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I think they valued Kawhi higher than his draft slot, and they probably feel the same about Kyle.
I wonder if the Spurs are going to give Anderson the full 120 percent of his rookie scale like they did to Kawhi or if they intend to low-ball him like they did to Hill and James Anderson. The team doesn't need the money badly enough to risk alienating their pick, but they usually like to make their players work for their money.
Last edited by Chinook; 06-29-2014 at 02:00 PM.
I think they valued Kawhi higher than his draft slot, and they probably feel the same about Kyle.
Wonder if he will get a tat of the commissioner reading his name and the draft date on his bicep?The draft reaction is awesome, added it to my sig
Envious hater is envious.
I think they feel now and will definitely in the future feel he's a bargain. In a couple years we'll be shaking our heads at this pick, in the good way.
Seems way too intelligent for that kind of stuff tbh
He didn't get much playing time as a rookie, but there were some games where he showed a lot of talent when he finally got the minutes. Not gonna be an all-star but I think he's gonna be in the NBA for a while.
I wish he had better defense, but still I think this kid is going to be special.
Kid couldn't be a better fit, he has some years to develop before too much will be asked of him, and we got him with #30. There is no downside to this.
This is a hand in glove fit, though I see more Turkoglu than Diaw. He doesn't have the strength to be a PF in anything more than select match-ups, nor the physical tools (despite the impressive length) to be even average defensively. Nonetheless, between Leonard, him, Bertans and Jean-Charles, they have SF/combo forward taken care of for a long, long time, which is important in today's game.
In the interim, I expect him to be inactive and to spend a good amount of time with the Toros, when the roster is fully healthy. He doesn't fill the one relative need this team has, which is depth wing defender, but he's an SF all the same, so he at least provides an emergency option.
Anderson did say that he'll get quicker and stronger. And with 14% body fat, there's a lot of room for improvement.
Hopefully once he sees how hard Leonard and Joseph work he can start following their path.
“We’re going to get back in the gym this afternoon and start working out so that he’s in the best shape of his life going down to San Antonio,” Kyle Anderson Sr. said. “Most people after the draft day get to sit back and think about it, but me and him are back at work.”
He was a horrible fit. 'Bazz is an old school ISO take it to the hole kind of player. He didn't fit in Adelman's offense. I'm not sure he'll outlast his rookie deal, because he's not really good enough to play that way in the NBA.
good for him.
haha niiice
I don't think Kyle's gonna increase his speed, quickness or overall athleticsm all that much. Even tho, he can do all of that to some degree.
What I can see him doing, however...is increasing his strength. He reminds me of Magic and Pierce. Magic wasn't all that quick or extremely athletic...but, he was strong. Same with Pierce. Kyle's already got the mentality of Magic, the passing and court awareness. I think the best thing he can do now, is just get stronger. That IS something he can do. And it sounds like his dad knows it
He has 13.5% body fat , if he can tone that done he'll be much quicker.
Haven't check many of the previous pages ... he'll be wearing #1 ?
Nevermind ..
From the article "In the meantime, Anderson and his dad were out to lunch yesterday in New Jersey, making plans to get into the gym and hit the mall to buy some Spurs gear."
I would have thought, as a draft pick, he'd get that stuff by the boxload straight from the Spurs. A few sets of everything, warm ups, a few jerseys (home and away), towels, etc. Seems weird he'd have to buy the stuff.
Probably for family and friends...
BTW I looked up on bball-ref, the only player of note drafted #30 is David Lee.
There's no way to search specifically for "last pick of the 1st round" but a quick look over the last 20 years shows that there are only a few players who actually make it to the NBA (for decent minutes) and only a few who really make a name for themselves: Tony Parker, David Lee, Josh Howard, Nazr Mohammed...
Not sure if this has been posted yet, but Kyle Anderson was a fan of the Spurs prior to being drafted by them.
Boomer, I was just about to post that. Good watch.
Perfunctory apologies if this has been posted here on ST, but I hadn't seen it.
https://vine.co/v/MtV1qiih99x
Found in this article on PTR:
http://www.poundingtherock.com/2014/...rson-slow-down
Pretty sweet. Does anyone care how fast he did that? Not me. Someone has already gotten pilloried for saying this. So, be careful, I'm not saying Anderson is him...
But, that did remind me a lot of Magic.
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