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Would rather go with a high-upside swing at 8 vs. an old shooting-only role player. Of course, that depends what the Spurs do at 4. This one doesn't seem like a Spurs fit.
He is too strong, athletic and physical to have a Dougie outcome defensively. Dougie who can close games is worth a lottery pick on a Wemby led team.
Would rather go with a high-upside swing at 8 vs. an old shooting-only role player. Of course, that depends what the Spurs do at 4. This one doesn't seem like a Spurs fit.
Strus and Bogdan are top 60-70 impact players at the wing that provide spacing and does not eat much on ball reps nor much cap space. This what your projected to get with Knecht. This is a Derrick White type puzzle piece just on a different archetype.
normally i'd say hard pass but the spurs suck so hard at shooting that why not
I would be pretty pissed if Spurs pick him lol
He is this year’s Kelly Tripuka. Good enough to start on a bad team, but not good enough for a contender.
We finally agree on something.
Derrick White was picked at 29. Max Strus was UNDRAFTED. You’re talking about using a #8 overall pick on such a player. It’s nonsense. If you want a designated shooter, just go sign one in free agency, and take a big swing with #8.
lol - I think we agree on plenty. It’s just that this draft is highly contentious and unpredictable so there’s going to be a lot of opinions and avenues to discuss.We finally agree on something.
I think we mostly just disagree on risk/reward and framing our thoughts in that lens.
Top 60-70 impact player for the 8th pick in a down class sure I would. You get spacing with size between Devin, Knecht, Wemby. You can run the most unguardable actions with Wemby and those 2 off ball wings. Still having enough cap space and usage for grabs and zero midgets.
0 midgets
Not high on knecht With one of our picks. Not much upside here. Could be a solid rotation player but i don’t see a starter in the making.
Agree, not talented enough to be an NBA starter
Can find a similar player in FA/ Don't burn a lottery pick on him
Well sadly he would instantly be our best shooter. And coupled with a non shooter like Castle at 4, unless we are tanking that always made sense with Dilly as the preferred option at 8 if he fell.
Sheppard at 4, makes sense to couple with your favorite project wing at 8 such as Buzelis, Holland, or I like C Williams who has the best length and has flashed 3 PT shooting.
Sign Malik Monk, for s sake, and draft someone with some upside.
Upside? He looks better than Keldon Johnson is right now. Had growth spurts delayed 3-4 years than most NBA players so like Derrick White, he has room to grow into his mid to late 20's.
He’s almost in his mid 20s, now. He’s an archetype you can easily sign in FA. Why would you waste any draft pick on that, let alone a lottery pick?
Because the draft sucks and I'd rather take Knecht then get Tiddy ed, so to speak on upside that doesn't exist.
Also, Knecht is such a late bloomer with that growth spurt, there may be a little more upside than with a typical 23 year old.
Agree. I've made that argument as well. Knecht isn't the hill I'm going to die on, but I was intrigued by him early on. He has a unique path. It's not like he was at UT for 4 years. He came from North Colorado State or wherever and dominated right away.
As for just sign a free agent instead: again, the draft sucks, free agents have to get overpaid to come to SA historically, and I'd take Knecht at half the price of Monk, for example, though I'm generalizing here. Players do keep improving once they get to the NBA.
im not crazy about him but id be mroe satisfied with taking knecht at 8 than i would salaun...
Pretty much. Especially if we grab a non-shooter like Castle at 4.
He'll never be a good defender, my question would be if he can become a better playmaker?
Monk was mentioned and he averaged 5 assists. Maybe that's too much to ask for.
Since their measurements are similar, could he become a Bogdan Bogdanovic?
If he's just a shooter, not worth the pick, imo.
Really depends on who drops. Holland vs Knecht vs Cody will be an interesting decision.
He only looks good because he's old.
Hard pass, unless he's there when we draft in second round.
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