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I think the Spurs are looking at bigger players. I don't see them trading away Dillingham and then going for another smaller guard.
Awesome!
We will be here next year- same time/same place and Brian Wright will draft 1 non shooting upstanding citizen and trade the other 6 for 6 swaps in 2047!
I think the Spurs are looking at bigger players. I don't see them trading away Dillingham and then going for another smaller guard.
Fans preaching (reasonable) patience and strategy, should actually see that as a smart/wise move, if you consider the 2025 class is certainly much better than this year. there's only so much room and playing time for youngsters to develop.
Picking and adding a second rookie just because you can, in the exctiment of the moment, doesn't make sense if you beleive you'll find better next year.
Where can I find NBA mock draft for 2031 ?, trying to get a head start.
The trade looks better in a vacuum if you look at it like trading Poeltl for an unprotected pick and swap in the future. Unfortunately with Wemby already accelerating the timeline and the dysfunction of last years team, this just seems like the front office has their priorities mixed up and don’t value the importance of building a functional team as a means to develop young players. Really signaling another tank in 2025 right now which is unfortunate.
Fine. Agree on not drafting teenager projects. But 2031? what in the actual
this sort of calculus may be beyond the train of thought of some cliff jumpers.
Regarding the 8th pick, his answer “can’t speak to specifics, but in a point in time, it will.” Something is cooking, trade assets for hopefully a Star asking multiple FRP’s - Markkanen? Mitc ? Demar? Excited to what lies ahead
Minnesota's 1st rounder for the next several years is going to be of very low value. I'm assuming Minnesota was more than willing to trade picks from closer drafts but that our FO was the one that insisted on picks at a time when they felt Minnesota would suck.
It's easy to just kick the can down the road and keep dangling the "mystery box" option to Spurfan.
They've ac ulated assets so I'll give them credit for that. But at some point, you're gonna have to play a hand and build an actual contender. And they've shown nothing in the last 5 years to give me any confidence they can actually do that tbh.
Nothing is cooking. He just can't comment on it because the trade isn't official yet. I guarantee you that this was not part of some other big trade "cooking" this summer
They had no early picks left to trade, they all belong to Utah tbh.
Just a shame that one of their biggest strengths during the Timmy years (drafting) has been so underwhelming outside of lucking into the biggest can't miss prospect since Bron tbh.
If they can't draft well during the Wemby, they're done, absolutely done.
I actually think it's the opposite. It's going to be difficult for the Spurs to give these picks away until probably 2028 because what GM is going to be willing to take a 1st round pick 6 and 7 years into the future when they probably won't even be at their job anymore?
This was definitely a we outsmarted ourselves moment for the Spurs. Not surprised. The next good thing this front office does that involves an actual nba player who isn't a rookie will be the first one they had in 6 years.
this FO, they won't do anything with those minnesota picks just like they did nothing with getting the 8th pick this year. They've been for 10 years putting out mediocre teams so i'm not sure why anyone has faith in their decision making. The ownership lets Pop run this thing with no concern about actually putting a decent product out there so it's no surprise that he feels he's got another 10 years working on this thing, making us compe ive. Seriously the Spurs needs to clean house but who's going to pull the trigger on that, it won't be popovich.
Brian Wright did the same thing when he was in Detroit which amounted to nothing helpful
Start scouting your local high school games
Actually those players are probably in middle school right now lol
Spurs did exactly what I wanted them to do and traded out of this draft for value and what they got was better than I thought possible for 8 tbh. Liked Dilly but after he weighed in at 164 lbs my interest waned. Spurs got BPA at 4, an unprotected first, and made their 2030 pick much more enticing for possible future trades.
Exactly my thoughts, picking a player who you don’t truly believe in just to pick a player makes no sense. The Spurs can play out next season, get a further look at what they have and then two shots in a much deeper draft to fill in the holes.
And to the "too many players" argument...let's take a look at some of these studs taking up space on this roster:
Blake Wesley
David Duke Jr
Devonte Graham
Jamaree Bouyea
Julian Champagnie
Malaki Branham
Raiquan Gray
Sidy Cissoko
Dillingham will be better than any of these turds DAY 1 and we gave him to a team that just made the WCF
I'm also in the minority. Looking ahead to the next seven years, if the Timberwolves experience some setbacks while the Spurs build a strong playoff contender, those future draft picks San Antonio acquired could become valuable assets, especially if they turn into lottery picks.
San Antonio made a great choice selecting Stephon Castle at #4. They're on the right track.
And they didn't have to trade it to Minny. Could have probably finesed a team like Wizards or Pistons for way earlier picks.
I think the trade can't be official until after the draft because of the 7 year rule for the 2031 pick. I think this affects the Bridges trade as well which is why that hasn't gone through officially either.Nothing is cooking. He just can't comment on it because the trade isn't official yet. I guarantee you that this was not part of some other big trade "cooking" this summer
They had no early picks left to trade, they all belong to Utah tbh.
Ultimately Spurs dlntyqant to pay Dilley and Castle at the same time. I wonder if Salaun’s availability would have changed things
Spurs secretly going after KD?
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