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I think thats the most likely scenario if we don't make a consolidation trade. If we do and add a starting caliber PG who's a threat from 3 then I think you flip KJ and Sochan, but as currently constructed, I agree.
For all the debates about starting, positions, etc., presuming no other moves are made, I see this as the best way to view it . . .
Guaranteed to start: Wembanyama, Vassell
Likely to start: Collins, Johnson, Jones
Guaranteed to play significant minutes: Sochan, Branham, McDermott
Competing for minutes: Champagnie, Bassey, Graham, Payne, Bullock, Osman, Mamukelashvili
Deep bench/G-League: Wesley, Barlow, Cissoko, Rice
Buy out/waived: Birch
Last edited by TD 21; 07-17-2023 at 05:35 PM.
I think thats the most likely scenario if we don't make a consolidation trade. If we do and add a starting caliber PG who's a threat from 3 then I think you flip KJ and Sochan, but as currently constructed, I agree.
I see Sochan as likely to start. Not sure who gets left out (possibly Johnson leading the 2nd team). I think Champagnie takes over McDermott’s minutes. With Collins’ and Bassey’s injuries, I’d say Barlow has a chance to get “competing for minutes” as well (deep rotation)
What injury does Collins have?
Unless Graham is traded I don't see him being out of the regular rotation. Wesley will probably be in Austin most of the season still and Graham will split time as the backup PG/SG, imo
There isn't any reason to play McDermott before Champaignie at this point.
Johnson is headed to the bench. May not be that way to start the season, but Sochan will prove to be clearly better. Unless Keldon has added handles to his game.
Zollins
Vic
Sochan
Devin
Tre
I don't think it will be necessary to demote Tre, but don't sleep on the notion of Blake getting noticeably more minutes than Tre, more crunchtime than Tre, by year's end.
Last edited by tim_duncan_fan; 07-13-2023 at 04:29 PM.
Sochan will start I’m thinking.
Sorry, I know he’s healthy now… I meant injury history. I just see us going 6 deep at the 4/5 for health management.
Graham will play plenty imo
Not high on Graham, start With Wesley as a back up and if he is not good maybe you play Graham.
Right now, excluding the ones you have as buyouts/ waivers, you have 18 players, and 16 of them have NBA contracts, with only Rice as a 2 way, and Barlow as a 2 way last year with a QO hanging. Something else has to give. You can only have 15 NBA contracts by the beginning of the season.
Guaranteed: Wemby, Sochan, Vassell
Likely: Collins, Jones
Significant: Keldon, Bran, Champagnie, McDermott, Osman
Competing: Wesley, Graham, Mamu, Bassey, Barlow
Deep bench: Bullock, Cissoko, Rice
Cut: Birch, Stevens
Wemby, Sochan, Johnson, Vassell and Jones would be an interesting starting 5, but Collins probably needs to be in there moving Keldon to the second unit. Overall I like your positioning of folks. Not high on Graham, but you might be right with his placement. Bassey might be deep bench, quite honestly. His skillset, or lack thereof, gets exploited quite a bit.
pop already anointed Collins as the starting center, the spurs have been listing Wemby as a forward in summer league games, and he has almost exclusively played alongside barlow/bediako in summer league minutes.
imo theres a much higher chance that sochan comes off the bench than zollins. at least to start the season. maybe later they start wemby/sochan frontcourt. or maybe keldon moves to the bench and sochan is able to pull off starting at the 3. but i dont think we see that right away
I'm aware.
Despite the speculation of a standard, to my knowledge and even though he's obviously playing, Cissoko hasn't been officially signed.
They’d have to renounce his rights to not sign him to an NBA level contract. He can’t go on a 2way, since he requires a buyout from Baskonia in the ACB Spanish league, who loaned him to the Ignite, and you can’t provide a buyout for a 2way.
He absolutely has to be signed for the team to pay the buyout.
There are no if's, and's, or but's about it.
What I would do:
Starting lineup:
Tre - Vassell - Keldon - Sochan - Wemby
Bench:
Branham - Champagnie - McDermott - Collins
Backup PG comitee by Brahnam, Champagnie and Sochan
3 bigmen rotation with Wemby, Sochan and Collins. Everyone playing around 30 minutes per game.
I think Bassey will get a good chunk of minutes (or Barlow if he continues his ascent). I'm not loving a 3 big rotation where each of those guys you suggested has durability concerns.
I've read the same, but I also don't recall them definitively saying he'll be on the team next season.
Even if he is, that's doesn't really change anything at the moment, though I'd suspect Bullock, in some capacity, would be the odd man out.
Is this possible..??
Zach, Wemby, Sochan, Kelton, Vassell
Strongest five..?
But who will, handle the ball?
if this stuff about cissoko being ineligible for a 2way is true, maybe a one year stash is the best case scenario?
Can't do that either. Has to be signed to a real contract bud.
How far has load management come that teenagers can't even play 30 minutes per game, tbh.
If anyone is hurting just sit him outright. But if they are fine, our rookie and sop re should be playing, at the very least, 30 minutes per game, tbh.
The durability issues with Wembanyama are more theoretical than real, tbh. Didn't he play all games of the last French league? He's also on the record saying he doesn't want to be load managed and he wants to win RoY. That won't happen playing less than 30 minutes per game, tbh.
has draft and stash become illegal?
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