How did the Spurs miss out on Malcolm Brogdon?

[Dex]

I was also high on Brogdon, and Josh Hart later/another year, Jalen Brunson more recently, etc. But Spurs have been ok in the draft recently. No qualms with their recent picks of guys like Blair, Murray, White (even though I wasn't sold on him until mid way through this year), Walker (we'll see, but everyone is saying that was a good pick). Only one people can really say was ? was Kyle Anderson.

Spurs were still enamored with Diaw when they made the Anderson pick.

The difference is that Diaw actually was a quick player who could fill a guard spot in his younger days. It wasn't until later that he put on the weight to play forward, but still had the guard instincts.

Anderson was never big enough to be a big, and was never quick enough to be a guard. You can't fake it in both categories.

[Spurtacular]

Spoiled Spur fan didn't get enough of a steal in the draft. As if youngest ever All-Defense selection is a disappointment

Look at the Lakers. They don't have anything to show for having seven straight No. 2 picks. And we're nitpicking which steal was better

Not what it once was in a game geared to shooters.

[phxspurfan]

Spurs were still enamored with Diaw when they made the Anderson pick.

The difference is that Diaw actually was a quick player who could fill a guard spot in his younger days. It wasn't until later that he put on the weight to play forward, but still had the guard instincts.

Anderson was never big enough to be a big, and was never quick enough to be a guard. You can't fake it in both categories.

True, it was the 2014 draft when the Spurs selected SlowMo (peak Beautiful Game Spurs).

https://www.nbadraft.net/nba_final_draft/2014

Just sucks that we missed out on a few decent guys even at the end of that draft (Dinwiddie, Jokic, Joe Harris, Clarkson, and we probably would have made Glenn Robinson III decent).

And at the assessment of Jokic:

https://www.nbadraft.net/players/nikola-jokic

[EricB]

Slowpoke over Jokic is the one that really hurt. Think where we'd be if we had done that. Wouldn't have had to go after Aldridge. Kawhi would have had an alpha next to him in the front court. Whole future of this team would be different.

the uncle would’ve still sabotaged things

[duncan2k5]

Slowpoke over Jokic is the one that really hurt. Think where we'd be if we had done that. Wouldn't have had to go after Aldridge. Kawhi would have had an alpha next to him in the front court. Whole future of this team would be different.

We may have drafted Jokic and stashed him... Or barely played him when he finally got here... Other teams actually play their raw talent and not yank them and throw them on the bench for weeks on end after every mistake

[Play Boban]

Brogdon really is a spur. A key turnover late in a close playoff game per par.

[slick'81]

Brogdon sucks outloud

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

Brogdon was one of the only Bucks to actually shoot solid this game. He ed up at the end of this game though. Smh. I wanted the Spurs to draft this guy because I’m a UVA fan and seen 1st hand that he was a good player.