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Yet he kept improving year on year. He's nowhere near his peak yet.
yaxel will be 23 when the season starts, so he's definitely on the older side
Yet he kept improving year on year. He's nowhere near his peak yet.
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Danny Wolf lighting it up
I was listening to Yaxel’s story from Givony and it’s interesting. Was a very lazy teenager that would play video games 18 hours a day! His mom forced him to go outside and he started playing basketball for the first time. Only played in 11 varsity games before heading to college. So he is definitely a late bloomer who could get better and better despite his age.
That stroke looks sweet.
He and DeAndre Ayton can play video games together!
Danny Wolf was forced to play facilitator overnight which caused all his turnovers early in the season, but slowly curtailed them. He has the size of a true big man, 6-foot-10.5 barefoot, weighs 251.8 pounds and has a wingspan of 7-foot-2.25 inches and a standing reach of 9-foot-1 inches, was among the leaders in rebounds. He can block, facilitate and now it shows he has sweet strokes. His physicality is suspect but an NBA strength trainer can help. The best part is he’s a very smart player. Imagine 5 players on the court who all could dribble and pass.
I’m watching Noah Penda right now and he is so good. He is very decisive and processes the game very quickly! Gives off Draymond Green vibes. He already has a NBA body at 20 years old. Only shoots 30% from three but the form doesn’t look to bad. More of a strength and nimble athlete than a vertical one. Really awesome defender that shows high IQ despite not being super quick footed. Still needs some work on his handle but he does have some advanced moves. Dude will overall power people offensively kind of like Keldon Johnson but maybe taller and could get potentially bigger. Not sure how he fits on the Spurs but he will be a good nba player
Poor shooting signal at 69% FTs. That’s where you look for shooting form and repeatability.
Please no more Draymond Green vibes who cannot shoot. We already have Sochan.
That’s why I said I don’t know how he fits with the spurs. I think he fit somewhere though. The only non shooters I think the Spurs can afford to draft are the Centers
Raynaud isn't a good paint defensive presence. He needs to get stronger and to play more physical.
For the first time I might be warming up to the idea of Danny Wolf... not too sure about at 14 though...
There is a chance Pop squints real hard and sees Matt Bonner. Red Mamba 2.0?
I’d play Danny Wolf now over Sochan tbh
I still don't like him that much. Apparently has a very very slow release on his shot in the combine and I still question the defense.
Theoretically, Danny Wolf is the ideal pick.
A big, smart guy who can play any position on the floor; his passing chops are impressive; three-point shooting is not a concern (but TBD, of course), and he's got a year under his belt playing in a 2-big lineup alongside Vladislav Goldin - and there might be a little bit of synergy to tap were the Spurs to also draft Goldin with the #38.
... Seriously doubt the Spurs select three rookies in this year's draft, however, fun to think about.
That Vecenie article is well worth reading. Do the quick Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C to copy the text before the paywall loads and paste it somewhere.
A teaser:
“If the Spurs paired Giannis and Wemby, they would be the favorite to win the le next year,” said one Eastern Conference executive, who was granted anonymity in exchange for his candor. “They’d have two guys who might be top-five players in the league next year on the same team. Plus, they fit. They’d have a dominant defense that no one would be able to score against inside, and they’d have the ability to play five-out in an even more devastating way than the Bucks did with Brook Lopez if they surrounded Giannis and Wemby with the right wings.”
------------------------------------------------On the ESPN broadcast they just said Maxime Raynaud plays Chess daily with Victor Wembanyama. Mitch Johnson went to Stanford. Hmmmmm
Bingo! Now, we get Steven Adams as his mentor, and we call it a draft.
Just run it through the archive machine, works for most relevant paywall sites.
https://web.archive.org/web/20250516...shared_article
Great article! Does a great job of breaking it down. I think the Spurs would be more likely to trade for a Giannis during the trade deadline or next offseason. Once they know what they have in Harper and see Castle’s development. See how Fox fits with the youngsters. Hopefully the Bucks hold off on any decisions this offseason. Maybe that Hawks pick swap starts looking real enticing come February. Maybe you won’t even have to add Castle or Harper at that point. No reason for the Bucks to rush to a decision when Giannis hasn’t even requested a trade.
He also makes a good point about the point guards falling in this draft. Spurs might be able to trade back for a team hungry for a lead guard at pick 14. Pick up future assets and Draft their guy Maxime Raynaud in the 20’s.
Vecenie is totally obsessed with the idea of the Giannis to SA trade. of course he has some valid points, but he ignores some major questions.
what would this do to Wemby and his role with the franchise? Giannis does not come in to play 2nd fiddle with the Spurs. not on the court, not in the locker room, not off the court.
Giannis is not Robinson. keep that in mind.
IMO the crucial moment of the Spurs future isn't when they win the next le. it's the 1st extension of Wemby's contract.
we assume that he is a super pro and only about winning. maybe he is.
but what route would he prefer? the organc development of a core of talented players of his age group, that is focused on him and his needs? or the blockbuster that turns the franchise upside down over night?
I'm not so sure, he prefers the latter.
at #38, why not?
He really sucks at 14.
You can get a wing in FA. Makes no sense to draft a lesser player at #2.
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