Should Spurs make a run at Scoot?

[exstatic]

Spurs need a guy who can drive, slash and shoot, next to Victor, which Black wont really be able do against NBA compe ion. That's something you can see, he's not that type of guy. Not fast enough, strong enough and smooth enough. Bobo could shoot as a very young age already and couldn't really drive. But he was much more athletic than Black... If you can't shoot, or create for yourself, you better have other elite skills, and compensate with your strengh or athleticism, which Black doesn't. He's good a many things, but not elite at any, a good all around player but not your star. Scoot's shoot is suspect (much more fixable tho and decent actually) but he's fast and strong and elite at driving and finishing,

Anyway, the vast majority of the time, prospects who can't shoot never really develop a reliable one... Happens but odds are against you. And that's for guys who somehow have a shoot that resembles anything... Black is just throwing the ball up his shoulders.

It's as if you think that if you say it enough times, it'll be true.

You should also read Dean's latest substack about Scoot.

[couchman]

Pelicans showing the blueprint for moving up to get Scoot

[mo7888]

One thought on Nola moving up for Scoot.... if they somehow manage that the team (Portland I'm guessing) wont really want to take on young players and Nola might be willing to move Dyson Daniels as they turn it over to Scoot. There might be a 3 team play we could get in on there if the FO likes Dyson..

[skin27]

Spurs should go for scoot. They need a future allstar point guard.

[Mr. Body]

https://deanondraft.substack.com/p/h...coot-henderson

Very sobering look at Scoot against other players of his type. He really doesn't look like an explosive, elite athlete, and his finishing at the rim is really bad, suggesting he's not.

[Mr. Body]

Spurs should go for scoot. They need a future allstar point guard.

So who would the future allstar point be?

[skin27]

So who would the future allstar point be?

Scoot i guess

[PhantomDashCam]

One thought on Nola moving up for Scoot.... if they somehow manage that the team (Portland I'm guessing) wont really want to take on young players and Nola might be willing to move Dyson Daniels as they turn it over to Scoot. There might be a 3 team play we could get in on there if the FO likes Dyson..

Yeah I was wondering about this too, although replacing Daniels with Kira Lewis in potential trade scenarios (as a throw-in, lacks Daniels positional versatility).
I think Charlotte will ultimately be the one selecting Scoot though.

Ben Pfeifer makes a compelling case as to why a Scoot/LaMelo B/C could work in theory.

2:19 mark...

[scott]

It's isn't Thanksgiving, but I'm going to share two things I'm thankful for

1) That we are picking #1 and don't have to worry about which of the rest of these ers to draft
2) We are now equipped with years worth of thread content as we follow the careers of Scoot, Thompsons, Black and (to a lesser extent) Cam

[Mr. Body]

Man, Kira Lewis. Pelicans got unlucky -- Haliburton and Vassell went right before him.

[skin27]

Is there a chance we get scoot after picking wembanyama?

[exstatic]

Is there a chance we get scoot after picking wembanyama?

Thankfully, no.

[mo7888]

Is there a chance we get scoot after picking wembanyama?

Well, if the FO really wants him enough to put together the package that it would take, then sure... I think he'd be great here, but i would'nt pay the price that it would likely take..

[R. DeMurre]

Still trying to figure out if this New Orleans rumor has any legs.. I can't imagine they're thinking to pair a 6'2' Scoot with a 6'3" McCollum to form an undersized back court along with a 6'6" Zion. After they got McCollum, the first thing they did was make him a PG instead of an undersized SG. Maybe they think Dyson Daniels is ready to take a leap forward and want to have two young PGs in the back court? But I can't see Portland or Charlotte wanting an expensive & older McCollum.

[TD 21]

Still trying to figure out if this New Orleans rumor has any legs.. I can't imagine they're thinking to pair a 6'2' Scoot with a 6'3" McCollum to form an undersized back court along with a 6'6" Zion. After they got McCollum, the first thing they did was make him a PG instead of an undersized SG. Maybe they think Dyson Daniels is ready to take a leap forward and want to have two young PGs in the back court? But I can't see Portland or Charlotte wanting an expensive & older McCollum.

Williamson would probably be the one offered, not Ingram.

I can't imagine the Trail Blazers giving up the 3rd pick (or the Rockets the 4th pick) for him though, given his lack of durability.

Henderson and McCollum is too undersized defensively and Henderson and Daniels too light on shooting/spacing for a team already lacking in those areas.

[BatManu20]

[JPB]

Not a fan of Scoot in a vac but he'll be a star in the NBA. Not a star I'd like but still a star... He is basically the only player with Wemby you can comfortbly tag as such in this draft. Kid got talent, athletiscism and his shoot is not as bad as some want to make it, not Black bad... Can drive, beat his man of the dribble and slash. He'll got his points and money.

[spurraider21]

The Hornets should try trade Ball to Portland for the 3rd pick and pull a Houston Texans

If they don’t like the ball Henderson fit they should sell scoot. Even if they can’t deal the pick in time just draft scoot anyway and wait for offers

[sfernald]

One thought on Nola moving up for Scoot.... if they somehow manage that the team (Portland I'm guessing) wont really want to take on young players and Nola might be willing to move Dyson Daniels as they turn it over to Scoot. There might be a 3 team play we could get in on there if the FO likes Dyson..

I was thinking this too. He’s really a fine player who couldn’t show it NO last year. Great idea.

[scott]

Portland/Charlotte should trade their pick to any NFL team who needs a running back. Scoot looks like he's ready to rush for 1800 yards and 22 TDs

[Degoat]

Scoots the PG version of Anthony Edwards tbh

[Mr. Body]

A lot of thirsty dudes in here. Posting himself topless was a brilliant move.

[Russ]

The Spurs should not and (of course) will not make any play for Scoot Henderson.

First of all, he allows himself to be called "Scoot," that's a deal breaker from the get go.

Second, he seems to make no impact on his team's success (which is particularly problematic for a "point guard").

Third, he's not particularly quick (despite all CW accounts to the contrary).

Yes, he'll have a career, a successful one like Russell Westbrook, but his teams will likely never get the brass ring.

(God, I hate to be so negative.)

[Russ]

Did I mention that he can't shoot . . .

[Ice009]

So,you’d pick Black 6th or 7th if that’s where we landed, but wouldn’t pick him if we traded for 6, having already acquired our stratospheric ceiling player? That seems bass ackwards, like you should swing for Amen having not won the lottery, but not select such a low floor player by spending beaucoup assets as one to place around your unicorn.

I’ve actually laughed at stuff he said, like last year before the draft, he placed Malaki at 21 and Wesley at 26, and then in his post draft analysis blasted the Spurs for picking them at almost those exact spots, but Dean’s take on upside vs.high floor is pretty sound, especially with younger players in the top 10. His case and example was Franz Wagner, selected #8 in his draft, but probably a top 3 player in that draft.

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