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Totally makes sense. A flexible guard corps is what they seem to like.
Jeremy Woo reported that the Spurs had been considered a potential landing spot for Jakucionis before they leapt to the top 4.
Totally makes sense. A flexible guard corps is what they seem to like.
Yeah... personally I think I'd be willing to do 14 + swap cancelled + 27 hawks + 29 Spurs (and #2, obviously). It's a heavy price... but I think Flagg talent *and fit* are worth that much.
too many dumb s here. Flagg may even be a bust Harper wont be a bust.
OK, yes, OKC had luck too with all the draft picks they were able to get from all their various trades, but I disagree that the Spurs haven't been cheap or gotten lucky too. The Spurs were doing very poorly until getting Victor and only because of that were they able to get Fox who asked to be here. Stephon Castle was a great pick, but apart from Steph, haven't been impressed with their drafting up until that point at all. I still think at least Branham shouldn't have had his option picked up.
I don't actually remember OKC drafting Sengun. Was that a draft night trade? Was it their own pick or were they picking him for Houston as part of a deal? I remember Pokusevski being a reach and a bust and I do remember Presti wasting picks on Dieng to draft him.
I can't find the list that someone posted here showing a list of luxury tax teams have paid since 2012 I think it was (anyone have a link to it?). The Spurs weren't very high up on the list, so that worries me a bit about them keeping this team together if the core players are all worth max or close to max contracts. I don't remember where OKC was on that list. Hopefully what you said it right about the Spurs knowing they might have to spend some money in upcoming years to put a team around Victor to compete for Championships and that is why they've bought in private equity recently.
I found the list https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/sho...1#post11249593 looks like Spurs have only paid about $9M in luxury tax since 2012 (two tax years). OKC may have been cheap with Harden, but they've paid $100M in tax in that same time span (5 tax years), so it seems they're willing to pay tax. I don't know if those numbers indicate that the Spurs are going to be willing to pay tax to help the Spurs keep the team together if everyone pans out.
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KOC might be the biggest Spurs hater out there right now lol.
which is another sign that they are perfectly fine with drafting a combo guard like Harper
In a crazy world where the Spurs draft Harper at 2 and Jakucionis is available at 14. I think you work the phone lines if you are Brian Wright trying to get value for the pick but if no one bites you draft him. I think Jakucionis is a future all-Star. Elite playmaking chops and is a way better shooter than his percentages show. As OKC has shown to many guards is not a bad thing. I highly doubt he is there though. I think the Rockets run to the podium if he is available at 10 assuming they still have their pick and its not involved with a trade.
The way some mocks suggest things could go, some pretty good players might get bumped past the 10 slot. Guys who were flawed in college but who to me are far more intriguing than a Noa Essengue, who just looks like the player teams take every year and never develops into anything. I do think it'll be hard for the Rockets to pass on Jakucionis, but who knows. A player like Demin, Queen, or him might be available for a short trade or even falling, and it's hard for me to not grab them.
Not saying he’ll drop to 14, but Jaku is my candidate for most likely to slip right now.
Welcome to June!
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June = Draft month.
July = Summer League.
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JFC if the Spurs could get Maluach at #14 that would be nuts
As intriguing as he looks I don't think he's the prospect either Castle or Harper is and there are only so many minutes to go around, so I would have to reluctantly pass in this scenario. But yeah Houston would probably love him.
Disagree. Spurs have to hit the salary floor anyways and Branham makes enough to be useful as a matching salary in a trade. If they were still giving him rotation minutes I'd be pissed but he's being correctly used right now IMO. If they trade for Durant or Giannis or anyone else on a significant deal Branham's expiring will be very useful to help make the deal. If they didn't pick that up as well as Wesley's option maybe they're having to give up Sochan instead being able to use Branham and/or Wesley to fill a $5 to $10 million hole in a trade.
I mean there isn't a roster in the league where Flagg is anything but an amazing fit. I'd do that trade in a second too but no way Dallas considers it. Too bad the Stepien Rule precludes them from being able to add the 26 pick with the unprotected ATL swap which could have made the offer way more intriguing to Dallas (but likely still not enough anyways).
I just can't see it happening... but if it did that would be a devastating front line.
Yeah Toronto and Chicago passing on Maluach seems hard to see happening unless Do won't let him play in the US.
If Maluach drops down that far no way in Atlanta doesn't pull the trigger. Huge catch radius, sort of switchable on the perimeter, basically the prototype of Trae Young's perfect PNR big
Imo, we're not getting even Sorber, let alone Maluach with Bulls and Hawks picking right before us.
Sober may drop because he still can't work out for any teams because of his injury but you might be right that both are gone before Spurs pick. I think it will between - Bryant, Asa, Noa, or Liam.
doubt it, the Hawks would take him ASAP. He‘s exactly the player Trae Young likes to throw lobs to
We could offer a 26 Swap (which would be the better of SA/ATL/DAL going to/staying in DAL. ATL gets the worst of SA/ATL… we get whatever if left).
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