in play this year.

OKC is on the rise, and LAC was a playoff team… but OKC still may not be ready, and LAC finished only 1 game ahead of the play-in. Even if you think it’s only a 20% shot it finishes a lottery pick, that is infinitely better than the odds #29 this year becomes a lottery pick. Pacers made a great trade for their cir stances.

[scott]

Anyone know how I can watch the draft from Japan?

[k830713]

https://fanspo.com/nba/s/spurs/trade...wizzards-spurs

[mo7888]

Everything I’m reading has the Mavs trying to trade out of the 10th pick in an attempt to salary dump + add players/picks. I’m sure a bunch of teams are trying to get in on that, but not many teams have as much ammunition as we do except for OKC. Spurs should really be aggressive here and make the move up to 10. Could even make it a 3-Team trade.

Something like:

Mavs receive: Deandre Ayton, 2024 Spurs SRP + Cap space (to go after Draymond)


Suns receive: Reggie Bullock, 2023 Spurs SRP (#33), 2024 Spurs FRP (from TOR) + Cap space (to go after Poeltl)


Spurs receive: 10th Overall Pick, Davis Bertans


Pipe dream probably but would make sense for all parties involved tbh.

Sure, but do the Mavs want Ayton on that contract? Does anybody?

[BacktoBasics]

Everything I’m reading has the Mavs trying to trade out of the 10th pick in an attempt to salary dump + add players/picks. I’m sure a bunch of teams are trying to get in on that, but not many teams have as much ammunition as we do except for OKC. Spurs should really be aggressive here and make the move up to 10. Could even make it a 3-Team trade.

Something like:

Mavs receive: Deandre Ayton, 2024 Spurs SRP + Cap space (to go after Draymond)


Suns receive: Reggie Bullock, 2023 Spurs SRP (#33), 2024 Spurs FRP (from TOR) + Cap space (to go after Poeltl)


Spurs receive: 10th Overall Pick, Davis Bertans


Pipe dream probably but would make sense for all parties involved tbh.

Out of all the crap we see here… which mostly consists of “trade Keldon”. I don’t mind this. It takes some liberties and it’s a stretch but at least you’re thinking about consolidating capital without unloading Keldons much needed production.

[JPB]

Anyone know how I can watch the draft from Japan?

https://livesport24.net/basketball-streams/

you just need to have an unabled VPN to access the site, Just close the couple annoying pop ups when you open the live stream.

[Seventyniner]

Suns would not have cap space. Durant, Beal, and Booker combined are almost exactly the full salary cap. I suppose they would have a trade exception depending on when the new cba rules are fully in effect.

Mavericks would not have caproom at all without renouncing Kyrie.

The Suns would get a $22M trade exception from this deal because that's how much more salary they would be sending out than receiving. Poeltl could be signed-and-traded into that exception, though Phoenix has basically nothing to offer to Toronto in return.

The Mavs part wouldn't work at all. Taking in Ayton and sending out Bullock/Bertans actually increases their team salary, and leaves them with only a handful of players on the roster to send to GS for a potential sign-and-trade of Draymond to Dallas because the salaries would have to match within 10%.

Still, I understand the idea here. If the Mavs want to dump salary and are willing to take back picks (since the Spurs don't really have any players they are willing to give up and are useful to the Mavs, except maybe McDermott?) then the Spurs are the perfect trading partner because the Spurs want another first this year and have plenty of cap space. The Mavs not taking a player back would give them the trade exception and make other sign-and-trades easier.

We could always see the apocalypse: dual sign-and-trade of Kyrie to GS and Draymond to Dallas. That would make me laugh so hard.

[benefactor]

The draft falls on my off day. I'm grateful to Allah for the favor bestowed upon me.

[ace3g]

[rascal]

The top five picks

1. Wembanyama
2. Miller
3. Scoot
4. Amen Thompson
5. Cam Whitmore

[ace3g]

[Uriel]

I’m ready for the Spurs to not make any trades this year and draft a safe, low-upside player at 33 and a two-way player at 44.

[SpursFan86]

https://twitter.com/esidery/status/1...RJS8_UemWCmgcA

Interesting…Miller’s odds to go #2 have dropped noticeably today.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Pretty sure Scoot will go 2nd. I don't buy all the Miller talk, smokescreens imo.

[buttsR4rebounding]

That would lower the value of #3 for Portland. Probably scuttles any trade for a "star" player.

[cd98]

I'd bet Scoot goes 2nd. Too much star potential. If you are Charlotte, you go with the better talent and worry about positions later.