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quite arguable. I mean he hasn't really shown post skills typical of a center.
Tier 1
- Zaccharie Risacher
- Alex Sarr
Tier 2
- Donovan Clingan
- Stephon Castle
Tier 3
- Dalton Knecht
- Cody Williams
- Nikola Topic
- Edey
Tier 4
- Rob Dillingham
- Ron Holland
- Tidjane Salaun
- Reed Sheppard
- Matas Buzelis
- Devin Carter
- Ja'Kobe Walter
quite arguable. I mean he hasn't really shown post skills typical of a center.
Appreciate it
San Antonio Spurs
Offseason priorities
- The direction in the first round. San Antonio is the only team with two picks (No. 4 and No. 8) in the top 10.
- What did the first year of Victor Wembanyama teach the coaching staff and front office? The Spurs were minus-0.5 points per 100 possessions with Wembanyama at center and minus-13.1 when he played power forward. San Antonio has two top-eight draft picks, potential cap flexibility, controllable contracts and future draft assets. The Spurs need stability at point guard and shooters around Wembanyama.
- Should San Antonio accelerate the rebuild at the cost of draft capital? Including their own, the Spurs could have up to four first-round picks in 2025.
The 2024 draft
- First: No. 4 (own) and No. 8 (via TOR)
- Second: No. 35 (own) and No. 48 (via LAL)
Draft notebook
San Antonio appears ready to up the ante and get Wembanyama to the playoffs, making this a key opportunity to take swings high in the draft before the team presumably improves. The Spurs need to upgrade in the backcourt, with Stephon Castle looking like a top option, but they have needs everywhere and should be aiming to find the right pair of prospects to work in tandem. Expect them to also look into trade opportunities, whether there's a chance to move back and still grab a prospect they like, or they deem it worth considering assets to move up instead. -- Woo
Team needs
- Positional size at point guard
- Shooters to complement Wembanyama
- Bench upgrades across the board
- Perimeter defenders in the starting lineup
- Acquiring a three-level scorer and a roll-scoring ball handler
- Compe ive veterans
- Energy reserves
- Spacing development from Jeremy Sochan
Future draft assets rating: 10 out of 10
The Spurs rank behind only Oklahoma City and Utah in most first-round picks over the next seven years. San Antonio is owed unprotected first-round picks from Atlanta in 2025 and 2027. The Spurs can also swap with the Hawks in 2026. San Antonio is also owed a first-round pick from Charlotte (top-14 protected in 2025, or else two second-round picks) and Chicago (top-eight protected in 2026 and 2027). San Antonio also has the right to swap firsts with Boston in 2028 (top-one protected) and Dallas in 2030 (unprotected). The Spurs have 18 second-round picks available.
Cash: $7.0 million (to send)
Cap space breakdown: The Spurs could have $20 million in room but would need to waive the contracts of Devonte' Graham and Charles Bassey. Graham has a $12.7 million salary that is guaranteed for $2.8 million. The Bassey $2.5 million salary is non-guaranteed.
CBA impact: There are no trade restrictions for the Spurs. By the first day of the regular season, San Antonio must spend $127 million in salary.
Projected Depth Chart - San AntonioDates to watch
PG SG SF PF C T. Jones D. Vassell K. Johnson J. Sochan V. Wembanyama M. Branham D. GrahamPG J. ChampagnieN Z. Collins C. BasseyNG B. Wesley S. Cissoko R. Gray2 J. Bouyea2 2: Two-way; N: Non-guaranteed; PG: Partial guarantee
- June 29: The last day to tender one-year qualifying offers to Dominick Barlow, David Duke Jr. and Sandro Mamukelashvili.
- July 1: Graham's $12.7 million contract becomes guaranteed, with $2.85 million protected.
Extension eligible: Cedi Osman (through June 30); Graham (as of July 6)
Free agent status
- Cedi Osman | Bird | UFA
- Sandro Mamukelashvili | Bird | RFA
- Dominick Barlow | Early Bird | RFA
- David Duke | Non-Bird | RFA
Agree with this the most but would probably move Edey to 4th tier. Still up in the air on Topic though. Definitely would be a good investment if you could get him later in the draft for the future, so based on his talent in 'this' draft, I'd keep him at that Tier 3 like you stated. Carter is on the rise though. His age hurts him the most
Rumor that Pels may trade their 21 pick for second round draft capital. They don't have SRPs until 2030. If true that's crazy. I'll have to check that out.
