2025 NBA Draft

[baseline bum]

Are you serious? That's the ultimate sign of a bandwagon fan/s.

Check the 9:40 mark

[keithington1]

Big board so far. What player comparison would fit the Spurs playstyle/ roster the most? Who would you take at 9 and 16 if the draft went this way?
Cooper Flagg - more athletic Kawhi
Dylan Harper - Harden / Cunningham
Ace Bailey - Ingram / Melo
Derik Queen - nimble ZBo
Kon Kneuppel - 6’6” Reaves / Bane
Collin Murray-Boyles - Sochan / Randle
Asa Newell - jump shooting Lively
Egor Demin - tall Giddey / Halliburton
VJ Edgecombe - smaller Kuminga
Carter Bryant - Patrick Williams
Tre Johnson - tall Poole / Seth Curry
Khaman Maluach - Capela / Jalen Smith
Thomas Sorber - Okongwu
Noa Essengue - Camara
Jeremiah Fears - Maxey starter kit
Kasparas Jakucionis - Podz
Jase Richardson - athletic Schroeder
Rasheer Fleming - PF Finney Smith
Ben Saraf - tall McConnell
Hugo Gonzalez - big Braun
Liam McNeeley - Kispert
Isaiah Evans - big Jordan Hawkins
Boogie Fland - Nick Smith
Nolan Traore - Trey young no 3pter
Danny Wolf - Olynyk

[Manu&Duncan fan]

I don't get the hype for Kon. We can sign guys like him with minimum deals. Isn't Lonnie Walker better than him?

I would draft Carter Bryant and Fleming. One former can play 2 to 4; the later can play 4 and 5. Both can shoot the 3.

[keithington1]

I don't get the hype for Kon. We can sign guys like him with minimum deals. Isn't Lonnie Walker better than him?

I would draft Carter Bryant and Fleming. One former can play 2 to 4; the later can play 4 and 5. Both can shoot the 3.

Kon is a knockdown shooter with potential to be a secondary creator. If he’s open it’s going in.

[onechance87]

I don't get the hype for Kon. We can sign guys like him with minimum deals. Isn't Lonnie Walker better than him?

I would draft Carter Bryant and Fleming. One former can play 2 to 4; the later can play 4 and 5. Both can shoot the 3.

kon is a guy who can create plays and knock down 3s....Thats what we need.Not like devin who needs to keep shooting fadeaways and
fck up our momentum with his dumb basketball plays.

[onechance87]

I think we are for sure gonna have to go after a big.We dont know whats gonna happen with wemby and his health.

[Vienna]

Richie Saunders is an interesting case. maybe worth a closer look for the 2nd round pick. yes, he is older (did a two year mormon mission), not sure he will enter the draft anyway.
but just for the sake of discussion: if he wasn't 23, but just 21, wouldn't he be a sure fire 2nd round pick? maybe a 1st round bubble? but even at 23, Derrick White was 23 when the Spurs drafted him.

[exstatic]

Richie Saunders is an interesting case. maybe worth a closer look for the 2nd round pick. yes, he is older (did a two year mormon mission), not sure he will enter the draft anyway.
but just for the sake of discussion: if he wasn't 23, but just 21, wouldn't he be a sure fire 2nd round pick? maybe a 1st round bubble? but even at 23, Derrick White was 23 when the Spurs drafted him.

The exception doesn’t prove a rule. If you’re not sure he’ll enter the draft, he’s likely on no one’s radar at 23. I’d offer him a training camp deal, and call it a day.

[spurraider21]

I think we are for sure gonna have to go after a big.We dont know whats gonna happen with wemby and his health.

if wemby is gone its not just about finding *generic replacement big* the franchise needs to reboot again. you're not doing that by drafting a Sorber type tbh (i like sorber)

[scott]

Big board so far. What player comparison would fit the Spurs playstyle/ roster the most? Who would you take at 9 and 16 if the draft went this way?
Cooper Flagg - more athletic Kawhi
Dylan Harper - Harden / Cunningham
Ace Bailey - Ingram / Melo
Derik Queen - nimble ZBo
Kon Kneuppel - 6’6” Reaves / Bane
Collin Murray-Boyles - Sochan / Randle
Asa Newell - jump shooting Lively
Egor Demin - tall Giddey / Halliburton
VJ Edgecombe - smaller Kuminga
Carter Bryant - Patrick Williams
Tre Johnson - tall Poole / Seth Curry
Khaman Maluach - Capela / Jalen Smith
Thomas Sorber - Okongwu
Noa Essengue - Camara
Jeremiah Fears - Maxey starter kit
Kasparas Jakucionis - Podz
Jase Richardson - athletic Schroeder
Rasheer Fleming - PF Finney Smith
Ben Saraf - tall McConnell
Hugo Gonzalez - big Braun
Liam McNeeley - Kispert
Isaiah Evans - big Jordan Hawkins
Boogie Fland - Nick Smith
Nolan Traore - Trey young no 3pter
Hugo Gonzalez - big Braun
Danny Wolf - Olynyk

I'd be ecstatic if the board fell this way (which I don't think it will). I'm taking Edgecombe and Fleming and handing out an endless supply of high fives.

