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Graham might do really well, relatively speaking.
43% 3pt shooter, one of the best pure shooters in the draft. I wouldn’t be surprised he’s Spurs pick
Graham might do really well, relatively speaking.
as far as the shooting and offball movement goes yes, Graham is that kind of guy. But he's not the pick and roll player who can drive to the rim and then kick out to the big or corners. Wesley has the potential there, but has a lot to work on. We need a star player at that position.
I’d say we at least need a functional 3/D point guard. A star is always awesome of course, but we need playmaking chops from someone on the team to complement VW. Ideally from the PG but from someone. Or someone who does really well in the pnr with VW. Maybe Branham?
Next year we’ll see what works. KJ and Vassel should have higher trade value playing next to Wemby for a year. Anyway, I don’t expect big moves but we’ll see if Wright feels compelled to put something together. Maybe Wright isn’t worried about a PG yet but finding a fiery Mario Elie type to bring a compe ive accountable culture to the team—that might be more important next year than positional optimization.
We’ll see.
Stretching the young guys playmaking is more important than a lead guard next season. Having playmaking on non guard positions is the key for the future.
Another heady Mr. Body post - great stuff, these conversations of the pinnacle of what ST can be.
Personally, I think it’s best to just run it back with Tre and see how the team develops. Next year’s draft does have a few PG prospects (Collier, Wagner, Proctor, McCain, Bronny) that might be in play.
I do think we need to add a vet backup, even with Graham and Blake on the team. I’m gonna throw out a suggestion that everyone is going to really hate… but what about Patty back as a locker room leader, spot minutes backup? Assuming it isn’t for 3/$50 of course
Patty is not a true PG though. I would expect George Hill with veteran signing, then draft a true PG like Branden from Santa Clara, 43% 3pt shooter big PG. And also Bilal Coulibaly. Wemby, Bilal and Branden for me. But if there’s a way to get Anthony Black, then yeah.
lol he’s 20
I don't get these type of threads, Wemby is 19 and Spurs are nowhere near contending yet.
We have no idea what we will need to compliment him in 3-5 years when he might be an MVP level player.
Wemby and Sochan both have PG abilities no? why not just roll with Wesley and Tre and draft picks until it's obvious what piece we need to compliment Wemby
Maybe if you read the first part of the thread you'd understand it? Just a thought.
You have two more picks, plenty of movable assets, plenty of future FRP and SRP. It’s better to be thinking 25 moves ahead. If you can get an Anthony Black. He’s also 19 and can develop in our future Big 3. He’s more than a facilitator, he’s a great defender, long. Plus Sochan, Vassell. You plan early. Spurs have 2-3 years to develop Wemby. It’d be nice to get that starting PG early too. I’m not saying it’s not Blake nor Malaki, maybe. But Black is another beast, defensively.
One other thing, the Spurs have it seems, always been looking for the right point guard. Tony Parker was the exception. David Robinson went through a myriad of scrubs manning the point (and I am not forgetting Strickland but he was hardly here). Avery Johnson finally stepped in not so much as a top point guard but a steady hand that knew his role. Then post Tony, we had the Dejounte era and now we are back to trying to figure out who the starting point will be again.
Tell me you grew up in the ‘90s without telling me you grew up in the ‘90s, O fan of a franchise that spent the ‘70s and ‘80s with James Silas, Johnny Moore, and Johnny Dawkins.
Tre Jones is our Jon Sunvold?
Mario played defense for one. I’d say his intensity and leadership were totally different.
A steady PG will certainly help the development of all the young players. Re-signing Tre Jones would be good but if it doesn't happen a player like Jevon Carter would be a decent option.
Yep, I became a fan in 84, 85 timeframe so I either watched the players you mention or am aware of their contribution to Spurs lore. I didn't make clear i started with the DRob years moving forward. Johnny Moore had a post-Desert Fever stint with the team during that timeframe as well.
It's hard not to notice that the two guards we drafted high last year aren't even mentioned as serious compe ion for a starting PG position. Tre isn't my ideal PG for the future, but he did get better as last year wore on.
I totally understand the thinking that the Spurs have “always” been looking for a point guard, even though the interval between Strickland breaking his hand and Avery Johnson taking firm control of the reigns was all of 2 1/2 years. It’s just that that 2 1/2 years seems like a whole lot longer because I was a teenager at the time and I think that’s how memory works.
Wait, doesn’t Devonte’ Graham play for the Spurs?
Heck it seemed like most of the decade to me lol.
Oh no, I hate PSU and I love that my Horns ended their season, but Pickett can play. Also, Micah is my favorite player in the NFL rt now.
Mine too, but man is he a bandwagon NBA fan.
I would skip the PG draft hopefuls and try to steal Immanuel Quickley from the Knicks. He's still only 23-- so barely older than the current draft prospects, has three proven seasons of incredible impact numbers on his resumé but without the gaudy numbers that always result in max contracts, and in 21 starts put up 22.6ppg, 5.4 rpg, 5.1 apg, 1.3 TO, 40.1 3ptFG% while also being a 6MOTY candidate. At best, he blossoms into a very good PG, and at worst a valuable and versatile glue guy. The Knicks have too many guards, and pairing the 6'3" Quickley with the 6'1" Brunson isn't ideal... but a 6'3" IQ + a 6'5" Devin Vassell is. I think a gamble on him as your future PG is a good one.
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