2024 NBA Draft Thread

[The Truth #6]

Cody Williams, yeah, he could work his way into our range. Too soon to say. It feels like a lot of small forwards in this draft. Jakobe Walter, if they think he can not be a ball hog only, might be higher on their board then we assume. Just spitballing.

Impulsive somewhat sarcastic second thought: Jakobe is like a Primo reclamation project for Brian Wright. The shooting guard he can turn into a "point guard". Joking? The shooting/scoring prowess so far sounds legit.

I can totally see them passing on pure point guards. I agree.

[BackHome]

I think Spurs will go back to losing (compe ively though). The reward is too high to get two lottery picks instead of one. Sarr AND Topic potentially, damn!

Yep, you were so right we got destroyed today. We definitely getting a top 3 pick in the 2024 draft

[scott]

Were folks really worried we’d possibly fall out of the bottom 5 record because we managed to break our 18 game losing streak?

[Dejounte]

Cody Williams, yeah, he could work his way into our range. Too soon to say. It feels like a lot of small forwards in this draft. Jakobe Walter, if they think he can not be a ball hog only, might be higher on their board then we assume. Just spitballing.

Impulsive somewhat sarcastic second thought: Jakobe is like a Primo reclamation project for Brian Wright. The shooting guard he can turn into a "point guard". Joking? The shooting/scoring prowess so far sounds legit.

I can totally see them passing on pure point guards. I agree.

The turning-a-non-point-into-a-point thing is hardly a joke when it pays off. I point again to the Keyonte George example— when you have a player who can score at will, have size to not be a defensive liability, and be competent at passing… then trying to find that kind of player is not that lofty of a dream nor is it a dumb risk. I think they should continue shuffling through these types of players over and over until they find it, no matter how excruciating it is to watch with players who arent cutting it.

[scott]

The turning-a-non-point-into-a-point thing is hardly a joke when it pays off. I point again to the Keyonte George example— when you have a player who can score at will, have size to not be a defensive liability, and be competent at passing… then trying to find that kind of player is not that lofty of a dream nor is it a dumb risk. I think they should continue shuffling through these types of players over and over until they find it, no matter how excruciating it is to watch with players who arent cutting it.

I’m on board with such an experience so long as we start doing it with guys who demonstrate the requisite skill set, and not just “Sochan makes nice passes sometime, let’s make him a PG”

[onechance87]

yup collier another scoot....shouldint be top 10 pick

[Dejounte]

I’m on board with such an experience so long as we start doing it with guys who demonstrate the requisite skill set, and not just “Sochan makes nice passes sometime, let’s make him a PG”

They didnt just “start” with Sochan. There’s a long list of players they’ve experimented with putting players at that position that people on this very site would argue didnt demonstrate the requisite skill set: Murray, Lonnie, Kyle Anderson, Mills, Primo, Wesley, even Malaki right now… Sochan is easy to point to right now but with the roster they started the season with having zero high upside point guards, it was an experiment they probably had to make. Thats what you do when you draft a “weird” athlete, you try to do weird things.

If we’re being honest here, Sochan at PG is a better coaching decision than the years of old when Pop would stick with Forbes in the lineup. Youre telling me that these days are bad? nah… the days when Pop wouldnt play rookies and overplaying vets like Mills and Gay were way worse. And seeing Forbes every game was a nightmare.

[CGD]

If Topic and Sarr are both gone then this is who I would pick with the Spurs pick:

Matas Buzelis - SF - 6'11
Zaccharie Risacher - SF - 6'9
Cody Williams - SF - 6'8


With Raptors pick I am looking at:

Stephon Castle - PG - 6'6
Aaron Bradshaw - C - 7'1
Tidjane Salaun - PF - 6'10

If those two go before the Spurs pick, I’m probably taking Holland even if he’s isn’t 6’8”. He’s one of the in this draft that has the potential to hit, and at worse would be a solid 3/D type.

[onechance87]

If those two go before the Spurs pick, I’m probably taking Holland even if he’s isn’t 6’8”. He’s one of the in this draft that has the potential to hit, and at worse would be a solid 3/D type.

so another keldon johnson who cant shoot

[CGD]

so another keldon johnson who cant shoot

They are nothing alike. Holland won’t be liability on defense, and his motor is rookie Kawhi-esc.

[rascal]

Were folks really worried we’d possibly fall out of the bottom 5 record because we managed to break our 18 game losing streak?

