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Idk how I feel about this guy, I wouldn’t mind him at 29 but we wouldn’t see him in the pop era I bet
what i saw in the video is that with one dribble the opponent could take advantage on him. There are a lot of situations when the other player can finish near the rim
again what is good is That he seems to be good on D at the combine but he will get destroyed in the nba ( now , he could improve for sure)
Idk how I feel about this guy, I wouldn’t mind him at 29 but we wouldn’t see him in the pop era I bet
Every Luka with an ic is getting recognition since the last year draft.
like in late 1st round
Of all the guys that could land on the Spurs range, this is the most intriguing to me, so far.
I would tend agree, but caution that he seems intriguing because we don't know much about him.
Yeah, intriguing.
-European scouts are pretty low on him. Even point to character issues.
-NBA scouts are actually higher on him, it seems like.
-Europe still has those glass eating ogres at power forward, while the NBA has done away with those guys for the most part. So Samanic might actually fit better in the NBA than he does in Europe.
-He has a lot of perimeter skills compared to other players his size in the draft.
-For all his skills, he hasn't performed too well in Europe.
All in all, sometimes he looks Nowitzki-ish, sometimes he looks like Ryan Richards part 2.
I still think he's going to be a riser as the draft approaches but he's far from a sure thing. He's in the high ceiling, low floor category with Bol, Rui, Little, Kevin Porter Jr and a handful of others.
In terms of draft day trades for the Spurs; Bellinelli to the 76ers for the 34th or 35th pick makes sense for both sides the tbh.
Spurs clear out $5.85 million by trading him into Philly's cap space, clear out another roster spot, gives Walker a path for minute or minutes for another free agent.
76ers get a rotation player who played well for them, previously. Their bench was likely the reason they missed the ECF and Beli comes cheap (they can take him into cap space)
The trade would have to officially be completed on 7/1
Spurs could use the 29th or 34/35th pick to draft Samanic.
thats one of the best ideas i've seen floating around
Nothing against him, but despite no obvious pick in terms of projections at 19 and this supposedly being a weak draft, considering it's the most capital the Spurs have had in some time, someone like him or Williams would be disappointing.
Maybe they'll be useful 3rd or 4th bigs long term, but so what? I'd rather attempt to move up and potentially fill the glaring hole with someone like Little (obviously, he'd need time).
There's no way Belinelli is worth multiple high 2nds and the 76ers, if they're successful in re-signing Butler, Harris and Re (with Simmons on the horizon), probably can't afford to spend that much on a backup wing and even if they can, they won't do so for a defensive liability.
If they can't upgrade Ennis, they'd be better off re-signing him. He'll more than likely be cheaper and at least isn't easily exploitable defensively.
It wasn't multiple 2nd's...it was either the 34th or 35th pick.
I meant either the 34th or 35th pick. They can re-sign Butler and Harris using Bird rights and Red using Early Bird. Having Beli back wouldn't affect them re-signing Simmons if they bring Red back for 1 more year plus Beli has only one year remaining.
Moving an early second for a rotation player, flawed as he may be, would be a win for them considering how bad their bench was.
Yeah, my mistake. I know they technically can do it, but I mean practically speaking.
The Celtics basically played Belinelli off the floor last year in their series. At the highest level, he's virtually unplayable.
Even though I don't believe in them, they're a team with championship aspirations. I don't see them paying $5.85M (and maybe more, depending on whether they're in the tax and if so, how deep) for that.
If they would, obviously the Spurs should do that in a second though.
The site I used was misleading, I also forgot to take into account cap holds. The trade I proposed won't work. Philly won't have cap space so they would have to send out Jonathan Simmons and 35 for Beli but that's a lot less appealing. Too bad.
Cap holds are going to screw with a lot of the trades that people think can and will happen in this draft.
Basketball insiders had them with $66 million in committed cap but I forgot to add Butler's and Harris cap holds- which I normally don't do.
I think Simmons is non-guaranteed, so we could just waive him and clear his salary.
Spurs would have the option to make Simmons deal guaranteed before July 1st. They can make that trade and let him go soon after as long as its before July 1st.
What are you thoughts on trading the rights to Nikola for Phillies 24 th pick and Vasilije Micic and their 34 pick in the draft.
I would do that in a heartbeat
A lot more than I would expect Nikola to bring back. I'd expect their counter-offer to be one of #34 or Micic...
I wasn't blaming you. If you look at this stuff enough, you're going to overlook some things sooner or later. I was just saying that a lot of people (not just here) are talking about all the potential deals during this draft. But once you start looking at specific teams, cap space, and needs, you see that it's not just a free for all. It can't be. And a lot of the trades that these writers act like will magically happen, can't happen.
The "sports writers" start a bunch of these discussions, and they should know better - but they don't. More and more I think that all you need to become a sports writer these days is an IP address.
Milutinov would be an expensive back up for Embiid, probably makes more sense for them to go after a vet like maybe Tyson Chandler- some one who can play 12 minutes in the playoffs without the bench getting outscored by alot. Spurs may have to give up the 49th for Micic but Philly already has 2 other seconds.
Think Milutinov doesn't have first round trade value; he is a solid big on a decent team in Europe probably worth a mid a second to a team that is interested.
From https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2...on-williamson/
Luka Samanic | Olimpija Ljubljana | PF | 6-11
Samanic was the clear-cut winner from the combine. He played so well on the first day he shut it down on the second day, as buzz about him improving his stock into the first round filled the gym in Chicago. He was the best player from Day One of the combine, showing off some impressive handles, a smooth shot, and range from 3-point range that is a rarity for 6-11 bigs.
Good first day, shut it down to not spoil it the second day. No thanks, really.
Some interesting info about Samanic, concerning his current team.
- he went to draft combine in the middle of Slovenian league playoffs, missing 2nd semifinals game and first finals game
- he was supposed to be back for game 2 of the finals
- yesterday was game 2, he wasn't playing and neither was he present at the game
- apparently, the team doesn't even know if he is still in USA, he is not communicating with them (only via agent) and nedless to say he won't play a game for the team again
I know all this stuff that is happening isn't directly connected to Spurs, but a player acting like that to his current team reminds me a lot about a certain player. Do I want to see a player acting like that at the age of 19 (what else's to come?) on our team? No.
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