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

[RC_Drunkford]

I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s in the rotation by the trade deadline. I think they are going to try and accelerate his development a little.

The roster still has holes, primarily at the wing position and questionable shooting. I don’t believe winning is a full priority yet since the roster is still being churned (I think Vassell/Johnson/Sochan are on the trade block).

So Bryant playing and making mistakes will kind of be tolerated. Same applies to Harper.

according to Jake Fisher they are definitely ready to trade Keldon and Barnes and possibly Vassell.

[Obstructed_View]

according to Jake Fisher they are definitely ready to trade Keldon and Barnes and possibly Vassell.

I'd hope that Barnes will get to have some say in where he's traded, but he was great vet leadership for a young ty team. I feel like he would be great vet leadership for a young playoff team. His skillset matches what the Spurs need.

[exstatic]

I'd hope that Barnes will get to have some say in where he's traded, but he was great vet leadership for a young ty team. I feel like he would be great vet leadership for a young playoff team. His skillset matches what the Spurs need.

He’s a good vet, and he can shoot, but with no defense and nearly no rebounding, he falls short of starting caliber. I mean, less than a year ago, this vet was salary dumped.

[scott]

He’s a good vet, and he can shoot, but with no defense and nearly no rebounding, he falls short of starting caliber. I mean, less than a year ago, this vet was salary dumped.

This is a true statement but one I feel needs an asterisks... *salary dumped by SAC in order to give Demar Derozan a contract they immediately regret.

Not all salary dumps are created equal... sometimes stupid teams do stupid things. I'm thankful Brian Wright has figured out who the stupid teams are and has become a reliable enabler for them. He's that friend who is like "yeah man, you should totally buy a boat!" Brian knows owning a boat is a terrible idea, but having friends who made the stupid decision to buy a boat is AWESOME

[Ariel]

This is a true statement but one I feel needs an asterisks... *salary dumped by SAC in order to give Demar Derozan a contract they immediately regret.

Not all salary dumps are created equal... sometimes stupid teams do stupid things. I'm thankful Brian Wright has figured out who the stupid teams are and has become a reliable enabler for them. He's that friend who is like "yeah man, you should totally buy a boat!" Brian knows owning a boat is a terrible idea, but having friends who made the stupid decision to buy a boat is AWESOME

Yup, you know he has Chicago's number on favorites, as did Sacramento but unfortunately they changed GMs. Hopefully now he gets NO's number, Atlanta has turned their fate around by trading with them (DJ for Dyson Daniels + 2 picks, 13 for 23 + an unprotected 26 pick)... we need to get in on the action.

[sfernald]

Yup, you know he has Chicago's number on favorites, as did Sacramento but unfortunately they changed GMs. Hopefully now he gets NO's number, Atlanta has turned their fate around by trading with them (DJ for Dyson Daniels + 2 picks, 13 for 23 + an unprotected 26 pick)... we need to get in on the action.

Derik Queen already down with injury, pelicans are truly cursed, that 26 pick is gonna be dybantsa just watch. Spurs need to cash in those Atlanta picks before they’re worthless.

[exstatic]

Derik Queen already down with injury, pelicans are truly cursed, that 26 pick is gonna be dybantsa just watch. Spurs need to cash in those Atlanta picks before they’re worthless.

People said that this year, yet we got CB. This pick was also one ping pong ball away, 3/11 chance, from being Cooper Flagg after the first three balls were drawn.

Scared money don’t make none.

[The Truth #6]

This is a true statement but one I feel needs an asterisks... *salary dumped by SAC in order to give Demar Derozan a contract they immediately regret.

Not all salary dumps are created equal... sometimes stupid teams do stupid things. I'm thankful Brian Wright has figured out who the stupid teams are and has become a reliable enabler for them. He's that friend who is like "yeah man, you should totally buy a boat!" Brian knows owning a boat is a terrible idea, but having friends who made the stupid decision to buy a boat is AWESOME

Exactly. One friend with a boat. Another with the time share. Maybe one who drinks too much and makes decisions impulsively, et cetera.

"Hey it's Joe Dumar's birthday, let's call him tonight and see if we can catch him at happy hour and make a deal!"

That kind of thing?

