General NBA Draft 2009 Discussion

[Marcus Bryant]

We'll cover the upcoming NBA Draft in general in this thread. We'll start with Bruno's excellent overview of the Spurs' picks, general draft info, and links to various draft resources...

Spurs' 09 draft picks :
Spurs have the 37th, 51st and 53rd picks.


Player available for the 09 draft :
International players born in 1987 and college senior are automatically eligible.
Other draftable players are on the early entry list



Key dates :
April 7 : Teams can start workouts with automatically eligible players.
April 8 - April 11 : Portsmouth invitational tournament
April 26 : Early entry eligibility deadline, teams can start workouts with them.
May 19 : Draft Lottery.
May 27 - May 31 : Draft combine in Chicago.
June 6 - June 8 : Reebok Eurocamp in Treviso.
June 15 : Early entry withdrawal deadline.
June 25 : NBA Draft in NY.


Links :
Draftexpress
Nbadraft
A blog on European prospects
Espn draft page
Wiki on the lottery
Future draft picks
NCAA players stats
Euroleague players stats
CBA faq

Spurs workout schedule :

May 16th:
Joe Ingles (SF)
Alex Ruoff (SG)
Jermaine Taylor (SG)

May 16th or May 17th:
Lee mard (SF)

May 17th:
Tyler Smith (SF)
Jeremy Pargo (PG)
Donald Sloan (SG)

May 18th:
Courtney Fells (SG)
Ben Woodside (PG)
Jack McClinton (PG/SG)
Robert Vaden (SG)
Marcus Thornton (SG)
Josh Shipp (SG)

May 19th:
Leo Lyons (PF)
Dwayne Collins (PF)
Robert Dozier (PF)

May 20th:
Dionte Christmas(SG)
Nick Calathes (PG/SG)
Damion James (PF)
Danny Green (SG/SF)
Greivis Vasquez (PG/SG)
Alonzo Gee (SF)
Wayne Ellington (SG)

May 27th:
DaJuan Blair (PF/C) only interview
Josh Heytvelt (PF) only interview

May 28th:
Luke Harandogy (PF) only interview
Jerel McNeal (SG) only interview

May 29th:
Chase Bundinger (SG/SF) only interview

June 13th:
Courtney Fells (SG)

June 17th:
Ben Woodside (PG)

June 18th:
Jonas Jerebko (SF)

Date unknown:
Nic wise (PG)
Kyle McAlarney (PG)
Curtis Jerrells (PG)
Rodrigue Beaubois (PG)
Lester Hudson (PG/SG)
Dante Cunningham (PF)
Jeff Adrien (PF)
Goran Suton (PF)
Alade Aminu (PF)
Josh Heytvelt (PF)
Demarre Carroll (SF/PF)
DaJuan Summers (SF) only interview
Nando De Colo (PG/SG)
Sergey Gladyr (SG)
Chinemelu Elonu (PF/C)
Stefon Jackson (SG)
Ahmad Nivins (PF)

[timvp]

37 actually isn't too bad. If the Spurs had a pick at the end of the first round, there's a decent chance they would have traded it to save money in 2010. With 37 you can take an international player with a bad contract, you can trade up or you can take a domestic talent and give him a one-year audition.

At 37, it'll have to be best player available but it'd be nice to get a swingman. Having that drafted swingman compete with Hairston and Williams for a spot in the rotation could be a good plan.

[TDMVPDPOY]

i think you should list how many picks we got and at what number....

3 2nd round picks #37, #51, #53

[Bruno]

2009 early entry list:
http://www.draftexpress.com/blog/Ear...ntry-List-3200

[benefactor]

I don't put a ton of faith in the draft this year. At first glance there doesn't seem to be many potential diamonds in the rough. I have feeling they may go international with this pick.

[biziofromdowntown]

Jonas Jerebko

[dbestpro]

Austin Daye 6-10 SF Gonzaga with silky smooth jump shot. Projected 2nd round and just what the doctor ordered.

[Mal]

Dante Cunnigham. Looked nice in NCAA finals. In mock avaible at 57th.

[Marcus Bryant]

Ties broken for Draft 2009 order of selection

[rapliketp]

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Luke-Nevill-548/

[velik_m]

Emir Preldzic

[Spurs Brazil]

realgm latest mock draft has Spurs picking

37. Jarvis Varnado
Power Forward. Mississippi State

http://realgm.com/src_feature/1501/2...ft_version_40/

[duncan228]

Recap from collegehoops.net.

San Antonio Spurs: 2009 NBA Draft
by Jeff Fox

San Antonio Spurs

2008-09 Record: 54-28

Draft Picks: 37, 51, 53

Key Free Agents:

Michael Finley (Player option)

Drew Gooden

Fabricio Oberto (Partially guaranteed)

Ime Udoka

Jacque Vaughn

How They Got Here:

For the tenth year in a row the Spurs won at least 50 games, with Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, and Coach Popovich once again leading the way this season. If it wasn’t for Manu Ginobili missing half the season due to injury, they probably would have won closer to 60 games. As it was, their 54 win total was their worst season since 99/00.

What They Need:

The Spurs are getting old - and injury prone - very quickly, so they need an influx of top-shelf young talent. Unfortunately they don’t have any first round picks this year to accomplish this. Their small forward and center positions are especially old, so they should concentrate on those with their second round picks.