[scott]

if wemby is gone its not just about finding *generic replacement big* the franchise needs to reboot again. you're not doing that by drafting a Sorber type tbh (i like sorber)

The only exception to that, IMO, would be if you happen to land Flagg. In which case, I think taking "generic replacement big" makes sense because Fox/Castle/Flagg is still an impressive core to build around.

[spurraider21]

The only exception to that, IMO, would be if you happen to land Flagg. In which case, I think taking "generic replacement big" makes sense because Fox/Castle/Flagg is still an impressive core to build around.

sure but you'd take Flagg anyway. you're not thinking "hmm i need wemby insurance so let me consider taking Flagg here"

i think you'd take Maluach as Wemby insurance, for instance, and then hoping Castle becomes a legit #1 to Fox, until you have the opportunity to draft another star tier player

[Manu&Duncan fan]

kon is a guy who can create plays and knock down 3s....Thats what we need.Not like devin who needs to keep shooting fadeaways and
fck up our momentum with his dumb basketball plays.

Kon is too small and slow to play 3 in the NBA.

We don't need secondary play makers. We have Wemby, Sochan, castle, plus Fox.

We need defense, rebounding, size and knock-down shooters.

[scott]

sure but you'd take Flagg anyway. you're not thinking "hmm i need wemby insurance so let me consider taking Flagg here"

i think you'd take Maluach as Wemby insurance, for instance, and then hoping Castle becomes a legit #1 to Fox, until you have the opportunity to draft another star tier player

Yes of course you take Flagg regardless, but if we landed Flagg I think I'd actually be a lot more open to taking Sorber or Maluach with the ATL pick (if they are there). My rationale:

1) If Wemby is coming back (which I'm confident he will), it's still an obvious need for a backup big. I've just landed Flagg, so I'm feeling a lot better about my forwards and don't necessarily need to add another one. I now have a chance to add a nice backup piece
2) If Wemby isn't coming back, then I've got a prospect for future starting 5
3) If I don't land Flagg, I'm less inclined to take a backup C with that ATL pick because I've got to take swings at higher priority positions (forward) because I don't have that "sure thing" (Flagg) coming in.

[LeBowen]

We need defense, rebounding, size and knock-down shooters.

Exactly. No need to overcomplicate things.
Fox, Castle and Wemby will be enough playmaking in the starting lineup considering Castle's development.
Other two players need to be ~40% 3pt shooters who are able to take advantage of their shooting gravity and put it on the floor for straight line drives when the defenders get too aggressive and bite on pump fakes or changes in movement which enable cuts.

Odds of finding another nephew are really low, but we can certainly find another Danny or Bruce, I'd kill to have either one with Wemby/Castle/Fox.
Finding a PF similar to MPJ or Markkanen would be ideal. Until then, Barnes can be the stopgap.

If Wemby isn't coming back, then I've got a rope at the ready

Fixed that for you.

[CGD]

I don't get the hype for Kon. We can sign guys like him with minimum deals. Isn't Lonnie Walker better than him?

I would draft Carter Bryant and Fleming. One former can play 2 to 4; the later can play 4 and 5. Both can shoot the 3.

I vacillate on Kon. I get the accolades and we desperately need shooting, but does that need have to be filled in this draft? I guess it depends who else is out there in FA, which I haven't studied yet. In someways it might be preferable to sign a few gunners who know what there role are (and aren't), over a rookie who might have different expectations? On the other hand, i will always fall in love with the compe ors/give a guys during the draft, which seems to capture who Kon is.

[spurraider21]

we're going to take Asa Newell and Noa Essengue and we're gonna like it

[John B]

we're going to take Asa Newell and Noa Essengue and we're gonna like it

I’m okay with that if they have a plan of getting a Myles Turner or Naz Reid. Wemby needs help against jumbo bigs.

[Russ]

we're going to take Asa Newell and Noa Essengue and we're gonna like it

You may be right (even in a way you didn't intend).

[spurraider21]

we've got Demin, Queen, Bryant, and the duke guys today as far as draft relevant players

[Mr. Body]

I still wonder if Nate Oats knew that Josh Primo exposed himself to people and hid it when the Spurs did due diligence.

[CGD]

Jesus, I knew Queen was bad on D but seeing this game now, boy he’s awful.

He doesn’t pass the eye test, if you will.

[ginobilized]

Yeah, Queen isn't even running back on D. That's a bad look.

[CGD]

we've got Demin, Queen, Bryant, and the duke guys today as far as draft relevant players

I’m adding Florida’s Alex Condon to your list.

[Knoxxx]

The fools downing Nipple don’t sound like they have seen him play. On offense he drives like Castle and shoots like Bird, we’d be lucky to get him. Demin with a decent game in the loss.

The beauty of this draft is players ranked around 5 have dropped to 15 or worse. There’s no consensus and it seems very fluid. To me that means the draft is FLAT and that is good thing for the Spurs. They can get a player or two we didn’t expect even if not lucky enough to land a top 4.