Dude, 32% from 3 on 6.5 attempts per game, while shooting most of those off the drible, step backs and even fade aways is ing great for a teenage freshman, the are you talking about?
Heck, Trae, who was thought as a great shooter, shot 34% from 3 on that same 3pt look diet.
If you were to group the lottery prospects into tiers, how would you do it? Here's what I think:
Tier 1
- Zaccharie Risacher
- Alex Sarr
Tier 2
- Donovan Clingan
- Reed Sheppard
- Matas Buzelis
- Stephon Castle
Tier 3
- Rob Dillingham
- Dalton Knecht
- Tidjane Salaun
- Nikola Topic
- Ron Holland
- Cody Williams
Tier 4
- Devin Carter
- Ja'Kobe Walter
The way I look at tiers is that you would under no cir stance draft a player from a lower tier ahead of a player from a higher tier. So with that said, the tiers is very team dependent. So, my personal tiers, with the Spurs specifically in mind:
Tier 1:
Buzelis
Sheppard
Dillingham
Castle
Risacher
Tier 2:
Holland
Carter
Tier 3:
Williams
Knecht
Sarr
Clingan
Tier 4:
Topic
McCain
Walter
Collier
Tyler Smith
Furphy
Filipowski
Obviously take with a grain of salt but…seems like the chatter around this keeps getting louder. Maybe he’s just repeating what other reports have hinted at though
from a spurs-centric perspective, here's probably how i do it
Tier 1 - I would be happy if we selected him at #4 overall
Risacher
Sheppard
Dillingham
Tier 2 - I would be content with selecting him at #4, but would be happy getting him at #8
Sarr
Holland
Castle* (not point guard)
Tier 3 - I would be content with selecting him at #8
Buzelis
Cody Williams
Clingan
Tier 4 - I could live with selecting him at #8
Knecht
Topic
Collier
Carter
anybody else (read: Salaun) would be
sarr is a weird one because the fit isnt obvious but at some point you bet on the player talent and figure it out later. its also why i have clingan in tier 3
Last edited by spurraider21; 06-13-2024 at 08:09 PM.
In a relatively flat draft, taking someone like Clingan who could theoretically help them the most the next 3 years makes lots of sense especially considering their window and all the draft picks owed to the Spurs.
Obviously take with a grain of salt but…seems like the chatter around this keeps getting louder. Maybe he’s just repeating what other reports have hinted at though
2024 NBA Draft Board
Tier 1:
1. Zaccharie Risacher
2. Alex Sarr
3. Matas Buzelis
Tier 2:
4. Reed Shephard
5. Cody Williams
6. Stephen Castle
7. Dalton Knecht
8. Tidjane Salaun
9. Donovan Clingan
Tier 3:
10. Robert Dillingham
11. Isaiah Collier
12. JaKobe Walter
13. Kyle Filipowski
14. Nikola Topic
15. Ron Holland
16. Johnny Furphy
17. Jared McCain
18. Devin Carter
Tier 4:
19. Tyler Smith
20. Ke'lel Ware
21. Yves Missi
22. Zach Edey
23. Bobi Klintman
24. Kyshawn George
Tier 5:
25. Pacome Dadiet
26. Trevon Brazile
27. Baylor Scheierman
28. Melvin Ajinca
29. Tristan Da Silva
30. Pelle Larsson
Really good off-season outlook article from ESPN here, for those curious about other team's situations: https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/sto...-draft-outlook
Could be a big ol’ nothing burger…However,
Saw that Boogie Ellis just pulled out of his Pacers Workout.
Recently worked out for Spurs and Magic.
Could be a target at #48…Has a similar body type to Rob Dillingham…
Just please no Bustzelis or Saluoff. Anyone but these two losers who can't hit the backside of a barn.
I know they haven't worked in any good way, but I still think that Malaki and Blake were good prospects to bet on in terms of upside and creation at that point in the draft. Malaki was OK but young, Blake was kind of objectively not good but you could see that he generated rim pressure at an outstanding level.
