BREAKING: Spurs Select F Carter Bryant 14th Overall in the 2025 NBA Draft

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This kid is raw, he needs g-league minutes. Not 5 minutes in blow out Spurs games.

[scottspurs]

Low basketball IQ? He seems raw but that’s not one thing I’m seeing. Comparing him to Wesley and Branham and Primo is nonsense. He’s actually a very intuitive player on defense. Do you see him talking out there on the court and guiding his teammates? He’s got a little Draymond Green in him. I feel like some people are judging him on highlights and not watching the whole game here.

He doesn’t have much of a bag on offense but he was still trying stuff. If he cleans up a few things, plays that level of d and gets to the point of where he can make open 3 pointers he will be a great player for spurs this year. I could easily see him ending up being better than sochan and castle if things play right. His shot looks so much more pure already than those guys. And he has a higher ceiling with his god given tools. Seems like the kind of kid who won’t be satisfied until he realizes it too.

I hope you are right I just don’t see a rotational player for this season.

[sfernald]

I hope you are right I just don’t see a rotational player for this season.

Fair enough. I think Saturday’s game will be telling. Let’s see how he does trying to lock down Cooper Flagg. Now that will be a challenge for him!

[OldMan88]

Agree he’ll need at least some time in the DLeague. His spacing was better last night. His development will be very interesting to watch and I think he’ll turn into a solid 3&D guy. He’s still really jacked up out there. When he settles down, his shot will start falling.

[scottspurs]

Fair enough. I think Saturday’s game will be telling. Let’s see how he does trying to lock down Cooper Flagg. Now that will be a challenge for him!

He played against Duke twice in college and it was not pretty against Cooper Flagg but hoping to see improvement

[sfernald]

He played against Duke twice in college and it was not pretty against Cooper Flagg but hoping to see improvement

Cooper Flagg looked pretty damn rough out there too in summer league lol. But yeah I bet these guys will be battling their whole careers. Not sure you could build a better player in a lab to guard Flagg in theory. Will be fun to watch from the beginning.

[mudd]

how's Maxime looking right about now?

[Poolboy5623]

how's Maxime looking right about now?

16/5 in his debut. He looked good.

[Spurs Homer]

The Spurs would be doing him wrong if they don’t let him get minutes in the G League. First off the Spurs are not making the playoffs with Carter Bryant in the rotation the this season. He is just not ready. If you don’t see how raw he is you have some serious Spurs blinders on. Don’t be such a Homer lol

ok lets remember this for later in the season…

if you have watched basketball for even a small amount of time- it is very obvious when a player has skills…

he will not spend much time away from the regular spurs team and if he does he might as well go the route of branham/wesley
spurs gave them time and more time and now finally saw the writing on the wall

any other team would throw bryant on the floor and allow him to make mistakes and by seasons end he would be contributing


if they cannot see that- then its a failure

we will see soon

[Splits]

I see we've reached that point in the offseason where, after a few scrimmages without fans and one semi-compe ive game, it is time to jump to conclusions on the future of our draft picks.

Never change ST

[SpursFan86]

Of course he is raw. No one should've expected him to come out and dominate Summer League

The big deciding factor in whether he gets much time (by "much time", that still likely means something like 10-15 mpg tops) in the big leagues this year will be his jumper. I think his defense is already at a level where he can be a positive on that end, but he needs to demonstrate that he's a very capable spot-up shooter.

The most likely outcome is that he spends the large majority of the first half of the season in the G-League. Hopefully as the season progresses he develops and ends up being able to play spot minutes with the main group.

[Mitch Cumsteen]

I wouldn't worry for one second about this guy on offense. I don't care if he ever develops any sort of "bag." He doesn't need one. He's going to stand in the corner gathering dust like Bruce Bowen and wait for the ball to find him. Danny Green could hardly dribble and stayed in the league for 14 years. The Spurs have enough creators on offense. If he develops anything beyond a pump fake and pull up, I'd consider it a win as long as he can knock down an open three and lock up somebody on defense.

