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I keep forgetting they got Topic.
OKC is poised to just trade out of the first round completely unless something magical falls right to them, and unfortunately it is feeling like Sorber is going to perfectly fall to them for a redshirt year much like they did with Topic and be able to perfectly backfill iHart the year after.
It will force them to have to release or trade someone though.
I keep forgetting they got Topic.
Who's this Liam McNeeley guy that one mock has Spurs taking him at 14.
SF from UConn. He was rated higher early, but they lacked PGs, and he had to do more than expected, so his numbers dropped a bit. Dejounte absolutely hates him. Rates him as late first, end of round kind of thing.
I kind of think he has low to medium ceiling, but a high floor. Rotation level to starter.
If Sorber’s gone, I say it, take Powell with the 14th pick.
I could go with that. Powell's athleticism and defensive upside would be fun to watch. The other available players don't have the upside. If Drake fits within the Spurs personality metrics, I bet they'd do this. He has Kawhi-lite, Bruce Bowen potential.
Still, Sorber seems like the best possible outcome at 14.
I like Powell and can work because there’s plenty of Bigs options in the 2nd round. But I think they will go for a defensive SF/PF at #14.
He’s a bucket getter. Fans of Austin Reaves would be happy with this pick (sorry for the white guy comparisons). Gutsy, streaky shooter. Watching that 2024 Jordan Classic really gave me the impression that he can roll with the best of them. He’s not shy shooting the basket, a Klay Thompson without the elite defense. But Dylan still stood up as the man among boys, alpha dog who took the limelight away from Flagg on that game.
Now this is the y I'm here for! It would be a bold, long-term thinking pick... but I wouldn't hate it at all. I wonder how much of the recent Drake rise is real and how much is just media hype. We'll find out in a few weeks I guess.
Don't worry, you'll be repeatedly reminded of it.
Last edited by Russ; 06-03-2025 at 02:17 PM.
The latest espn big board around pick #14:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...spects-players
10: Jakucionis
11: Demin
12: Bryant
13: Queen
14: CMB
15: Beringer
16: McNeeley
17: Riley
18: Sorber
19: Wolf
20: Richardson
To me, these players aren't in the same tier. There is a tier change right around Spurs pick (after CMB).
At #14, there should have a couple of players available that are better than the field.
I think Richardson is going to be a nice player, but can't be the pick with a logjam already.
Agree, his combine measurements really hurt his draft stock.
Dang they would have to get rid of Dieng or Dillon Jones. I still think both of those guys have a chance to be players. Dieng was a lottery pick project, g league mvp who is still younger than a lot of the players in this coming draft. With Dillon Jones I think they traded about 5 seconds for him so they must be pretty high on him. If there is someone there at #15 it would have to be a pretty good player. What they probably do is a consolidation trade. The two for one better player maybe? Some floundering teams should jump even if okc’s scraps become available like Charlotte did recently. Those two guys would be rotation players for example on the ty nets.
Looking at it this way, I think we just have to take whomever drops to us from 1-14 on that list. That player has the best chance of being a legit player in the league regardless of position. Hint, hint: I’m praying for CMB lol.
Last edited by sfernald; 06-03-2025 at 05:00 PM.
With the gaping holes in our frontcourt there are a number of forward prospects that appear worth taking a swing at with #14.
Dieng has been in the league three years and hasn't improved at all, he's been pretty bad. Not saying there's no chance, but it's not looking good. Jones has only had one year, a not very good one, but he has more time.
Dieng isn't even half as good as Pokusevski was and Poku is out of the league.
I mean I get it and I agree. But I feel like the Thunder’s success has hindered him as he’s the type of guy that needs minutes on a bad team to develop. Give him 30 minutes a night on a crappy jazz team and he really might start getting some confidence and play much much better. But yeah I agree he’s the one to go sadly.
powell at 14 would be a ridiculous reach
For all the talk about needing a stretch 4 and our ty 3P%, I can't believe so many people here would take Queen/CMB/Sorber at 14
I say solve our inadequacies through free agents or trade and just use draft to get upside. If a pick hits then it become a huge asset worth much more than just a pick.
Like for example let’s say CMB becomes a cost controlled player that is effectively 80% of Draymond Green. Do you realize how much that would be worth on the open market even if we didn’t want to keep him?
Definitely agree on upside here, but I don't think they can go with a Jase Richardson if they have Harper. I'm not sure CMB is the guy, either. But if there is a Demin or even a Jakucionis there, I grab them. I don't think KJ falls and I'm pretty sure Demin is picked earlier, too. But those kinds of multi-use, ball-handling dynamic players they should grab regardless of who is already on the team.
Spurs are middle of the pack as a 3-pt shooting team statistically. They are bottom of the league in every rebounding category.
Just a reminder where the spurs ranked last season
San Antonio SpursSouthwest Division
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Why not beat them to the punch? We have roster spots, and #14 doesn’t cost much. If there are no offers on the table, there could be worse uses of the pick.
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