There's a third pick opportunity right there. Take Furphy or your own personal favorite.
Yeah they owe SRPs through 2029 and we own three of them, lol. And may get one of the others.
I would love to consolidate 2nds into a late first
If you can get Furphy at 21 for a package of 2nd's, I think you have to do it.
I'd probably even do it for one of Edey, Filipowski, McCain, Dadiet, George, or Klintman if Furphy is off the board.
Big Board hasn't changed too much beyond switching Saluan and Dilly on the overall rankings...they end up with two guys from the top tiers and I'm good tbh
Tier 1
Risacher
Sheppard
Sarr (I really don't want the Spurs to have to select Sarr but he's here regardless)
Castle
Tier 2
Saluan
Dillingham
DCarter
Knecht
Tier 3
Topic
Holland
Buzelis
Clingan
Cody Williams
If we could get NOLA's #21 just for their second rounders, then we could possibly move up with #21 and #35 if there's a player PATFO really likes.
Or even #8 and #21 to move up to #5 and get Sheppard and Castle?
Tyler Smith would be my target at 21. Immediately can slot in at backup PF, with the potential upside to eventually be a starting PF displacing Sochan.
Don't think we'll try to acquire a third FRP though, personally.
Yup... there are many options if you can get #21 for 2nd's... even sweetening a package for a vet if one is available..
It opens up so much... maybe you trade #4 + #35 + a future 1st for a starting vet or package #8 + #35 to move up with CHA.
I dogged him elsewhere, but my point was that he's a project, but add Carrington to the list.
My impression from the tweet is that the Pels may not want a pick in this draft. They're facing some cap issues and uncertainty about trades (Ingram). So they may not even want the 35, unless doing a two-way may be okay for them.
Regardless, the Spurs are the sort of team with scads of SRPs to pile in there, and this is the point where taking another rookie may not be a bad idea if it's so relatively cheap.
Are folks really still on this hill?
lol, that’s because we have them all! Wouldn’t it be something is we gave them back for another FRP? Would make the Derick White trade look less bad.
I can't embed tweets for some reason:
https://x.com/esidery/status/1801689605852565713?s=46
Yeah, it says they could for future SRPs. And as CGD mentions it's for salary dumping Devonte Graham. So -- if we tried -- this is taking advantage of that situation to squeeze another first in what's a fairly deep draft (maybe).
yeah they sent us graham and 4 SRPs for josh richardson
And we'd still have the 35 to figure out.
Something like give them two of their own SRPs back and a couple of the other worse ones.
If true, the Spurs should jump at that opportunity. The Spurs have so many 2nd rounders that they have become a burden more than assets. Trading 2 or 3 of them (or even more) for a the 21st pick would be awesome. Lots of great options at that range also.
I hadn't thought of the Pels specifically, but trading into the mid- late first with a few second round picks is definitely an option that's worth considering if the right guy falls.
Phoenix can't trade in advance, but with their lack of draft resources, player selected at 22 for 35 and a future second (or two) could be in play. Similar with Minnesota (cap situation) for 27 (probably just one pick, e.g one of the two we got from them last year for #33 or cash on top of 35).
If the top of the draft got us Castle and Dillingham, I'd be looking at Tyler Smith / Kel'el Ware as highly valuable fallers as shooting bigs with some level of promise defensively, or Pacome Dadiet and Johnny Furphy as Wing options.
12 more days boys
staying out of most topics has certainly made the days fly by for me
Shannon being found not guilty could shake up the middle of the draft. On talent, he would go between 12 and 20. But SA is one of those crimes where even being accused of it is basically as damaging as being convicted from a PR standpoint. Because of Primo, I don't think the Spurs could afford to take him, but damn if he wouldn't be a nice player to add to the guard rotation given it's lack of offense
I dont think Spurs care all that much about Primo anymore. Wemby has erased all of that bad taste IMO and Shannon being found not guilty, with a lot of support behind him would be viewed as a great thing and people would likely say how great it is that he ended up in an amazing spot like SA etc..
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