Obviously take with a grain of salt but…seems like the chatter around this keeps getting louder. Maybe he’s just repeating what other reports have hinted at though
What does it say about SA? What is the future asset score? Thanks. I don’t subscribe to ESPN.
Yeah, man. Bub Carrington is a theoretical player. Branham could have been shooting the same shots and you would have been getting a chubby over him, too. I guess you didn't watch Carrington, and no one watched Carrington, you just watched clips packages and are jerking off furiously. Because he wasn't good.Dude, 32% from 3 on 6.5 attempts per game, while shooting most of those off the drible, step backs and even fade aways is ing great for a teenage freshman, the are you talking about?
Heck, Trae, who was thought as a great shooter, shot 34% from 3 on that same 3pt look diet.
He is just as theoretical as Branham and Wesley were. He's a project, just like they are. And frankly, just getting wildly optimistic because a player has a certain shot diet, when he's not yet a good shooter, is pretty wild. Might as well get excited about Ja'Kobe Walter. No, you're just following the crowd.
This is NOT hard to understand. Get your hands out of your pants.
https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/sto...tor-wembanyama
ESPN article on who the best fits would be next to Wemby. Nothing earth-shattering but the below are the top 3 (in order) at each pick:
4th: Sheppard, Dillingham, Risacher
8th: Topic, Knecht, Salaun (bleh on these 3)
35th: Terrance Shannon, Adem Bona, Juan Nunez
48th: Cam Spencer, Jaylen Wells, Bronny James
Wouldn't be an ESPN draft article if they didn't include ledip 's spawn in there.Bronny James
I liked the picks in 2022 and I would be ready to move on. they placed a bet and it didn't work, no big deal. if this was a different sport or league, they would go out on loan and see if they can develop in an other environment.
but with limited roster spots and many picks to come in, I would take the new chance over them, even if the new bet (call him Carrington) doesn't offer better odds than those two did two years ago.
They were totally good bets and the story's not over for them. I think Branham will get more play. I don't think Blake will stick, but he's young and can still develop somewhere.
Like always, people do a lot of ing without going in and seeing what the landscape of a draft actually was. Looking at who was available in the late first and on in 2022, one could certainly make a case for other players, but none of them seem like obvious picks. Maybe Andrew Nembhard, but the team already had Tre Jones as a backup point.
What's going on with the Blake/Branham picks is exactly what the Carrington pick would be -- a swing on a young player who has pieces but hasn't put it together. Those are fine swings. They also happened before Wembanyama. Arguably the team doesn't need to take swings on these types anymore. The timeline has changed.
Also, for everyone ing about shooting on this team, Branham was that shooting type. Then, when we get that shooting type, everyone switches to ing about their defense. I'm full-on convinced most of this board is going to about the same players they insist that we draft this year.
FWIW, I have watched 3 full games from Carrington. You have the full games on youtube.
Tier 3
- Alex Sarr
- Zaccharie Risacher
Tier 4
- Donovan Clingan
- Reed Sheppard
- Matas Buzelis
- Stephon Castle
Tier 5
- Rob Dillingham
- Ron Holland
- Devin Carter
- Cody Williams
- Dalton Knecht
Tier 6
- Tidjane Salaun
- Ja'Kobe Walter
Tier 7
- Nikola Topic
ROFL ESPN acting like anyone would piss away a draft pick on that scrub if daddy isn't coming along
Please god let Clingan go Top 3 tbh
I need the Suns to waste a 1st rounder on him if Jeanie & Co. don't take him at #17 tbh. I'd die laughing if either scenario happened.
Can you post the TL;DR for Spurs section?
Have tons of draft capital over the next 7 years. Wemby is a center. Need a PG with size and shooting around Wemby. Need a second banana that can get his (or her?) own shot. Could have $20 million in cap space if they waive Graham and Bassey before July 1. Need upgrades at every position, especially the bench.
They don’t mention any current Spur as a real piece around Wemby.
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