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I am expecting a combo of either Vassell + Barnes for X player or Keldon + Barnes for X as the big move for shoring up the roster and opening up rotation minutes.
With Carter pick, it's obvious someone has to go.
I don't expect Carter to play more than 15 to 20mpg in his rookie year, but he's a lottery pick with great physical tools, he surely won't be sent to Austin.
Assuming Fox/Harper/Castle get most of guard minutes, we have serious issues and some of our wings need to be consolidated into a starting PF upgrade.
96 minutes available for wing positions with Vassell, Keldon, Barnes, Sochan, Champagnie, Bryant all needing minutes. That's 6 players with 96 minutes available. Even if we DNP Champ which would be dumb and play Devin with just one of the three guards which would be even dumber, it's still a logjam.
Vassell - second best 3pt shooter on the team, we lose size if he plays with two guards, he has trouble adjusting to being an off the ball player and is a pretty poor defender. Health issues, potentially negative contract if he doesn't improve.
Keldon - outlived his purpose, great locker room presence and the vocal leader of the team, but he's a poor shooter and a traffic cone defense. Useless without the ball, but not good enough with it.
Barnes - out best shooter this season and the only true veteran on the team. Model professional which should be kept because we need one of those to lead these young guys. Bad defender at this stage.
Sochan - very good defender, potentially elite, good rebounder and tragic on offense. He can become a very good role player, but in his current state he's a detriment to our guards who aren't great shooters and also ruins spacing for Wemby.
Champagnie - one of the best value contracts in the league, doesn't complain if he doesn't play, but he definitely deserves minutes. Solid shooter, not a bad defender. Perfect 8th/9th man, maybe more as he's shown this season.
Bryant - what to expect? His minutes will depend on his shot, but he needs to get at least 15mpg. I feel like he's the player we expected Sochan to become.
We still need a legit starting PF, getting rid of Devin and Keldon to get one would be perfect if we can get positive value for them.
I am expecting a combo of either Vassell + Barnes for X player or Keldon + Barnes for X as the big move for shoring up the roster and opening up rotation minutes.
Vassell and/or Keldon are the most obvious candidates. With KD to Houston though, I don't see who they would trade them for. Maybe John Collins on his expiring?
PJ Washington, Aldama, John Collins would still be my PF targets.
Ideally Aldama because he's legit 6'11 and can play some backup C minutes.
We also need a veteran C.
1. Keldon because he's the worst defender and a bad shooter
2. Barnes: love his leadership, but an expiring contract is valuable and he's as bad as Keldon on defense. You trade him now and can sign him again next offseason.
Both being at the crypto event doesn't really get my hopes up though.
We have like 1 good wing tbh
I feel like Vassell is probably on the move. Champ is way too cheap and a good plug-in guy. Harrison is a stand-up vet and will probably keep starting.
The easy answer is Sochan if you feel him out and he's expecting something insane like 25 million+ AAV - Bryant basically gives you less defense but a better shot with similar size, so he's a hedge and makes Sochan more dispensible
If you think you can extend Sochan for something more reasonable like 15-18 million AAV or you think he won't be offended by getting taken to RFA, then it's definitely worth keeping him around to see if his shooting hits around his age 24-25 season like it does for many defensive wings.
In that scenario, it's Keldon by a mile since his rim pressure is getting duplicated by Harper and he doesn't provide any additional benefit
I think Champagnie is getting slept on hard and needs to get developed more - his improvement year over year is underrated and he should develop into a permanent fixture in the rotation.
Vassell isn't worth his contract but his value has bottomed out right now and he has several outs to improve both his play and the perception of his value around the league - the injury did him no favors and in the back half of the season he showed an ability to generate steals so if he continues that trend while his shot normalizes you can get better value for him in the future
Barnes is still needed for his vet leadership with so many young guys on the team and Paul's likely departure
Sochan really isn't the same player as Carter at all in this equation.
Keldon. While Carter Bryant can be Cam Johnson, I still think you get him make him the starting 4.
Trade one or both of the Atlanta picks with Keldon cause they’re going to be useless
You don't think so? If both of them pan out, I view them both as low friction big off-ball wings who can switch across multiple positions. Super valuable archetype where you can never have enough. How do you appreciate their differences? Do you view Sochan more as a big?
Keldon should be the first one out the door based on what he brings as a player, but power of friendship and all that
I think if the spurs do make a trade, their trade partner will cover Barnes on an expiring deal
Carter Bryant probably plays in Austin a lot this year.
He barely played in college. He needs minutes, not to sit on a bench.
No, I don't see Bryant and Sochan as the same, really, although hopefully in time Bryant can play the 4 in some way, if he's not close to able to do so right now. In any case, Bryant isn't ready for a lot of minutes at all, so getting rid of Sochan without a replacement would be a big mistake.
I agree with this. I don't think we see a lot of him on the main squad. Some cameos.
Keldon needs to GTFO, tbrh.
Vassell for a big makes the most sense for roster construction and salary cap management.
Offer Devin to Toronto for Jakob + and see if they bite.
There is only one correct answer to this question.
That answer is moving Devin Vassell.
Would be shocked if they traded Barnes tbh, unless he ask for it / is ok with it. Remember he waived his trade kicker to come here. Literally gave up 3.7 million dollars to play in San Antonio. Spurs aren't going to just trade him somewhere for the sake of getting a better player unless he agrees to it.
I love Champ and I would expect there to be a lot of interest in him. He's a very+ asset.
Bryant didn't even start at Arizona, surrounded by upperclassmen who mostly don't project as NBA players... so I'm thinking 15-20 mpg is about right. Marvin Williams is the guy he's drawing a lot of comparisons to, and he averaged about 25 mpg as a rookie for a Hawks team that went 26-56, but his college team was 33-4 and won a National Championship.
spurs shouldnt trade devin just to trade him. use him only in a trade where we're going after a big fish and need that salary matching. it should be KJ/HB traded along with Wesley if some more money is needed. i like wesley quite a bit more than branham, but we dont need a non shooting PG on this roster
Carter Bryant won't be in the rotation this year. Unless the Spurs are bad.
Spurs wont trade anyone until the deadline imo, and it'll end up being Barnes.
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