Future Spur: Dylan Harper

[Spurs Brazil]

[PopTheGOAT]

For those interested Dylan Harper is being interviewed live on espn right now

Has this been posted anywhere?

[Dejounte]

I think the Spurs would have done it last year if he was still on the board and I would have liked to get him on the team too. As for Bailey, the reason I'm warming up to him is because Dylan speaks highly of him and his game. In that video above he said he can score when he wants to, facilitate, play defense. He says all we see is his scoring. Says his IQ is underrated. If you sit down with him, you'll understand it. Says he can see over everyone at 6'10" (another person calling him 6'10"). Calls him a young T-Mac. Very twitchy. He'll get to his spots and can get buckets. Yeah, maybe talking him up as he's a teammate, but man, very intriguing prospect. Who do you guys think will pick him? I am guessing Utah would want him and he doesn't go further than that. I wonder if the Spurs would be interested in trying to trade up and/or what it would cost to get there (probably too much and not worth it).

Ace isn’t 6’10”. That’s been debunked already.

[sfernald]

james harden measured at 6'4 flat at the combine (nearly 6'11 wingspan). Harper's size will not be an issue at all

You know someone else he reminds me of is Brandon Roy. What a player! We are ing set!!

[scottspurs]

Has this been posted anywhere?

Not sure I saw it during the combine game they had him on the set

[sfernald]

james harden measured at 6'4 flat at the combine (nearly 6'11 wingspan). Harper's size will not be an issue at all

You know someone else he reminds me of is Brandon Roy. What a player! Could slowly dance around and get any shot he wanted on the court. We are ing set!!

[Dejounte]

You know someone else he reminds me of is Brandon Roy. What a player! Could slowly dance around and get any shot he wanted on the court. We are ing set!!

Roy was a mid range maestro. Was one of my favorite players. I dont think Harper is there yet with his midrange.

[Mugen]

I wonder if they'll give him number 2 if Fox didn't wear it tbh.

[heyheymymy]

As others mentioned still remarkable to go from Primo, Tre Jones, Graham, hypothetical basketball player Wesley and 40 year old CP3 to now with Fox/Harper/Castle

[Mugen]

As others mentioned still remarkable to go from Primo, Tre Jones, Graham, hypothetical basketball player Wesley and 40 year old CP3 to now with Fox/Harper/Castle

If "It's better to be lucky than good" was a person tbh:

[exstatic]

I wonder if they'll give him number 2 if Fox didn't wear it tbh.

Cleanse it, tbh.

[montgod]

If "It's better to be lucky than good" was a person tbh:

Exactly!

Gotta think that Vassell might not be on the roster with this trio and used in a trade to strengthen other areas. With his contract, I can't see him as a player who comes off the bench.

[exstatic]

If "It's better to be lucky than good" was a person tbh:

Nah. The poster child for that is Nico.

[dn0774]

Exactly!

Gotta think that Vassell might not be on the roster with this trio and used in a trade to strengthen other areas. With his contract, I can't see him as a player who comes off the bench.

The concern is what kind of value does Vassell @ $27 million a year have to other teams? He isn't exactly coming off a great season either.

[benefactor]

Nah. The poster child for that is Nico.

Nico wasn't lucky. He was saved by the league because he was about to drive the entire fan base away with his stupidity. It was damage control

[montgod]

The concern is what kind of value does Vassell @ $27 million a year have to other teams? He isn't exactly coming off a great season either.

Good point. I'd have to think that the Spurs throwing in a draft pick would be the push needed to get a team to overlook that and see overall possible value that could come from the total deal. Obviously depends on the team/player/deal. I could see Nets doing it possibly for Cameron if no one else is biting on their initial ridiculous ask of 2 1st rders

[Arguendo]

His comp really is Harden to me. Obviously every player is different, but their stats and production were almost exactly the same at draft time, both are strong lefty guards who like to attack. Harden developed as a good three point shooter - if not a knockdown one - and right now is a better passer. But if Harper can get those lobs going on his drives against covers, there's a ton of similarity there.

And very similar size, 6'4" 6'10.75" for Harden @222 , 6'4.5" 10.5" for Harper at 213lbs.
Also love the kids of professionals, he'll come in knowing what it means to be a pro, with Vet knowledge coached in from a young age, shorten the learning curve some.

[spurraider21]

Nico wasn't lucky. He was saved by the league because he was about to drive the entire fan base away with his stupidity. It was damage control

somebody has to explain how they can fix the ping pong ball thing that is being recorded, watched by 30 team officials, in addition to media being in the room

[Gandalf]

somebody has to explain how they can fix the ping pong ball thing that is being recorded, watched by 30 team officials, in addition to media being in the room

Honestly, it wouldn’t be that hard nowadays. I watched a cool video a decade or more ago where a machine was sorting some sort of produce (beans from occasional pebbles or something I think) at high speed. The way it worked was the beans were in a layer on a high-speed conveyer belt, and they were launched over an air gap to another conveyer belt. There was an automated high-speed camera linked to an air compressor in the gap between the belts; when it spotted a rock or pebble in the stream of beans, it would blast it out of the stream, by itself, in mid-air.

Wouldn’t be that hard for a similar computerized system to ‘pick’ the balls/numbers they want to be blasted into the selector. Especially with computers nowadays, and billions of dollars on the line.

[CGD]

Subtext:

Utah, we’re gonna need ALL the picks if you wanna talk trade.

Milwaukee, you don’t have as much leverage as you think you do.

[sfernald]

somebody has to explain how they can fix the ping pong ball thing that is being recorded, watched by 30 team officials, in addition to media being in the room

The whole thing is probably just a 3D hologram. Think magician. What do they want you to be looking at while they twiddle behind ur back.

[vy65]

It seems like in recent day/days, Spursfan’s opinion on Harper has considerably shifted from slight anti/meh to overwhelmingly positive. What was it that caused the change? Getting over the initial disappointment of not getting 1? Realizing Giannis is/would be a complete show? Something else entirely?

[spurraider21]

Honestly, it wouldn’t be that hard nowadays. I watched a cool video a decade or more ago where a machine was sorting some sort of produce (beans from occasional pebbles or something I think) at high speed. The way it worked was the beans were in a layer on a high-speed conveyer belt, and they were launched over an air gap to another conveyer belt. There was an automated high-speed camera linked to an air compressor in the gap between the belts; when it spotted a rock or pebble in the stream of beans, it would blast it out of the stream, by itself, in mid-air.

Wouldn’t be that hard for a similar computerized system to ‘pick’ the balls/numbers they want to be blasted into the selector. Especially with computers nowadays, and billions of dollars on the line.

you can watch the video and see the machine fairly close up. when the guy presses the button or whatever, you can basically see the ball closest to the chute get sucked in. its not like its magically drawing a pre-determined ball that was absurdly far away from the chute

i really dont buy it as fun as the narratives are

[Mr. Body]

It seems like in recent day/days, Spursfan’s opinion on Harper has considerably shifted from slight anti/meh to overwhelmingly positive. What was it that caused the change? Getting over the initial disappointment of not getting 1? Realizing Giannis is/would be a complete show? Something else entirely?

What do you think? It's not some big mystery.

[vy65]

somebody has to explain how they can fix the ping pong ball thing that is being recorded, watched by 30 team officials, in addition to media being in the room

And also being monitored by a big4 advisory firm