The question being, tho, who would want one of our young guards? And at what price?
Murray can't be traded now. The reason is simple. It is not yet a proven fact that he'll ever play again. I take it for granted that he will. I suppose we all take that for granted. But there's no proof yet. You couldn't get a bag of popcorn for him, from another team, until he shows he can still play. That won't be shown until the preseason.
White isn't tradeable yet, not as a player in his own right. At least, he isn't tradeable for anything significant. We know how valuable White was to the Spurs this season, but that doesn't mean any other team will see value in him for them. White needs a full season of consistent, or pretty consistent, performance, to become a serious part of any trade discussion.
At the time Indiana agreed to accept George Hill, he had two full seasons of good performance behind him. He had become a known quan y. It was also a time when Hill's price was about to go up substantially. His 2nd year with Indiana, they paid him $8M.
I suspect what persuaded Pop to let Hill go was not only Leonard, but also the prospect of losing Hill to free agency soon, when the Spurs couldn't pay 7 or 8 million, or maybe even more, to keep a backup pg.
The Spurs signed Cory Joseph for just over 1 million.
Mills won't be traded. The San Antonio wombat is a protected species.
Forbes can't be traded for more than he's worth to the Spurs. You won't get a 3pt gunner any cheaper, except for the rawest of rookies.
Walker should not be traded, at least until we know much more about what he can do, or not do, for the Spurs.
Beli is the known quan y, on a 6mil contract, who might be traded.
But why worry about moving up, in this particular draft? There's no consensus about any of the possibilities being a sure hit in the NBA. Even Zion has his doubters.