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French men can jump !
Historically the Spurs have asked top picks to not publicize their workouts and don't publicize them either. They will publish second round or fringe types. I feel they do this as much to help those players out.
French men can jump !
Wizards just worked out Cody. Sure, they are just doing their homework, but I‘m pretty sure Cody is one of the most considered trade down scenarios, especially if the top pick teams are not 100% sold on Risacher.
They can also trade up from the 26.
I was willing to take a swing on him at 8 back when we thought he had a strongly positive wingspan. With a negative wingspan now I hate the idea of picking Topic anywhere in the first twenty picks.
Wow! I often noticed that Risacher's dunks barely get over the rim. I thought Salaun was a raw athletic prospect?!?!French men can jump !
Someone posted that The Rizz missed eleven dunks this year.
Back to Buzelis. I listened to his interview with KOC on the Ringer. Despite his bad takes, he's not bad at interviewing.
A few takeaways:
Sounds smart, articulate, funny at times.
Says he's not enamored with social media.
Says he loves basketball and plays for the love of the game.
Says he studies the history of the game.
Has played some point guard before.
Has hit more than one game winning shots in the last year.
Mentions transitioning to the further 3 point line and readjusting.
Talks often about defense and drawing inspiration from Jaden McDaniels
Overall, says all the right things. So either he's the real deal and a perfect Spur teammate. Or he's another Primo sociopath.
I'm going with the former.
Sounds like another Champagnie.
Gotta aim higher and try to be the next Jeff Ayres
I volunteer to drive Branham and Wesley to the bus stop the second this happens!
Risacher has really small hands. Like bottom 10 out of all players measured. That’s def contributing to the missed dunks and probably the below average ball handling. Doesn’t help with finishing layups at the rim too.
Might explain some of the flaws.
I'm not convinced many, if any, of the guards (2-3 spot) in this draft will end up significantly more valuable than Branham or Wesley. You could just be trading water.
wesley and branham should not be in the nba.Dilly defence would be as branham,But his offence would be a upgrade.Wesley d was good but
pretty much useless on offence.Someone like castle would will have as good d and a better rebounder and be a better ballhandler who
can finish at the rim.Would be a upgrade over wesley. carter would be a upgrade over wesley and branham alone.
While 2024 is a weak draft, I am fairly confident that there are several available players better than arguably the worst two players in the NBA.
Maybe, but that's not how they were perceived when they were drafted. which is my point. You don't have to go further than this very forum and read our comments here about Branham and Wesley when spurs picked them. Malaki was even considered as a steal... "Spurs did it again".
When you see how Carter goes from 2nd rounder to potential top 10 or even higher for some people this year, it wouldn't be outrageous to imagine Branham and/or Wesely could have gone lottery this year, maybe top 10 for Malaki, with some people advocating spurs picks him at #8.
Sure, as long as they haven't played one NBA game, we can fantasize about this year's kids and their potential. But this draft IS really weak and we shouldn't really put too much hope on it imho, with only two guys, Sarr and Risacher, whose game and potential seem to translate with at least an honorable NBA career. Let's add Clingan for good measure. There should be a couple of other guys who will have a good run, but not that many more if you ask me, and a lot of Wesleys out there.
I can see the Jazz moving up to draft Castle
I can see the Jazz having a fire sale to suck and draft Flagg.
Just some thoughts Spurs related from the Athletic:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/554...shared_article
What’s your “perfect” Spurs draft? — “.”
San Antonio is in a position of strength heading into the draft, a situation you wouldn’t typically associate with a team coming off a 22-win season. Victor Wembanyama’s ascension to s om — and more importantly, his defensive floor and ceiling — has arguably shifted the Spurs’ thinking. With two picks in the top 10, there’s a chance to grab two young players on a similar timeline to Wembanyama and, if development goes according to plan, a pair of contributors moving forward.
In Sam Vecenie’s latest mock draft, he has the Spurs selecting Stephon Castle and Nikola Topić with the No. 4 and 8 picks. The recent news of Topić’s knee scares me, in addition to his reported wingspan (6-foot-5.5 compared to his 6-6 height), but any scenario that has them getting Castle and another bigger wing is perfect to me. The Spurs historically bring high-IQ players that can contribute on both ends of the floor and while this draft class is less heralded than its predecessors, some names in here should pan out.
Imagine a world where San Antonio walks away with Castle and Matas Buzelis, two compe ors who can operate with the ball in their hands, have connective traits and can defend. Castle is further along on defense than Buzelis, but the former G League forward is no slouch. I would also be thrilled as a Spurs fan if Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard was still on the board at No. 8. But for me, Castle is the bar. There’s another world where maybe the Spurs draft Castle at No. 4 and trade No. 8 and 35 for a veteran guard (Dejounte Murray?) that would qualify as a perfect draft night, for me.
Without high-level talent in the 2024 draft, should the Spurs drafting philosophy be: 1. Take safer role players in 2024 and wait for the 2025 draft; or 2. Take home run swings in 2024, knowing they always have the more talented 2025 draft to fall back on? — Anonymous
Going back to an earlier point about Wembanyama’s timeline, I don’t think the Spurs should fall into this habit of hoping to draft high for the next three years or so. That can get dicey — and there’s no inherent advantage to doing so.
The simple answer is to go at Wembanyama’s pace. If next season he shows that he’s an All-NBA player, San Antonio’s brass has to start thinking in phases like Houston’s front office divided their rebuild. Right now, the Spurs are in Phase 1. Be aggressive when it comes to drafting, take the players who have the highest upside and also can fit around Wembanyama defensively and continue to build that way. The 2025 draft is loaded with talent, but the Spurs don’t want to wait another year to start to turn things around.
So many options for the Spurs at (picks) four and eight. I know they need shooting, but I love the upside and switchability of Castle and Holland. Any way the Spurs pass on shooters altogether for defensive upside? — Lucas M.
Absolutely.
I would be terrified of the spacing with Ron Holland and Jeremy Sochan, but San Antonio needs to lean into a defensive iden y, similar to their heyday. Wembanyama was just named to an All-Defense team and runner-up to DPOY as a rookie. That doesn’t happen, ever.
The Rockets are a clear example of what can happen when your defense rises from the worst to the top 10 — and they didn’t have a Wemby in the middle swatting away everything. If versatile, multi-faceted defenders are available, you take those guys and figure out the rest later. Cody Williams is another name I would have my eye on for this reason.
We can only hope they go in that direction.
Then be ready to get Markkanen.
But idk if their ownership wants to do it. Ainge surely does.
The only franchise that never lost 60 games.
Some reasonable ideas in there. I've been leaning towards the 8 pick with Carter or Knecht, someone more ready to play, but if they could draft two non-short players with versatility, then that makes sense, too.
D'Oh wrong thread.
Ya i think the Spurs should draft somebody.
Somebody good at basketball.
Spurs Could 'Lean Into a Defensive Iden y' in the Draft (msn.com)
Edit: looks like some or all version of this was posted already.
Never change, ST
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