[KobesAchilles]

I wouldn't worry for one second about this guy on offense. I don't care if he ever develops any sort of "bag." He doesn't need one. He's going to stand in the corner gathering dust like Bruce Bowen and wait for the ball to find him. Danny Green could hardly dribble and stayed in the league for 14 years. The Spurs have enough creators on offense. If he develops anything beyond a pump fake and pull up, I'd consider it a win as long as he can knock down an open three and lock up somebody on defense.

Yup. Fox, Wemby, Castle, and Harper all need the ball. What the team needs is a wing defender that doesn’t need the ball a lot and can make an open shot when kicked to him. Carter will be that guy.

[scott]

Liked his communication on the defensive end. That’s typically a sign of decent BBIQ.

Anyway… it’s funny to see the same people who talk about patience with some players come in and overreact to CB’s first summer league games.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

It's hilarious people are pearl clutching about his offense.

All he'll have to do is stay on the perimeter in a corner or swing one direction or the other for the open three. There will be no need for him to put the ball on the floor or create.

[baseline bum]

It's hilarious people are pearl clutching about his offense.

All he'll have to do is stay on the perimeter in a corner or swing one direction or the other for the open three. There will be no need for him to put the ball on the floor or create.

It's one of the things that drives me most nuts about Vassell. Just take the open three and quit trying to put the ball on the floor when you suck at it. Bryant should know his role is just fire from deep and let Fox, Castle, and Harper be the playmakers attacking off the dribble.

[sfernald]

Liked his communication on the defensive end. That’s typically a sign of decent BBIQ.

Anyway… it’s funny to see the same people who talk about patience with some players come in and overreact to CB’s first summer league games.

We are all a little OVER THE TOP on our reactions here of course it’s summer league right?! This is what’s so fun about this forum, people take sides strongly and it’s fun to watch how it works out. I know I’m buying stock on this kid, but I mean I get that people could have doubts from past drafts like primo and such.

So far the improvement from game to game is what I’ve really noticed. That’s just what you want to see. Wait till the next game when he’s getting wide open catch and shoot shots from Harper.

[KobesAchilles]

What would it take (in your guys mind) for him to completely replace Vassell in the starting line up? Bc for me as long as he shows effort on D and learns how to play defense as the year goes on and makes the open 3 on a consistent basis. I’d have him as a starter on our team.

[sfernald]

It's one of the things that drives me most nuts about Vassell. Just take the open three and quit trying to put the ball on the floor when you suck at it. Bryant should know his role is just fire from deep and let Fox, Castle, and Harper be the playmakers attacking off the dribble.

I’d like for him to eventually be able to attack a closeout, but I’m not expecting that this year.

[Jordan Jackson]

Did someone claim Bryant was low iq? He was anchoring the defense. Pretty vocal about it too calling out the schemes.

Some of you should be pinked. Do we still do that around here? Need to bring that back.

[sfernald]

What would it take (in your guys mind) for him to completely replace Vassell in the starting line up? Bc for me as long as he shows effort on D and learns how to play defense as the year goes on and makes the open 3 on a consistent basis. I’d have him as a starter on our team.

I think he’s a perfect fit between Harper and Wemby so not very much to me. In preseason show he can be an excellent defender (as he’s showing possible) and maybe make a league average or higher percent of his catch and shoot threes. Like so many others, I don’t really like vassell on this team, maybe as a scoring 6th man.

The thing is this kid is burning to be better than kawhi. That’s literally his one goal right now. Think about that for a minute.

[Raven]

What would it take (in your guys mind) for him to completely replace Vassell in the starting line up? Bc for me as long as he shows effort on D and learns how to play defense as the year goes on and makes the open 3 on a consistent basis. I’d have him as a starter on our team.

i'm more interested on if he can replace ingram in austin, because from the start, it really doesn't look good

[spurraider21]

i dont want to overreact but i think he will be the greatest defensive player of all time but the worst offensive player of all time

[Raven]

i dont want to overreact but i think he will be the greatest defensive player of all time but the worst offensive player of all time

i agree but like hasheem thabeet, he won't play enough minutes before fouling out, to see it

[Brazil]

not reading too much into it obviously but Carter SL is quite atrocious tbh... I don't remember a player playing meaningful minutes for the Spurs having dat kind of SL, I'm probably wrong but I don't remember honestly.

He looks more G league ready than NBA