They still can drop outside the top five.

They will pick up some wins down the stretch against tanking teams and they still have many games against the bottom teams in the league and will catch some teams with injuries and the lottery balls may not be kind to the spurs this year .

The Spurs lack talent but they still have Wemby and he's going to get the team some wins.

[rascal]

This was sure to be a let down game after their win last game.

A loss was bound to happen against a better team in this game.

[rascal]

yup collier another scoot....shouldint be top 10 pick

Scoot is going to be good to great.

[Frenchfred]

yup collier another scoot....shouldint be top 10 pick

They still can drop outside the top five.

They will pick up some wins down the stretch against tanking teams and they still have many games against the bottom teams in the league and will catch some teams with injuries and the lottery balls may not be kind to the spurs this year .

The Spurs lack talent but they still have Wemby and he's going to get the team some wins.

not at the moment, he has games with more than 30 points and the team loses. Unless the Spurs make a trade, I think that they end up at the bottom 3 and the probability is low to have a pick outside of the top5.

[Frenchfred]

Cissoko never produced the st-ocks that Dunn does, and can you really have too many defenders on your roster?

Dunn could turn out to be something in the neighborhood of Herb Jones, or what Thuybulle could have been.

does anybody know how Cissoko is performing with Austin?

[Russ]

does anybody know how Cissoko is performing with Austin?

Cissoko was a silly draft pick.

The turning-a-non-point-into-a-point thing is hardly a joke when it pays off. I point again to the Keyonte George example— when you have a player who can score at will, have size to not be a defensive liability, and be competent at passing… then trying to find that kind of player is not that lofty of a dream nor is it a dumb risk. I think they should continue shuffling through these types of players over and over until they find it, no matter how excruciating it is to watch with players who arent cutting it.

How about Branham?

[Seventyniner]

Were folks really worried we’d possibly fall out of the bottom 5 record because we managed to break our 18 game losing streak?

The Toronto pick could end up in the late lottery. It's worth talking about players in that range.

[rascal]

Cissoko was a silly draft pick.



How about Branham?

Cissoko another player with a limited offensive game that Spurstalk is high on.

[The Truth #6]

The turning-a-non-point-into-a-point thing is hardly a joke when it pays off. I point again to the Keyonte George example— when you have a player who can score at will, have size to not be a defensive liability, and be competent at passing… then trying to find that kind of player is not that lofty of a dream nor is it a dumb risk. I think they should continue shuffling through these types of players over and over until they find it, no matter how excruciating it is to watch with players who arent cutting it.

Oh, I hear you. I wasn't totally joking. I was hoping they would try to trade some capital for Keyounte because the top 10 was too pricey but he seemed under valued. With Jakobe he easily could be higher for them than Topic. But hey, lots of time to see where these players end up. But it also makes sense they would deprioritize role players.

[onechance87]

does anybody know how Cissoko is performing with Austin?

nothing impressve

[Frenchfred]

nothing impressve

Another wasted pick then, too bad

[Pauleta14]

Pop likes Sidy's thighs tho

[TrainOfThought5]

does anybody know how Cissoko is performing with Austin?

2 years away from being 2 years away.

[onechance87]

They didnt just “start” with Sochan. There’s a long list of players they’ve experimented with putting players at that position that people on this very site would argue didnt demonstrate the requisite skill set: Murray, Lonnie, Kyle Anderson, Mills, Primo, Wesley, even Malaki right now… Sochan is easy to point to right now but with the roster they started the season with having zero high upside point guards, it was an experiment they probably had to make. Thats what you do when you draft a “weird” athlete, you try to do weird things.

If we’re being honest here, Sochan at PG is a better coaching decision than the years of old when Pop would stick with Forbes in the lineup. Youre telling me that these days are bad? nah… the days when Pop wouldnt play rookies and overplaying vets like Mills and Gay were way worse. And seeing Forbes every game was a nightmare.

who u got in mind....stephon castle or carlton carrington sounds like who u talking about

[John B]

Cissoko was a silly draft pick.



How about Branham?

Cissoko? What do you expect at a 44th pick. Still Cissoko has great bball iq, has good court vision, can create and defend. He is missing perimeter shots. IF he can get that, he’ll be a great pick as a glue-guy, another mobile versatile big.

Brahnam? He has a knack at scoring. He is a liability at defense, but he is no Forbes. I still like the pick for a guy who I expect will have a long career as a role player. Not bad for the 20th pick.