[Rocalcio]

Um the scenario where we were starting Sochan. You literally responded to me as to why Sochan can’t be a starter on our team. Barnes is our PF. If Sochan starts then guess what he starts over Barnes. Nobody proved me wrong. They proved you wrong. I said that OKC has 4 starters that are threats from 3. For some reason you disagreed with that. I’m not sure why. But you did. Then you said that the Spurs starting shooters were just as good as OKC and that meant we could start Sochan. And again you’re wrong. They aren’t as good as OKCs starters. Then you said SGA (who nearly shot 7% better from 3 than Fox) is the same caliber of shooter as Fox from 3. 3 wrong statements in one post. But hey I forget you’re a troll account who tries to copy RD whatever his name is.

Yes I am 10. You were proven wrong by a 10 year old. Good job. And since I am 10 years old that means that your intelligence is below a 10 year old level.

Sochan can be our starting PF and Barnes our starting SF.

I’m a troll account copying who ?! I live in France and don’t even know who RD is, damn paranoid

Yes, you’re definitely behaving like a child indeed.

[Rosewood]

Derik Queen already down with injury, pelicans are truly cursed, that 26 pick is gonna be dybantsa just watch. Spurs need to cash in those Atlanta picks before they’re worthless.

He was looking really good too, brutal luck.

[KobesAchilles]

Sochan can be our starting PF and Barnes our starting SF.

I’m a troll account copying who ?! I live in France and don’t even know who RD is, damn paranoid

Yes, you’re definitely behaving like a child indeed.

So you don’t have access to stats in France? A simple Google check would tell you that SGA shot much better from 3 than Fox last season. And Barnes would be our SF? Over Vassell? Really?
Our starters are going to be: Fox, Castle, Vassell, Barnes, Wemby

And if anyone is replaced it’s going to be Barnes for Sochan. So while in your eyes I’m acting like a child. To me, I’d rather be childlike than be an adult like you who was proven wrong, doubled down on being wrong, and refuses to accept or acknowledge that they’re wrong when shown they’re wrong. So be the adult you claim you are and just say: you know what I was wrong. Fox doesn’t shoot the 3 ball as well as SGA. OKC does have 4 starters who are threats from the 3 point line. The starting line up with Sochan doesn’t have enough good 3 point shooting.

[exstatic]

So you don’t have access to stats in France? A simple Google check would tell you that SGA shot much better from 3 than Fox last season. And Barnes would be our SF? Over Vassell? Really?
Our starters are going to be: Fox, Castle, Vassell, Barnes, Wemby

And if anyone is replaced it’s going to be Barnes for Sochan. So while in your eyes I’m acting like a child. To me, I’d rather be childlike than be an adult like you who was proven wrong, doubled down on being wrong, and refuses to accept or acknowledge that they’re wrong when shown they’re wrong. So be the adult you claim you are and just say: you know what I was wrong. Fox doesn’t shoot the 3 ball as well as SGA. OKC does have 4 starters who are threats from the 3 point line. The starting line up with Sochan doesn’t have enough good 3 point shooting.

A simple Google check will tell you that De’Aaron Fox’s left pinkie, his shooting hand, was sticking out at a 90 degree angle, and had to be taped to his ring finger for him to play.

It’s disingenuous to compare two players shooting for only one season when one of them had a shooting hand injury. Their career 3G% are about 2% apart, 35% to 33%. Neither will ever be mistaken for Steph Curry.

[Tyrone Jenkins]

A simple Google check will tell you that De’Aaron Fox’s left pinkie, his shooting hand, was sticking out at a 90 degree angle, and had to be taped to his ring finger for him to play.

It’s disingenuous to compare two players shooting for only one season when one of them had a shooting hand injury. Their career 3G% are about 2% apart, 35% to 33%. Neither will ever be mistaken for Steph Curry.

You two are killing me...

Fox is not a great 3pt shooter. After 8 seasons in the league (including 2 seasons which he shot about 37% but has NEVER shot better than that), he averages 1 made out of every 3 shot.

SGA isn't a great 3pt shooter either and isn't noticeably better than Fox for his career. After 7 seasons (including one season of better than 40%), he averages 35%. That's 2 more out of every 100 shots.

However, LAST SEASON, SGA shot 37% (163 out of 435 total 3s taken) and Fox shot 31% (118 - 381 taken). Of that 31%, Fox shot 32% in Sac and only 27% while in SA. SGA being 6% better for the year is certainly noticeable but the real question is whether Fox's shooting will be worse than his career average from now on (27%) because of the system, lack of shooting around him, etc.

[Obstructed_View]

He’s a good vet, and he can shoot, but with no defense and nearly no rebounding, he falls short of starting caliber. I mean, less than a year ago, this vet was salary dumped.