Who They'll Take:

As mentioned, the Spurs need young wing and post players. Among the possibilities in the second round that they should consider would be Danny Green, Victor Claver, Omri Casspi and Alade Aminu. The Spurs tend to do well with their draft picks, so if anyone is going to find a jewel in the second round, its them.

San Antonio Spurs Draft History (since 2000)

2008: George Hill (26), Goran Dragic (45), James Gist (57)
2007: Tiago Splitter (28), Marcus Williams (Arizona) (33), Giorgos Printezis (58)
2006: Damir Markota (59)
2005: Ian Mahinmi (28)
2004: Beno Udrih (28), Romain Sato (52), Sergei Karaulov (57)
2003: Leandro Barbosa (28)
2002: John Salmons (26), Luis Scola (55), Randy Holcomb (56)
2001: Tony Parker (28), Robertas Javtokas (55), Bryan Bracey (57)
2000: Chris Carrawell (41)

[Solid D]

Whoever the Spurs draft, we shouldn't expect immediate impact. You can't even do that with 1st round picks. Immediate impact will have to come via trade and free agency. Now, if the Spurs can cash-in their chips from prior drafts with Mahinmi or Marcus Williams, it would be nothing short of amazing, if not unbelievable. Even one break-through from prior drafts, international player or otherwise, would put some air back in their old lungs.

[Bruno]

I've finished adding international players for the draft.
If you want to talk about another international player(s) eligible for this draft, just let me know.

Thanks,
Bruno.

[spursfan1000]

Damn we got Scola and Salmons in 2002...

[Solid D]

Damn we got Scola and Salmons in 2002...

Actually, Salmons and Randy Holcomb were picked by Billy King and Larry Brown after they traded Speedy Claxton to the Spurs for those picks plus Mark Bryant. It was a pre-arranged trade after Kristic got taken by the Nets.

[Biggems]

id really like if we could package 51, 53, and an expiring contract, perhaps Bonner to move into the late 1st round. Then we draft SF Sam Young.

With #37 we draft G/F Danny Green

Now onto FA.....hopefully Finley doesn't exercise his player option and decides to move on....we re-sign Gooden and Hairston. We sign Gist and either Williams or Sanikidze.

C - Ian, Thomas
PF - Duncan, Gooden, Gist
SF - Bowen, Young, Sanikidze/Williams
SG - Mason, Manu, Green
PG - Parker, Hill, Hairston

We would need to find one more big for the end of the bench, but our lineup would go from one of the oldest and slowest, to one of the youngest, fastest, and very athletic in just one year.

Also, with Hill, Hairston, Manu, Green, Bowen, and Young...we definitely would have a plethora of perimeter defensive options.

[Libri]

This years draft isn't as deep in talent as in previous years. I am wondering what is the drop off in talent between the late first round and the early second round. If their isn't much of a drop, then perhaps it would be good for the Spurs to stay put. They could even move up a few spots in the second round.

[samikeyp]

With 37 you can take an international player with a bad contract,

This is where my question comes from in that international players thread I had previously.

How does this help the Spurs and since the Spurs do have needs, why not try to address them with this pick?

TIA

[Solid D]

This is where my question comes from in that international players thread I had previously.

How does this help the Spurs and since the Spurs do have needs, why not try to address them with this pick?

TIA

Stockpiling 2nd round rights to players for the future has been the way the Spurs have operated since Pop took over the team. The past 3 years, or so, it hasn't worked out well to do this with international players because of the financial benefits to play in Europe.

The Spurs apparently noticed this a couple of years ago and created a new position, Dir. of College Player Personnel, and hired George Felton.

Now the Spurs are either trading their picks, or parlaying them into US college talent. Fewer Karaulovs and Javtokas' in the 2nd and more Malk Hairstons, James Gists, and Marcus Williams'.

2nd round international picks is a much bigger roll of the dice, so it helps the Spurs more now to trade the pick or draft a college player who fell to the 2nd round or was overlooked. Just don't expect immediate results unless you can get real fortunate i.e. Big Baby Davis or like last season's 37th pick, Luc Mbah a Moute.

[Marcus Bryant]

This is where my question comes from in that international players thread I had previously.

How does this help the Spurs and since the Spurs do have needs, why not try to address them with this pick?

TIA

They'd use the 37 on an international talent who can't get out of his contract this summer if he would be available next summer when they will have enough cap flexibility to put together a nice offer. Yes, playing the waiting game doesn't seem appealing, but if you can get mid-1st round talent at 37, it is worth considering.

[Solid D]

They'd use the 37 on an international talent who can't get out of his contract this summer if he would be available next summer when they will have enough cap flexibility to put together a nice offer. Yes, playing the waiting game doesn't seem appealing, but if you can get mid-1st round talent at 37, it is worth considering.

The trouble is finding an international talent nowadays that isn't already committed to a team for at least a couple of years...and with a bulky buy-out.

Marcus, I just don't see the Spurs going that way unless the player is available now or unless the Spurs are going to trade the rights.

[Bruno]

Spurs workout schedule :

May 16th:
Joe Ingles (SF)
Alex Ruoff (SG)
Jermaine Taylor (SG)

May 17th:
Tyler Smith (SF)
Jeremy Pargo (PG)

May 18th:
Courtney Fells (SG)
Ben Woodside (PG)

May 19th:
Leo Lyons (PF)

May 20th:
Dionte Christmas(SG)

Date unknown:
Nic wise (PG)
Kyle McAlarney (PG)

[duncan228]

Spurs workout schedule :

Thanks.