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I'd be thrilled if we got him at #14. Perfect fit actually.
Beringer, Wolf, and CMB are difficult to gauge, but I think they will still be on the board at 14. Seeing some buzz about Wolf moving up - 7-footers who can dribble/pass/shoot can be sexy (Danny Wolf and sexy is a rare word combo).
I'd be shocked if anybody picked Richardson before 14. I think he goes to Orlando as a consolation prize for Walter Clayton Jr.
I'd be thrilled if we got him at #14. Perfect fit actually.
Givony was on Windhorst's podcast and said Spurs loved Harper for years and that trading down or picking someone else wasn't even considered.
Offers were made, but Spurs didn't consider them seriously.
I don't get it why some people have the need to just keep digging themselves deeper.
KOC just needs to take the L and move on.
If we get Maluach there is a 100% chance my wife gets pregnant with our 3rd child tonight.
I think Bryant will be gone for sure. Between him and Maluach there is no wrong answer in my opinion. Both would be home run picks
I don;t understand why the media is so hung up on the spurs not trading the number 2 pick...because almost no team ever trades the number 2 pick.
The spurs don't do what 98% of teams don't do in the exact situation. Let's talk about it all day every day.
My wife isn't able to get pregnant and I would get her pregnant
If we get a wing that's expected to be in the rotation right away, someone has to go.
Fox/Castle/Harper at guard positions with some minutes for Vassell as SG.
Vassell/Keldon/Champ/Jeremy/Barnes with 96 minutes available + leftover minimal SG minutes.
Even if we don't get a wing, someone has to go.
Champ and Barnes are the only two who are a seamless fit with our guards.
Devin is also a decent fit if not for giving up too much size.
If we get Coward he'd be expected to contribute right away, but who's the odd man out?
KOC doesnt know about when it comes to the Spurs
I would seriously consider turning in my fan card if the Spurs trade Harper in a package for Jaylen Brown. Disgusting to even think about.
Please no long term developmental project that is a weird fit like Essengue. Egor Demin could potentially be a star if he shoots it, but it may not happen for years if at all, and in the meantime the clunky fit with all the on-ball, non-shooters already in the team will put the Spurs in a diminishing returns type situation, where none of them will be put in the best position to develop, which requires proper spacing around them. So unless you're extremely confident his shot will come along pretty damn soon, I'd pass.
So at this point I'm leaning towards some of the cleanest fits, whichever the Spurs feels most comfortable with their question marks and concerns: Beringer (offensive game?), Sorber (long term health?), Carter Bryant (real shooting ability?), Cedric Coward (injury concerns? ability to stay in front of quick perimiter players?).
I'd also consider a trade back, something like 14 for 19 + 22 from Brooklyn, or 14 + 38 for 15 + 24 from OKC (unlikely unless we picked their guy right in front of them), or 14 for 17 + future swap from Minnesota, if you can get one of the players I listed above plus that second pick to use in someone like Drake Powell, Rasheer Fleming, or Kalkbrenner.
Wow. Interesting that the Spurs have been following him for a while. It sounds like they've followed him more than they followed Steph.
How often do the Spurs follow players for years and then don't draft them? I guess it's rather often cause that's the job of the scouting department.
I would be more worried if the Spurs draft someone they hadn't scouted extensively beforehand.
This is a nothing burger, KOC just speculating on what makes sense to him (like taking Killian Hayes first overall) but there's no information here.
Its pretty much a given that Harper will be the #2 pick. The #14 pick is anyone's guess since it really depends on who is still actually available at that point. The spurs may want a particular player. but if he's already gone ....oh well -next. What I'm pretty confidant about is that when the spurs are about to make that 14th pick ESPN/ABC will go to a commercial and keep us in suspense a bit longer.
Maluach is the only player that really excites me when it comes to the possibility of getting him. I would trade up for him honestly. Spurs would have the best interior defensive tandem in the NBA. I feel like his intensity would rub off on the players around him as well. Every second he is on the floor he's playing with bad intentions on both ends and in transition.
Really don't understand the Sorber hype at all. Seems like a slightly more mobile Roy Hibbert. Doesn't address the need for shooting - which will become more acute once we get Harper. If Coward is there and they take Beringer or, even worse, Sorber, it won't be good.
I'm completely sold on Harper. Sometimes I forget we landed an all star PG in Fox which will pay dividends down the line for the development of Harper and Castle. Fun years ahead for us Spurs Fans!!!
My sleepers are Demin, Queen, and Jakucionis. I think Queen and Jaku go much earlier but Demin is my sneaky pick. No, I don't think they are perfect fits.
It's simple.
Our team is suboptimal if we don't improve wing shooting, but it's manageable.
On the other hand, if we don't get a legit backup big, the team just can't function whenever Wemby isn't on the floor.
Then you look at the available bigs in free agency or via realistic trades and there isn't much out there. Especially if you take into account that quite a few other teams are also looking for bigs and are offering way bigger roles.
Why would for example Capela join the Spurs to play 15mpg when Lakers are desperate to get anyone and he'd surely play more minutes there if he's not completely washed.
Coward
Sorber
Essengue
CMB
Beringer
Fleming
In that order for me.
Not a big Maluach fan considering that the Spurs would have to give up assets to trade up and get him tbh. I'd rather just take a swing at Sorber if they're deadset on a big though that foot injury scares me.
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