I don't want him to start.

[KobesAchilles]

A simple Google check will tell you that De’Aaron Fox’s left pinkie, his shooting hand, was sticking out at a 90 degree angle, and had to be taped to his ring finger for him to play.

It’s disingenuous to compare two players shooting for only one season when one of them had a shooting hand injury. Their career 3G% are about 2% apart, 35% to 33%. Neither will ever be mistaken for Steph Curry.

Fox’s last 5 seasons he averaged 32% from 3. SGA is just a better shooter than him. I don’t know what to tell you other than that. Now I hope by having Castle in the starting line up alongside Wemby that Fox will improve as a shooter. Especially since he is no longer a first option but a second option. But I’m not confident in that tbh.

[exstatic]

You two are killing me...

Fox is not a great 3pt shooter. After 8 seasons in the league (including 2 seasons which he shot about 37% but has NEVER shot better than that), he averages 1 made out of every 3 shot.

SGA isn't a great 3pt shooter either and isn't noticeably better than Fox for his career. After 7 seasons (including one season of better than 40%), he averages 35%. That's 2 more out of every 100 shots.

However, LAST SEASON, SGA shot 37% (163 out of 435 total 3s taken) and Fox shot 31% (118 - 381 taken). Of that 31%, Fox shot 32% in Sac and only 27% while in SA. SGA being 6% better for the year is certainly noticeable but the real question is whether Fox's shooting will be worse than his career average from now on (27%) because of the system, lack of shooting around him, etc.

Why are we looking at a one year sample? Makes no ing sense.

[clampi]

Why are we looking at a one year sample? Makes no ing sense.

Yep, and if we're looking at one year sample why not take the last season Fox played with a fully functional hand:
37% on 8FGA/g in 23/24

[KDKSpurs24]

You two are killing me...

Fox is not a great 3pt shooter. After 8 seasons in the league (including 2 seasons which he shot about 37% but has NEVER shot better than that), he averages 1 made out of every 3 shot.

SGA isn't a great 3pt shooter either and isn't noticeably better than Fox for his career. After 7 seasons (including one season of better than 40%), he averages 35%. That's 2 more out of every 100 shots.

However, LAST SEASON, SGA shot 37% (163 out of 435 total 3s taken) and Fox shot 31% (118 - 381 taken). Of that 31%, Fox shot 32% in Sac and only 27% while in SA. SGA being 6% better for the year is certainly noticeable but the real question is whether Fox's shooting will be worse than his career average from now on (27%) because of the system, lack of shooting around him, etc.

You really gonna sit there and type all that while forgetting that Fox’s finger looked like it was about to fall off?? The sample used is obsolete. Next.

[Rocalcio]

So you don’t have access to stats in France? A simple Google check would tell you that SGA shot much better from 3 than Fox last season. And Barnes would be our SF? Over Vassell? Really?
Our starters are going to be: Fox, Castle, Vassell, Barnes, Wemby

And if anyone is replaced it’s going to be Barnes for Sochan. So while in your eyes I’m acting like a child. To me, I’d rather be childlike than be an adult like you who was proven wrong, doubled down on being wrong, and refuses to accept or acknowledge that they’re wrong when shown they’re wrong. So be the adult you claim you are and just say: you know what I was wrong. Fox doesn’t shoot the 3 ball as well as SGA. OKC does have 4 starters who are threats from the 3 point line. The starting line up with Sochan doesn’t have enough good 3 point shooting.

As other posters told you, Fox and SGA 3pts percentages aren't that different, you're just considering last season, the stats I can access to in France show me that quite clearly...

There isn't any legit reason to put Vassell in the starting 5 instead of Barnes, so you don't know who the starters will be (Vassell might be gone by October actually)

Keep saying I have been proven wrong, you're the one who has been, I'm done arguing with a child.

[Tyrone Jenkins]

You really gonna sit there and type all that while forgetting that Fox’s finger looked like it was about to fall off?? The sample used is obsolete. Next.

What his finger looked like is all part of the equation. If a guy has a messed up hand or foot or mental issues or whatever, it all contributes. You don't get a pass because of an injury. Shooting 27% from 3 is shooting 27% from 3. Period.

If his finger was that messed up, then quit shooting 3s...

And, as my post mentioned, his entire career has proven hes a 33% shooter. Good or bad finger.

[Tyrone Jenkins]

Why are we looking at a one year sample? Makes no ing sense.

Did you read the entire quote? Reading is fundamental...

[BatManu20]