Spurs Bigs - who to target

[itzsoweezee]

Kornet would be a perfect fit for San Antonio. I can’t believe people are seriously considering Ayton or Vucevic.

[Degoat]

My wishlist
1. Horford
2. Kornet
3. Sharpe

My gut tells me the spurs will be involved in some sort of multi team trade that sends us a big tho, I just can’t fathom them trading pick 38 if they didn’t have something lined up already.

[vy65]

So this luke kornet guy is just actually-funny matt bonner without the 3pt shot, right?

[Ice009]

So this luke kornet guy is just actually-funny matt bonner without the 3pt shot, right?

He seems to also be very smart too. Seems like an awesome guy to be around.

[Manu20]

He seems to also be very smart too. Seems like an awesome guy to be around.

I agree and If the Spurs somehow do get Kornet, he will become a fan favorite by the second game!

[BackHome]

So this luke kornet guy is just actually-funny matt bonner without the 3pt shot, right?

Yep, he is funnier and he is also taller than Bonner who is 6’10 VS. Kornet being 7’1.

[Seventyniner]

Comparing Kornet to Bonner is dumb. Their games are nothing alike. Kornet is a legitimate rim protector, which is what the Spurs desperately need from their backup C.

[Gandalf]

Notably, Kornet used to be a good three-point shooter. Maybe a new shooting coach can bring some of that back.

[Dverde]

Celtics may lose Kornet, Horford, Unicorn in the same offseason.

[spurraider21]

ive been intrigued by the idea of kornet for a while, and its cool to see there appears to be legit buzz that the spurs are in on him. with that said, ill be honest. when i was talking about kornet 1-2 months ago, it was not a "full MLE" type of thought. i think the spurs should be thinking cheaper for the backup C spot, with the MLE being committed to a forward like Laravia instead

[Mr. Body]

Celtics may lose Kornet, Horford, Unicorn in the same offseason.

Their salary sheet was hideous. Actually doing a good job of shedding salary so far.

[Dverde]

Their salary sheet was hideous. Actually doing a good job of shedding salary so far.

Losing all your rim protectors plus Tatum is going to be tough. Maybe they try to flip Simons for a big like John Collins.

[SpursFan86]

ive been intrigued by the idea of kornet for a while, and its cool to see there appears to be legit buzz that the spurs are in on him. with that said, ill be honest. when i was talking about kornet 1-2 months ago, it was not a "full MLE" type of thought. i think the spurs should be thinking cheaper for the backup C spot, with the MLE being committed to a forward like Laravia instead

I have a feeling the Spurs are happier with a forward rotation of Keldon/Sochan/Barnes/Bryant than we are…so it wouldn’t surprise me at all to see them prioritize the backup center role.

I think Kornet is great but agree that the full MLE is getting to “ehh that’s sort of steep” territory. That being said if the Spurs are already planning to be very cautious with Wemby then it makes sense. If you told me Wemby would play 70+ games and average 35 mpg then I’d totally be on board with prioritizing wing help. I’m just not sure how realistic that scenario is.

[SpursFan86]

Posted in offseason thread but will leave here as well since it’s relevant:

Sharpe going to sign a 2 year/12MM deal to return to Brooklyn, per Shams. Very solid deal…would’ve much rather given him that sort of deal than throw the full MLE at Kornet tbh.

[The Truth #6]

It doesn't sound like a lot of you watched the Olympics/France in the Olympics. I've never even heard of this Jabari Walker guy until I looked him up right now. He might be a good player, but where are you getting he's a good shooter from? He shot under 30% from three point range his first two seasons, and in his third season, he's at 38%, but that is off of 1.2 attempts per game. The sample size is too small. Yabusele shot 32% from three point range his first two seasons with the Celtics at a similar attempts/sample size, and then last season with Philadelphia, he also shot 38% like Walker, but with over triple the three point attempts as Walker, so a much larger sample size. What are you basing Walker is a good three point shooter from? Have you watched him extensively?

With Yabusele, I saw him help drag France to the gold medal game. If it wasn't for him, France don't make the gold medal game. He stepped up when most of them were playing like (I'm not saying he's the only reason they made it, but a big part of it). He played better than Victor in half of those games. Lebron tried intimidating and pushing him around in the gold medal game, but he was having none of that. He's proven to me that he can play in big games. I trust him a lot more than I trust a guy called Jabari Walker who I'd never ever heard of until his name was brought up.

I didn't say I disliked Yabu. I'm saying Zeus' plan sounds reasonable, but I qualified that I didn't have a problem with Yabu. I watched Yabu in the Olympics. He was very good.

I just didn't use as many words as you did in my original comment.

Walker is the son of former Spur Samaki Walker. I'm not saying I have extensive knowledge on him but I do trust Zeus's judgment. Lopez would be the main acquisition in this proposal, so important to keep that in mind.

[Guru of Nothing]

The Matt Bonner - Luke Kornet Connection

https://x.com/spurs_muse/status/1790169902986211647

The Bonner Challenge is a shooting challenge popularized by former San Antonio Spurs player Matt Bonner. It's a series of shots that a player must make consecutively without missing in order to complete the challenge.
Here's how to complete the Bonner Challenge:

• Right-handed layup.
• Left-handed layup.
• Free throw.
• Jumper from the top of the key.
• Two 3-pointers from the top of the arc.
• Another jump shot from the top of the key.
• A second free throw.
• Another left-handed layup.
• One last right-handed layup.

Important rules:

• The shots must be the very first shots of the day.
• If you miss at any point, you must start all over.
• You only get one chance per day to complete the challenge.

The Bonner Challenge became popular within the Spurs organization, with players and coaches participating and competing for bragging rights and a championship belt. Former Spur Nando De Colo was reportedly so good at the challenge that the team sent him a full-size championship belt when he was traded. It's described as a "strangely addictive" game that can cause frustration due to its unforgiving nature.

[ChumpDumper]

If the Celts have such a boner to keep both Kornet and Horford, maybe there's some way to get Queta from them. He's 25 and became semi-reliable for them during the last season.

[spurraider21]

yeah if Sharpe is getting 6m per year i dont see why Kornet should be valued at 14. if somebody is really goingto dump the MLE on kornet then you let them do so.

lakers are starved for a center, and with DFS leaving now have access to the full MLE

[koriwhat]

He sucks, and supposedly there was a level of friction with Wemby.

It was sarcasm but he was useful as a 4th off the bench.

[cutewizard]

Can we still get Yabusele? or get another?

[tbdog]

Can we still get Yabusele? or get another?

I think if the Spurs do a trade for Kornet, they can.

[CGD]

Can we still get Yabusele? or get another?

Precious Achuwa?

[Chinook]

I think if the Spurs do a trade for Kornet, they can.

They don't need to do a trade to sign Yabusele. He's a minimum player, if not a guy who'll have to go back overseas. I really hope the Spurs aren't interested in him as more than that.

[OldMan88]

Yabusele gone…. Signed by the Knicks.

[tbdog]

Do you guys think we are kinda done for big man, perhaps bring Bassey back as a third string and we should look at a shooter now, either via trade or what not?