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Atl might have theirs 12 to 16, i would say. Ours would probably be 15-20
Where are you assuming that ours and the Atlanta pick are?
Atl might have theirs 12 to 16, i would say. Ours would probably be 15-20
vassell is so trash,We need a shooting guard now.
I think that's where it shakes out as well. I see you list (and I'll add Drake Powell to it) is probably who we're looking at for our pick(and I'd have Karaban at the top of it). I'm not sure we'd take any of them at #12 though.
I'm pretty sure Eastern teams that get eliminated from the play-in will have a worse record than Western losers, meaning Hawks pick should be either #11 or #12...unless they get hot and make the playoffs.
I like Drake Powell in that range, but I think he’ll take 3 years to be a regular rotation player. That’s fine if we clear out the rest of the riff raff at the end of the roster.
He's got limitations and I think he's very much a 3rd - 4th guard, but I think Jase Richardson would be fun as an efficient play finisher / ball mover.
He has an absolute monster stat profile, I feel like he could fill in the role that the Spurs want as a secondary guard who makes decisions and can play off ball, and can shoot next to Castle as a primary on ball player. Just adding a smart dude, and if he's there that late I think it's good value (though, I admit, undersized young guard with elite stats profile but limited traits is the kind of guy I fall in love with every draft).
If the Chicago pick doesn't convey, something like the Charlotte picks to Brooklyn for one of their very late 2025 picks (they have their own, picks from the Bucks Knicks and Rockets and might not want 4 rookies this year) would be fine.
If we're looking at under the radar wings, one guy to watch may be Darrion Williams out of Texas Tech (50th on Wasserman mock draft, not on Tankathon)
He's a junior and will be 22 on draft night, but he has an interesting profile. 6'6", seems like he has a long wingspan. Only shooting 33% from 3 this year, but hit 46% last year on 100 attempts and has shot ~80% or more from the line all 3 years of college. Decent stocks, decent rebounder. The most interesting thing about him this year is that he's being used almost as point guard and he's responded with >30 AST% on almost 30% usage and a 2.5:1 A:TO. Every team could use some wing depth and he seems like a high feel guy worth taking a swing on in the late first or early second who doesn't need a ton of development.
They are currently slated for end of the first round in mocks but I think Kam Jones and Rasheer Fleming will probably be the two older prospects at the top of my list for a guard and a big who may be able to play right away and provide some shooting.
This is actually who I want us to draft. Along with all the things you mentioned, he's also left-handed.
Could lightning strike twice? The Spurs could draft another guy from San Diego named Miles Byrd. I’m not sure why he’s not ranked higher, but he’s posting similar numbers to Kawhi Leonard there. Pretty good defensive instincts. Yeah, doesn’t have the same physical tools but it’s not bad.
Beat me to it.
I looked at Tankathon, saw him at 50ish with outrageous stats profile (Awesome shooting numbers, good block / steal rates), watched some film and got Derrick White vibes (long, good secondary rim protector for a guard, kind of a tertiary ball handler and a non elite athlete but great use of his length). I've seen him mocked near 25 / 30 in other places, which is more reasonable.
It’s kind of night and day between him and Adou Thiero who I had pumped up in my previous post. I like Adou’s offense as it’s rare for a guy his size to have ball handling ability without looking stiff, but the more I look at his defense, the more unimpressed I am. It’s borderline Keldon level. Miles, on the other hand, seems to know where to be at all times and is actually crafty with his passing. There seems to be other guys of similar archetype like Saraf and Hugo and I hope the Spurs can draft one of these three guys.
Thats a bad boy!
He's barely a blip (currently ranked 57th on Tankathon), but I think Danny Wolf creeps up into the first round, or very close to it. The biggest red flag is turnovers (I'm just repeating Tankathon), but he's a 7-footer playing point, a lot; I'm sure he's still figuring some things out. I like to think the Spurs could pay this guy top g-league money and see what develops. If positionless basketball is the goal, then here's your guy.
He put up 21/13/7 w/ 2 steals and 6 bocks against USC this past weekend. Imagine upgrading zollins to this guy. He'd be an immediate upgrade.
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I really like the kid the good thing he could play Center and he can play PF so he can give good backup minutes his first and second year at both positions. His stock has dramatically increased so I think he could go from 28 to 44 just all depends how he does in year end tournament. He is a smart player and really plays team basketball I think he and Wemby could work well with each other.
I know it'll never get called, but it looked like he got the steal, dribbled once with his right hand, held the ball with both hands and took 2 steps... then started dribbling again with his left.
What you are considering his first dribble was just him deflecting the ball. He didn’t have possession until he held it the first time
I see that. It just looks like he's holding the ball like it's Rugby, and takes two steps before putting the ball down to dribble. I'm not saying he should be called for anything, but the game has definitely changed and that would have been called in the 80s-90s.
ah yeah i can see that. my bigger issue with travel calls in this league are the egregious "gather step" nonsense like the weird shuffling stepback 3's we see.
This is why you don’t need rule changes to reduce the number of threes taken. Just call like this!
At least NBA players look good doing it. You should see people trying them at the park is just comical.
That and crack down on moving screens.
Collins would just foul out
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