Watched Zoran Dragic play throughout the tournament. Not impressed. And the last thing the Spurs need is another guard. He's Nando De Colo but worse.
Sigh.... Goran Dragic is one of those mental slips that occassionaly hits the F.O. during draft day.
2008 NBA Draft... 45th pick by the Spurs traded for the 48th pick of the Suns (Malik Hairston).
I guess the Spurs went on Zombie mode after they had to draft George Hill in the 1st round after Ibaka and Batum were taken.
Eh, losing Dragic was fine. He hasn't really been good until recently (outside of that WCSF series against the Spurs). Blair ended up providing a good four years in SA, so that pick was worth it. The real faux pas was drafting Jack McClinton over Patty Mills the next year.
Yep, I actually wanted Patty Mills with that pick. I saw he was still on the board and knew about him as I saw him play with Australia. I thought he had incredible speed and looked like a very, very young Tony Parker. He really wasn't that much of a shooter back then and used his speed as his main strength. I wanted the Spurs to pick him. I thought that they could develop him like they did with Tony Parker and really help turn him into a much better player. No idea why they went with McClinton.
Also passing on Isaiah Thomas who was picked last in the draft is another miss IMO. I recall Pop joking/being upset about it after he went off against the Spurs for the 4th or 5th time in a regular season game us.
The Spurs weren't going to pick dragic, the suns just traded so they could get him. About Zoran well he is not his brother, a small forward is of more urgency.
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Word out of Spain is that Zoran Dragic -- Goran's younger brother -- likely lands two-year NBA deal provided final hurdles cleared this week
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
ESPN sources say Phoenix Suns have emerged as clear frontrunner to sign Zoran Dragic away from Unicaja Malaga in Spanish ACB
I think the Suns should only sign sibling combos from now on. They should trade for Brooke Lopez and sideshow Bob next.
Suns should bring over the second Plumlee as well ... then Barkleys head will explode when he tries his analysis of a Suns game
Let's see if the Bledsoe signing effects the Zoran situation, although they apparently still have money to go after him:
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With Bledsoe deal, Suns should have about $4.7M under salary cap. Leaves them enough to sign Zoran Dragic & help pay buyout with Malaga
It sounds good, they should sign Zoran.Let's see if the Bledsoe signing effects the Zoran situation, although they apparently still have money to go after him:
With Bledsoe deal, Suns should have about $4.7M under salary cap. Leaves them enough to sign Zoran Dragic & help pay buyout with Malaga
I like the euro Suns players, mabye they don't have great physical skills but have the heart and the knowledge of the fundamentals.
I think Bogdanovic won't come to NBA now, maybe the Suns want to have him play in Europe for another 1 or 2 years, he has shown last FIBA World Cup, he could be developing into a solid NBA player, a reallly good Goran-Bledsoe backup.
The Suns are building a nice little team under the radar. Good for them if they get the Dragic double-team going.
One source familiar w/deal says Zoran Dragic gets two-year pact worth $3.5 million from Suns, which helps cover Malaga buyout comfortably
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