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I really have no clue why people said this draft class ain't deep. There are for sure 3-4 future All-Stars hiding after the first 2 picks, a bunch of starters with great defense and a ton of role players.
Throw in Sarr and we are speaking.
I really have no clue why people said this draft class ain't deep. There are for sure 3-4 future All-Stars hiding after the first 2 picks, a bunch of starters with great defense and a ton of role players.
I was in on Essengue at 14, but I'm sure that's gone. He's looking closer to 4 than 14.
Carter Bryant, you're my friend now. You can't escape my love (publicly), as you don't have games left.
I agree! It maybe isn’t deep into the 2nd round with all the players returning to school, but I see 7 players with all-Star potential at the top. Every draft class usually has 3-4 unforeseen all-stars though so you could make the case that this class could end up with 10-11 all-stars which would be extremely deep.
Flagg, Harper, Tre Johnson, Kasparas Jakucionis, Edgecombe, Queen and Bailey all for sure have all-Star potential. I don’t see it now but you could make a case for Essengue, Saraf, Richardson, Fears, Maluach, Demin and Traore.
Beyond that this class appears to have a lot of potential high level role players. Potential high end starters and rotational players. Coward, Clifford, Sorber (if the foot/toe is fine), Knueppel, Penda and Raynaud all seem like good safe picks that will contribute to winning.
On top of that you have a lot of projects that down the road could project into something. Carter Bryant, Beringer, Avdalas, Powell, Niederhauser. Lots of wild cards too that could make a splash if they find the right fit. Fleming, Newell, Mcneely, Riley, Thiero, Murray-Boyles and Wolf all fit that mold.
In the late 1st/early 2nd you have some super safe guys that you know who they are and what they can provide off the bench. Guys like Walter Clayton (scoring/shooting), Sion James (shooting/defense), Koby Brea (shooting), Kalkbrenner (rim protection), Kam Jones (scoring) and Broome (rebounding).
In addition to that you have some nice bigs in Yang, Goldin, Faye and Zikarsky that maybe can’t be full time players but could play a role. At the very least big bodies that can add depth.
Hugo Gonzalez and Bogoljub Markovic are both good draft and stash candidates.
I believe at the very least the Spurs can walk away with an all-Star, another rotational piece and a solid two-way player. If they keep all 3 picks.
Put that up against last years class where every single player seemed like a gamble. You could have made the case last year that no one had all-Star potential and I don’t think to many would have fought against that. That class was a C- at best probably more like a D+ draft. This Class is A-/B+. Only thing keeping it from being an A+ draft is it not having multiple franchise players and it’s not deep once you get into the middle portion of round 2. To me it gets super sketchy after about 45 players. Spurs have 3 picks in the top 38.
If you put the over/under at 6 players from this class eventually making an all-Star game I would bet the over.
Yeah the more I watch this class' film the better I feel. All these kids can hoop.
I wouldn't. That wouldn't be enough for me.
It's one of the better drafts, all the way through both rounds, that we have had in some time.
No. I do think the Wizards are the most interesting trade back scenario, even though I can't come up with a trade that I could see either side doing.
Like, I could see the Spurs having interest in Sarr and maybe Coulibaly, but even if they'd do Sarr and 6 for 2, I don't think the Wizards would even if the Spurs included 14.
I've really come around on this draft. I was pretty down on it before, but that's because I was largely focused on the 7-10 range, which I think is a bit of a dead spot. Other than that, I agree... lots of really interesting prospects through the early second round. Thank the FSM we aren't picking in that dead spot.
Definitely worth seeing. i really feel like the draft loses steam after the lottery with some stragglers being interesting but more distant potentials (Fleming, McNeeley, etc.). There isn't anyone in the second that draws my attention this year.
Most are going to come at me for this, but the most interesting "trade back" scenario to me is Charlotte, for a couple of reasons:
1) It isn't just Harper they'd be interested in, but also Castle. I'm not sure I'd rather give up Harper than Castle (neither ideally, but if forced to choose...)
2) Charlotte has a few trade assets I'd be very interested in: 1) Pick no. 4 2) unprotected 26 pick 3) Brandon Miller. If you can get two of those, then I'm not so adamant about staying at 2 or keeping Castle.
I like that. I'd be torn over which guy I'd give up though. I'd probably lean Castle, but I'd be open to persuasion.
Let’s say we only moved to fourth in the draft. Who would the pick be then? For sake of the argument, the third pick is Ace Bailey. Would it be Kon, Johnson or VJ?
Tre Johnson
Kon or Tre
According to Krysten Peak the spurs are also high on Maluach.
The Spurs may have a roster construction philosophy that none of us have ever considered... gonna be interesting to see how this all plays out.
This is a very good point! We keep trying to fit the puzzle pieces that make the most sense but the Spurs have been known to throw us curve balls. The NBA always seems to be heading towards one direction and then teams will defy the odds and go against the norm.
If Malauch is somehow still on the board at #14 he's likely gonna be the BPA by far. Drafting and keeping him doesn't make a lot of sense?
This could get interesting. If we were to go with Maluach and a twin tower unit to protect the rim it makes me wonder how a Harper, Castle, Fox lineup works with that. I'd think we'd need a shooter in there somewhere. A fox, Harper, Kneupple or Fox, Castle, Kneupple lineup might make more sense.
I did some research on Thomas Sorber’s injury and the surgery he had. Sounds like he won’t be cleared to rehab until August. Won’t be back 100% until March 2026. 80% recovery success rate in athletes that have his particular surgery. So 20% chance he doesn’t return to form. Kind of scary. A redshirt season or possibly not returning until March and a 20% chance he never regains full function. I love the player but definitely scary.
Not sure where you got this, but his injury was a grade 3 turf toe. The site I read said 6 months return to normal from surgery. That would be Labor Day, as his surgery was in late February.
I’m no doctor I just googled grade 3 turf toe surgery. Recovery time and probability of full return in athletes.
Sounds like OKC Thunder material.
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