Suppose I gave you these three names--Bryant, Essengue, Coward--and told you two of them would bust and one would hit. Who would you think would be the hit?
It sounds like you're asking a question like the outcome has already happened and you know the answer. I don't understand what the point of your question is. We could name any of those players and none of us know which of them will turn out good. They could all be great, or they could all bust. Anything can happen really.
What is the point you're trying to make by asking people to guess?
To determine which of these players is most likely to succeed?
So you want a prediction?
I guess Coward, but not a great success. He at least can shoot.
My guess: Essengue and Coward bust, Bryant has a solid career as a role player. Reasons being Essengue is a a bad league, and Coward’s “journey” among mid-majors is fools gold.
Coward hits and the other two bust. I also think Essengue and Bryant have higher ceilings but I’ll take the higher floor of Coward. His shooting stroke is perfectly smooth.
After watching Hoop Intellect’s prospect breakdown of Coward… I was really surprised by how meh he was defensively. He can shoot, for sure, but I was underwhelmed. I expected a lot more considering the buzz.
Beringer is too raw for the Spurs right now even with his potential rising atm. Like someone else said his free throw percentage is low which signals he doesn't have a developed shot at this point. Cedric Coward seems too risky and his size is kind of on par with all the other Combo guards we have. I think the Spurs are looking for either more solidified players or bigs.
I see either Bryant, Essengue, Fleming or Reynaud. High likely hood that Bryant or Essengue are gone by the time Spurs pick. I don't know if they would pick Fleming or Reynaud at 14 or pursue a trade back or just a trade in general for a Vet or something.
Last edited by ulosturedge; 06-18-2025 at 10:54 PM.
His TaT profile also reflects that.
Asuming one of the top 8 picks isn't slipping, I think it's either Fleming or Bryant for us. If both are gone just trade for future assets (or at least trade down to get Maxime).
The others are to raw (Berniger, Essengue,...) or lack shooting again (Demin,...)...even though MATFO might see something in one of them.
Sorber would be enticing as well but we might as well sign a guy like Kornet to back up at the big position. If Maluach is slipping that far, it might be another story.
I was previously big on Sorber... but I think I'm not fully a Coward.
Still like Penda in a trade down scenario or should he somehow (very unlikely) make it to 38. Fleming if we also traded down into the 20s, but I'm out on him at 14.
Wouldn't be super excited, but would be happy with a Essengue as a project, though I don't see him being there.
Sorber is probably my 2nd favorite guy that seems to be available at #14, but from a game theory perspective I feel like there are more opportunities to get a guy like Sorber (quality backup big - whether it be at 38 or in FA)…whereas landing a solid wing like Bryant/Clifford/Coward might be more difficult.
I’d still be thrilled with Sorber at 14 assuming his foot checks out, but would probably lean towards one of those 3 wings I mentioned if I had my choice.
Haven't seen much discussion of Nique Clifford. His advanced age will scare many, with the concerns of players this age fading quickly. However, for role players who play defense I feel like 4-year players have a better track record. My issue with him is not his age but his height. Seems more like a shooting guard than a wing. But he rebounds well and gets Josh Hart comparisons so I'm intrigued. But the likelihood of drafting him seems low, like they'd need to trade Devin but somehow not the 14th pick. Or. if they are considering Nique they would just rather trade it.
According to David Aldridge, the Spurs have worked out Khaman Maluach twice. Sounds like they are really trying to trade up to get him and thus are reluctant to package #14 for KD.
At Duke, Maluach was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team, averaging 8.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks on 71.2 percent shooting from the field in 39 games. He ranked sixth in the country in offensive rebound percentage (16.5) and 2-point percentage (75.4). There’s a reason the Spurs, per league sources, have already had him in twice for pre-draft visits. It’s not likely San Antonio would take him with its No. 2 overall pick, but the Spurs certainly know that they’ll probably need to secure a second top-10 pick to have a real chance at taking him. Maybe top five.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...-centers-2025/
Fine, I’ll watch Malauch some more to see if there’s anything there lmao
College head coach No. 1 (his team played Duke): I actually think he has the biggest upside of anybody in the draft. … He’s huge. And he’s long. He’s a good athlete. And I think he has natural defensive instincts. He shoots the ball better than I think, maybe, he was able to show this year. He’s a live body. He’s enthusiastic about playing. It seems he loves the process, is not afraid of it. He’s compe ive. He’s not afraid. He’s ready to mix it up if he needs to. His length, size and athleticism, and then when you add those other things, I think the only thing that could stop him is injury.
Western Conference executive No. 1: Guys like him are only in one place for 11 to 13 years, and they’re starters. What’s the worst scenario he could be? Clint Capela? If you watched him in FIBA, offensively, it’s two completely different talents than he showed at Duke. In FIBA, he’s shooting 3s. At Duke … no. But there were a couple of times where he did do it and you’re like, ah, that’s what I saw at FIBA. He plays hard. He seems like a great kid. Rebounds. And Duke bigs — (Dereck) Lively was undervalued, and he’s turned out to be damned good. Mark Williams. The general manager who has enough (guts) to take him earlier than Tre, maybe even Edgecombe, I could see him being the under the radar (pick) that nobody’s really pinpointing to maybe screw up the (draft) order a little bit.
College assistant coach No. 1 (his team played Duke): I got up next to the kid. He’s huge. And he’s untapped. He’s got a world of potential. He goes after everything. He rebounds. And offensively, he’s untapped.
Smokescreen season! Make everyone believe you are hunting bigs.
The Spurs badly need bigs. Wemby is a walking injury risk and our next big is a not really a big in Sochan.
I don't care about wings at this point, they badly, badly need a couple bigs at least.
I’ve been curious to do some digging, obviously stats help determine this but which bigs in this draft are legitimately good rebounders?
You are preaching to the Choir. I’ve been screaming for rebounding all offseason.
I have some analytics I can re-dump here if you like
Off the top of my head I would say Wolf and Maxine
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