The Rented Airport Radisson Ballroom of Devin Vassell

[Chomag]

I'm old enough to remember when people were questioning Lauri Markkanen's durability

It's hard to gauge durability when he never plays long enough to do so lol

[spurraider21]

he's 2-3 years away from entering his prime and he's under contract for 4 seasons beyond this year. his unavailability is frustrating (as was his performance in limited action this year), but "its time to trade him now" is premature unless he's part of a monster package for a superstar like giannis

by the time the last year of his deal rolls around, he'll still be making 27 mil per year, which is expected to be about 13% of the cap at that time... the equivalent of somebody making about 18mil right now. and that will be around the time you'd expect him to be peaking

[exstatic]

he's 2-3 years away from entering his prime and he's under contract for 4 seasons beyond this year. his unavailability is frustrating (as was his performance in limited action this year), but "its time to trade him now" is premature unless he's part of a monster package for a superstar like giannis

by the time the last year of his deal rolls around, he'll still be making 27 mil per year, which is expected to be about 13% of the cap at that time... the equivalent of somebody making about 18mil right now. and that will be around the time you'd expect him to be peaking

You mean like Collins? Because no one ever complained about his deal…

[spurraider21]

You mean like Collins? Because no one ever complained about his deal…

because collins played like dog . vassell when healthy is largely a force for good even if flawed.

yes, if 2028 Vassell is as ty as the last 12 months of Collins he should be complained about as well

[exstatic]

because collins played like dog . vassell when healthy is largely a force for good even if flawed.

yes, if 2028 Vassell is as ty as the last 12 months of Collins he should be complained about as well

Guess I should have used the blue sarcasm font.

[LeBowen]

13% of the cap doesn't change much for bad teams, but having another solid player on a contender can be the difference maker.

[ismael-robert]

If Vassell could stay healthy my prediction he'd leapfrog Hali would come true. His play this season has them questioning his value.

[scott]

It's just taken for granted on this website that Devin is a good defender, because that's what he was touted as when drafted... but in reality he's 13th Percentile in CraftedDPM over the last two seasons and is even worse to start this year, 7th Percentile in CraftedDPM. His CraftedDPM, DDarko, and DBPM have all gotten worse every single season of his career. He's even earned the dreaded "Sieve" badge on his CraftedNBA profile https://craftednba.com/players/devin-vassell

He needs, and deserves, more time this season... but there are a lot of things to be concerned about.

[ginobilized]

He feels like our best trade piece if we are looking to upgrade. Probably not going to happen, but, I hope the FO is scouring the market just in case.

[spurraider21]

It's just taken for granted on this website that Devin is a good defender, because that's what he was touted as when drafted... but in reality he's 13th Percentile in CraftedDPM over the last two seasons and is even worse to start this year, 7th Percentile in CraftedDPM. His CraftedDPM, DDarko, and DBPM have all gotten worse every single season of his career. He's even earned the dreaded "Sieve" badge on his CraftedNBA profile https://craftednba.com/players/devin-vassell

He needs, and deserves, more time this season... but there are a lot of things to be concerned about.

hes gotten worse on defense basically every year of his career

[SpursBills]

It's just taken for granted on this website that Devin is a good defender, because that's what he was touted as when drafted... but in reality he's 13th Percentile in CraftedDPM over the last two seasons and is even worse to start this year, 7th Percentile in CraftedDPM. His CraftedDPM, DDarko, and DBPM have all gotten worse every single season of his career. He's even earned the dreaded "Sieve" badge on his CraftedNBA profile https://craftednba.com/players/devin-vassell

He needs, and deserves, more time this season... but there are a lot of things to be concerned about.

I've been worried about his defense for a while now - I thought initially it was because of the offensive responsibilities he had but I'm starting to think that being a negative defender is who he is. The two biggest differences between a Lavine trajectory vs Middleton trajectory are defense and playmaking, and we'll see how much he progresses in that regard. If he's stagnant, then I'd think about moving him at the end of the season especially if he has a very good and efficient scoring season - a 24/4/3 season on efficient shooting might be able to get you Lauri if you package it with a 3 nice first rounders with swaps, since a young efficient high volume scorer on a reasonable contract will be a very appealing asset to the rest of the league that Danny can flip into further assets.

