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If the latest mocks are true, Rush and Batum are projected to be gone. If Walker is there, they've gotta take him.
Agreed.
I don't feel the Spurs can land JR Smith.
Like you mentioned, Spurs will be reluctant to offer more than a two year deal to just about anyone...unless the deal/player is just too good to pass up.
With that said, the Spurs should still go out and pursue all avenues.
I think they could easily address the back-up point with the LLE. A player like Juan Dixon comes to mind...or they may even be able to address it with the first pick in the second round.
If available, the Spurs should still take Walker. He's just too good and promising to pass up.
It would be great if the Spurs could offer players like JR Smith and Buike, two year deals with the 3rd year being the team option, but that does not appear to be too realisitc.
If the latest mocks are true, Rush and Batum are projected to be gone. If Walker is there, they've gotta take him.
2 acl tears.
Hes a candidate for bone on bone mobility.
Why not try packaging the 2nd round pick or a player with the first round pick and move up.
Ford's 4.0 Mock has him slipping to #29, just a week after he was spotted in the first round at #22.
To be honest, I think if he's on the board at #26 the Spurs will take him regardless of almost any other player being available...just a hunch.
for who? i'm don't think the Spurs can get high enough to get a guy who is much better than what they'll find at 26.
of course, if we like a specific player that is still on the board that isn't likely to be there a few picks later, you may see some movement.
If a team sells its pick, the Spurs should make a hard bid. This is their best chance of moving up. In either case, they should sit tight and draft whomever falls to them. There will be good players available.
I agree. To me, Rush is the prospect who fits the needs of this team the most and is the most ready to step in and contribute immediately. No disrespect toward the other swingmen prospects, but Rush seems like the ideal match for us. If the feel he wont be available and they can strike a deal to move up, they should.
Latest draftexpress.com mock draft has Walker going 33rd.
It should be noted that DX has not adjusted the mock based on team needs. I figure that once the deadline for eligible draftees passes, they along with others will start to formulate their "real" draft boards.
Rumors are starting to float that Walker is thinking very hard about coming back to school for another year.
Walker seems like a project to me.
Why be team number 1 on a project? It's like being the first team that had Stephen Jackson -- it's the team down the road that reaps the benefits.
Manu and Tony were far from polished when they were originally drafted.
The 2009 draft isn't looking particularly strong, and with the way that Walker came on towards the end of last year he has a legit shot at cracking the lottery with a decent season.
If he could stay injury-free for one more year and continue to develop his game, he could make himself alot of money. It's a risk, but at this point he's being vastly undervalued.
I hope he goes against his better judgement and gives the Spurs an opportunity to draft him....but I understand if he were to go back to school for one more year.
Hard to believe he wouldn't improve his status by returning (however, if he were to get drafted at the end of the first round - far from a certainty - by a winning club this year that would give him time to develop, that would likely be ideal for him).
He would probably fall just behind Blake Griffin as the best returning player in the Big 12.
Guess he's not getting a lot of interest in the first round.
Guess we won't have to wait too much longer. Hopefully Walker stays in.According to a report in the Manhattan Mercury, Bill Walker will announce whether he is staying in college or going pro on Saturday night. Walker worked out for the Golden State Warriors on Friday.
I'm gonna be a wuss and just hope for Chris Douglas-Roberts.
Bill Walker's at ude problems and no apparent Tiago Splitter like second thoughts are worrisome.
yea walker would be a project... but the pay out could be great.
I could well be wrong, but I'm going to say 75/25 that he's staying. He already made an official announcement that he was declaring for the draft. Why would he need to make another one just to say that he is staying in?
Any word?
He had a couple of workouts set up for today, so he moved it back to monday.
One KSU 'insider' says that he's staying in the draft regardless, another says that there is a good chance that he comes back as he's feeling that his stock has dropped as teams have sobered up from being wowed by his weight loss and athletic potential (most likely taking a deeper look at his erratic jumper, potential at ude issues, and injury history). Walker has said all along that he'll return if he doesn't expect to be a first round pick.
I'll say this, I'm backing off my 75/25 odds of staying in school.
There's word floating around that CDR and other SGs are outplaying him in head-to-head workouts. I don't think teams are high enough on him for a first round pick, so there's a chance this is him going back.
Hmmm, interesting. Where was this heard?
This would not be surprising if true. Many people don't realize that KSU played Walker at the '4' spot last year (mainly out of need and because of his versatility), so it would make sense that he would not be as far along head-to-head against elite players.
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