2024 NBA Draft Thread

[Mr. Body]

if by saying that you also mean james bouknight was a point guard, i’ll rest my case.

James Bouknight was on UConn this year? Holy .

[alfahdlan]

James Bouknight was on UConn this year? Holy .

He was under uconn system once under the same system is he not?

[exstatic]

if by saying that you also mean james bouknight was a point guard, i’ll rest my case.

Don’t be obtuse. Reading for context is important, so when I specifically mention a player from THIS YEAR’S TEAM and say the UConn squad, I’m talking about THIS YEAR’S TEAM.

[alfahdlan]

You said " part of that system." Not the squad.

[exstatic]

EVERYONE on the UConn squad was a PG, even Clingan. Part of that system is reading and reacting. If there’s a pin down screen, and the defender cheats over it, even the center has to react to the back cut, and hit the cutter. The fact that you took time to type that statement makes me think you didn’t watch 5 minutes of UConn bball this year.

You said " part of that system." Not the squad.

Opening sentence, along with a reference to a player from this year’s squad.

[buttsR4rebounding]

There's a difference between drafting a bad shooter but that you know has a big chance of improving in that area, and someone that was given 15 ft of cushion in the NCAA tournament by opposing coaches.

Also, context matters. If we hadn't recently drafted tens of prospects with iffy shooting that haven't really panned out, then I might be more on board with drafting Castle (for example, I was excited about drafting guys like Kawhi and Sochan), but after the Keldons, Samanics, Brahnams, Wesleys, I need a rest and switch it up a little. Draft some shooters for once and try to work on the rest of their game. You might get the next Aaron Nesmith or Brandin Podziemski, guys who were thought to be nothing but shooters coming out of college and ended up being well rounded rotation pieces in the NBA.



Defense is the hardest thing to translate to the NBA, the pace and spacing is just too different to any other type of basketball played (college or overseas). Vassell and Sochan were suppossed to be elite defensive players in college and people here can't stop ing about their defense.

Sure, you can hit on a Kawhi here and there, but drafting for defense is about the most useless thing a franchise can do. Nobody goes into a draft thinking "we are gonna get ourselves the next Bruce Bowen". If you want to secure defense, just sign a couple of 3 and D guys from free agency, tbh.

Sochan ranked 3rd in the league in perimeter defense last year. While he was crap as a point guard he is actually quite good at defending the bigger point guards. That was probably the biggest silver lining in Sochan's play last year.

[spurraider21]

[spurraider21]

the shot attempt at 0:23 is in awesome. nearly no dip on the catch and shoot. thats what the best of the best shooters can do. Klay was a monster at that. Batum does that at a high level. even D-Lo this year

[rjv]

i don't see the discussion for risacher being all that relevant because there is a very slim chance he drops to 4. the only way i think any debate pops up is if any rumors about the spurs offering 4 and 8 to move up were to begin circulating.

[Mugen]

I was against trading up in this draft but if they like Risacher well enough then they should engage Washington on what it would take to go from 4 > 2. I don't think #8 should be involved but I think there's a palpable deal to be had if they wanted it done tbh.

[Dejounte]

i don't see the discussion for risacher being all that relevant because there is a very slim chance he drops to 4. the only way i think any debate pops up is if any rumors about the spurs offering 4 and 8 to move up were to begin circulating.

Thank god

[spurraider21]

I was against trading up in this draft but if they like Risacher well enough then they should engage Washington on what it would take to go from 4 > 2. I don't think #8 should be involved but I think there's a palpable deal to be had if they wanted it done tbh.

how many seconds will it take

[Mugen]

how many seconds will it take

Their 2nds this year, the Charlotte pick which is basically 2 seconds, and Blake Wesley tbh. Pull the trigger, BWrong.

[TD 21]

The Wizards are said to be searching for another 1st, so it'd probably take 4 and 8 for 2 and 26, so they'd at least significantly upgrade their secondary 1st.

The Spurs could then package 26 and 35 to try to move back up into the 20 range if they want.

Of course, this being the Spurs, there's about a .1% chance of that happening. Count on them staying put and selecting Castle and probably Salaun.

[baseline bum]

I was thinking about the great do entary Hoop Dreams this morning, and remembering how midway through the movie Gates seemed so much more mature than Agee, but by the end Agee was the better player. It seemed like such a crazy twist in the plot at the time, but in a scouting world where players are only 19 and 20, it happens all the time. There's a distinct possibility that "doing all of your homework" only raises the chances of you being right by 10-20%, or something like that. The endless blathering on about Primo's uncanny maturity and incredibly high character was pretty much proof of that.

Didn't Gates blow out his knee at Marquette? Or am I remembering wrong?

[rjv]

Didn't Gates blow out his knee at Marquette? Or am I remembering wrong?

i think he blew out his knee in high school, and it severely impacted his recruiting.

[baseline bum]

i think he blew out his knee in high school, and it severely impacted his recruiting.

You sure? Can't imagine he would have gotten a scholarship to Marquette if it happened in HS. Now I gotta go watch that movie again lol.

[PhantomDashCam]

FWIW, I believe Bryan has interviewed previous Spurs draft prospects before…

[rjv]

You sure? Can't imagine he would have gotten a scholarship to Marquette if it happened in HS. Now I gotta go watch that movie again lol.

yeah, i'm pretty sure. marquette, i think, had offered before the injury and honored the offer even afterwards. not sure if gates still lives in SA but i know his son graduated from clemens high school a few years back.

[PhantomDashCam]

A couple of workout updates. Possible second rounders??

[Dejounte]

A couple of workout updates. Possible second rounders??

how do you find these

[PhantomDashCam]

how do you find these

1. https://hoopshype.com/lists/2024-dra...kouts-tracker/

2. Search "Spurs Draft" on X and select latest tab

[scott]

1. https://hoopshype.com/lists/2024-dra...kouts-tracker/

2. Search "Spurs Draft" on X and select latest tab

Interesting notes on the workout tracker:

1. Dillon Jones and Payton Sandfort are working out for everyone it seems
2. Blazers bringing in lots of bigs for workouts
3. Pels brought in Tyler Smith for a workout. I like that fit, and NO picks in the right range. Hate it as a Spurs fan. When does NO have to make a decision on the Lakers pick? Wonder if they could fall in love with someone like Smith and decide to take it this year.
4. Spurs mostly bringing in unrated prospects. In the past, hasn't in been the case that the Spurs use workouts as scouting for 2-way and G-League talent?

[DAF86]

The Wizards are said to be searching for another 1st, so it'd probably take 4 and 8 for 2 and 26, so they'd at least significantly upgrade their secondary 1st.

The Spurs could then package 26 and 35 to try to move back up into the 20 range if they want.

Of course, this being the Spurs, there's about a .1% chance of that happening. Count on them staying put and selecting Castle and probably Salaun.

Trading up to 2 to get Risacher, and then trading up to the top 20 to get Carrington might be the best possible scenario.

[Thomas82]

Since there is so much up in the air I feel like the 4 is the perfect spot to pick. I'd say theres a high chance some of the first 3 teams will pick completely unexpectedly overthinking a pick and someone top 3 will be someone no one expected.

Well, there is at least 1 surprise in every draft. Maybe it can work out in our favor this year.