I guess a possibility for a second-round draft-and-stash. I'd be all right with that if he is willing to develop on someone else's dime but still go to the summer league.
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I guess a possibility for a second-round draft-and-stash. I'd be all right with that if he is willing to develop on someone else's dime but still go to the summer league.
maybe we can swing a trade with a team a little ahead of us. They draft Kyle Anderson for us, and we draft 3 players for them with our picks.
I think Tim is gonna play at least two more years so there's plenty of time to work on a project until then... Definitely seems like it's now or never for getting the 4 of the future in the draft as opposed to free agency, here's all the candidates imo (with DX ranks) :
-11- Saric : most upside
-15- Porzingis : compelling two way skillset
-21- Capela : highest defensive upside
-25- Anderson : point forward but small and slow, still can't help seeing some Boris in him
-37- Austin
-40- Inglis
Interestingly it seems like Inglis hasn't taken his name out of the draft so the probably that he has a promise is incredibly high...
Guess my perfect draft would be for the Spurs to trade up to the Sun's 14th pick using Splitter and draft either Capela and Porzingis and then at the end of the first round take a gamble on Anderson (who is probably more of a Manu replacement than anything else).
Last edited by Baam; 06-15-2014 at 01:42 PM.
So Baam with your perfect pick your OK with the Spurs having ZERO chance of reaching the finals?
We reached the WCF in 2012, with close to no Splitter in the rotation and got beat by the strongest OKC team of the last few years with Harden leading their bench...
We did it before and can do it again... What you lose on D, you get twice as much on offense with Boris...
Let's see down 1-2 to Dallas, Boris sinks a huge 3pter to save the day... Wonder why on the brink of elimination we could afford to have Splitter on the bench, doesn't stop his fanboys to believe we couldn't have won without him... The truth is we can't win with him as the second best big and since he isn't then 10M is a waste of money...
Then Portland was a cakewalk and once we got the good teams we got 2 rounds of Tiago the 10M cheerleader...
So yeah I'd trade Splitter right now and I'd be perfectly fine with it.
So Duncan going to play on back to back and probably 35 minutes a game in regular season? Don't say that a rookie "Capela" is going to take Splittes minutes next year.
We don't get past Dallas without Splitters D on Dirk.
Last opportunity for international early entrants to withdraw is tomorrow at 5pm ET. As I've maintained since his Hoop Summit, if Inglis stays in he's the odds on pick at #30. As for the debate on whether the Spurs should or will trade Splitter...I think it can'tan't be ruled out, though if they win it all I think it's highly unlikely.
Not really a surprise btw given how young he's and how strong the draft is... We have been saying he was likely to withdraw for a while...
Now that we've won the championship, I'm so excited for this draft!
YesNow that we've won the championship, I'm so excited for this draft!
At this point, the draft is all icing on the cake. I'm still hoping for a draft day miracle and end up with someone like Payton. There are plenty of guys like Ingles, Capela, Kukic, Micic, and other Euro basketball players are more likely.
No space in the Spurs roster for a first round pick.
Not right now, of course, but I could see Ayres or Daye headed on the way out.
The bad side to winning it all right before a deep draft is that I want to take the same team to try to repeat... but I also want to blow up the team to get Clint Capela and Elfrid Payton to play next to Leonard for the future.
I'd be happy hearing Inglis, Bogdanovic, or Tavares' name... with maybe Isaiah Austin in the late 2nd round.
I'm just going to pencil in Inglis at 30 unless someone can convince me otherwise.
Best left for the second round.
Interestingly both Jokic and Inglis flip floped at the last second and finally got promises good enough to keep their name in the draft :
I actually really don't like the idea of picking Inglis, I think they still believe in Livio and it wouldn't make sense to get another player so similar. I really believe the theory that Inglis got his promise from the Thunder, especially since Durant got destroyed in the post the last few years by Lebron and Boris, they could really use a freak 3 like Inglis to play small.
The 2 main roles they should look for are super obvious at this point : a playmaker from the bench or a big... Both with the most upside possible so that they give themselves a chance to find someone to complement TP and Kawhi... There's no pick I'd like more than Anderson, but I'm not looking at it objectively, I'm a Boris lover who just loves that kind of skillset. Could be anyone in that range that fits the description... Micic, Tavares, Dinwiddie should be there at 30... Could even be Jokic...
One mock draft has Inglis going at 29 to OKC.
Well, none of those guys would play next season anyway, so draft the young guy with upside. Duplication doesn't matter.
OK, my uninformed draft picks barring any movement are:
Inglis at 30. Leave in France. Try to trade to Tony's team.
Whoever is left of Huestis, Birch or McRae at 60. Straight to Toros.
Could happen as his current team got relegated in second division this season...
So Inglis is staying in? I hope it was us who gave him assurances, I think the kid is great value at #30. Dude is the size of Lebron, huge for an 18 year old.
A rotation of Parker - Green - Kawhi - Inglis - Duncan would be incredible defensively, and would work offensively as long as Inglis can keep the defence honest from the 3 point line.
I don't see why we would turn him down just because we drafted Jean-Charles last year, especially after Livio tore his ACL. Turning down the best player available because you already have that position covered is what led Portland to draft Bowie over Jordan. Of course if the Spurs don't see Inglis as the best player available at that spot then the argument is moot.
I like Heustis at #58 or #60, but the reality is that it's very unlikely anyone drafted that low will turn out to be a legit NBA prospect
Exactly. That's why they are late second rounders. Just get some guy with talent and see what happens.
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