Get yourself an attacking guard (Jeremiah Fears my personal preference) in the draft, and now all of a sudden on offense you've got two attacking guards with size (Fears+Castle), two supersized wings who can shoot at high volume (Wemby + Lauri), and a mobile center in the dunker spot who does all the dirty work and rebounding that nobody else wants to do (Sochan). All of a sudden the lineup makes sense as you add rim pressure without sacrificing size or shooting.

On the other end, you've got a credible way of playing Sochan and Castle together to add perimeter defenders to Wemby's rim protection.

[scott]

I've been worried about his defense for a while now - I thought initially it was because of the offensive responsibilities he had but I'm starting to think that being a negative defender is who he is. The two biggest differences between a Lavine trajectory vs Middleton trajectory are defense and playmaking, and we'll see how much he progresses in that regard. If he's stagnant, then I'd think about moving him at the end of the season especially if he has a very good and efficient scoring season - a 24/4/3 season on efficient shooting might be able to get you Lauri if you package it with a 3 nice first rounders with swaps, since a young efficient high volume scorer on a reasonable contract will be a very appealing asset to the rest of the league that Danny can flip into further assets.

Get yourself an attacking guard (Jeremiah Fears my personal preference) in the draft, and now all of a sudden on offense you've got two attacking guards with size (Fears+Castle), two supersized wings who can shoot at high volume (Wemby + Lauri), and a mobile center in the dunker spot who does all the dirty work and rebounding that nobody else wants to do (Sochan). All of a sudden the lineup makes sense as you add rim pressure without sacrificing size or shooting.

On the other end, you've got a credible way of playing Sochan and Castle together to add perimeter defenders to Wemby's rim protection.

Get this man on the phone with Brian Wright immediately

[poopbox]

I've been worried about his defense for a while now - I thought initially it was because of the offensive responsibilities he had but I'm starting to think that being a negative defender is who he is. The two biggest differences between a Lavine trajectory vs Middleton trajectory are defense and playmaking, and we'll see how much he progresses in that regard. If he's stagnant, then I'd think about moving him at the end of the season especially if he has a very good and efficient scoring season - a 24/4/3 season on efficient shooting might be able to get you Lauri if you package it with a 3 nice first rounders with swaps, since a young efficient high volume scorer on a reasonable contract will be a very appealing asset to the rest of the league that Danny can flip into further assets.

Get yourself an attacking guard (Jeremiah Fears my personal preference) in the draft, and now all of a sudden on offense you've got two attacking guards with size (Fears+Castle), two supersized wings who can shoot at high volume (Wemby + Lauri), and a mobile center in the dunker spot who does all the dirty work and rebounding that nobody else wants to do (Sochan). All of a sudden the lineup makes sense as you add rim pressure without sacrificing size or shooting.

On the other end, you've got a credible way of playing Sochan and Castle together to add perimeter defenders to Wemby's rim protection.

If Devin averages 24/4/3 on efficient shooting there is no way you trade him for some bum like Lauri. You trade him for a player a tier or 2 above that, like a disgruntled Jaylen Brown or Jason Tatum.

I don't think I would trade Devin right now for Lauri right now, and I'm about two more Devin injuries away from wanting him traded.

[spursistan]

IF this is what he is now : a wildly inconsistent often-injured, 3rd tier shooting guard, i don't mind for the Spurs to start looking for a better option to surround Wemby via trade..

[Obstructed_View]

He's what he's always been.

[jeebus]

9th scoring option at best. Hopefully the Spurs can get a 2078 2RP out of him.

[BatManu20]

I've seen enough. Extend this man tbh.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Good game by Vassell. Now he needs to bottle it up and play within the system and his limitations. He has 20 odd games to do so as an audition either to remain in the team or to be trade fodder to get another Star/semi-Star for the Spurs.

[Seventyniner]

I've seen enough. Extend this man tbh.

Reminds me of this.

[spurraider21]

[ginobilized]

Is he trying to send a message to Harper? The starting spot is mine, MFer!

[benefactor]

He swings like a basketball player

And there's nothing like doing a little boxing to reinforce that Kobe Bryant mindset

[spurs10]

"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face."

[Spurs Homer]

Wemby shaolin and cassius vassell - i like it!

[Tyrone Jenkins]

Filler .