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This draft is just so underwhelming.
It is entirely within the range of possibilities that the Spurs end up picking #6, take a PG prospect, do very little in the summer, and next season's team looks a lot like this one, but with a new 3rd string PG.
We have no backup PG, so it’s hardly settled. A draft pick can back up while learning the job.
This draft is just so underwhelming.
It is entirely within the range of possibilities that the Spurs end up picking #6, take a PG prospect, do very little in the summer, and next season's team looks a lot like this one, but with a new 3rd string PG.
im really not sure what im supposed to be seeing with salaun. ok he's tall and he can hit 3's. he's hit less than 37% on the season and thats after this hot streak where he's hit 18 of his last 33. was hitting 22% of them before. keep hearing about his size/athleticism yet he has blocked 4 shots in 435 minutes played this season. shooting just under 40% from the field overall. not much of a sample size but hitting about 73% of his free throws.
he's still just 18. let him cook a little while longer. not everybody has to come into the nba before they turn 21-22.
landscape can change between now and the draft, but right now i want absolutely no part of him this year with the raptors pick, if it conveys. seems like way too much work right now.
Last edited by spurraider21; 01-29-2024 at 06:32 PM.
And reup Doug bc he fits the culture. That would be so depressing.
Pretty much we could say about wemby now.
I penalize him for shooting 28% from the three in the scrub-ass G-League. Can't draft these non-shooting projects anymore without Chip here. Don't like Topic or Holland either for the same reason.
We do lack shooters. We currently have 3 non-shooters in the starting lineup. That's just not sustainable on today's NBA. Tell me which teams with 3 non-shooters on their starting lineup are any good? Add shooting and the offense will sort itself out. It is painful to see the little space Wemby has to operate, and he still produces at an elite level. Imagine what he could do if we aid him with some more spacing.
I think the bust potential is significantly lower with SFs in this draft than it is with PGs. These wings seem to have 3-and-D abilities which makes them valuable from the get go while the PGs in this draft class have huge questionmarks in either shooting, defense or playmaking
But, on the other hand, there's always the possibility that young players get better year-to-year. Maybe that's just what young players do. Maybe they're not stuck in time forever just to assuage our precious angst.
And maybe the Spurs, without making a single draft pick (which they no doubt will), or making a single trade (which they might), or signing a single FA (well, who knows), would still get way better over the next few years even if they did nothing (which they won't).
What?
I don't know what you tried to say, but if your point is "The Spurs will get better with internal growth", well yeah, but not to the point of coming anywhere close to contention. I don't know if you are advocating for the Spurs to just stay path and running it back for the next few years, but that would be the fastest way to run Wemby out of town, tbh.
Gosh, I don't want to run Wemby out of town. I'm sorry.What?
I don't know what you tried to say, but if your point is "The Spurs will get better with internal growth", well yeah, but not to the point of coming anywhere close to contention. I don't know if you are advocating for the Spurs to just stay path and running it back for the next few years, but that would be the fastest way to run Wemby out of town, tbh.
(And no, I'm not saying the Spurs should do nothing going forward. Read.)
I actually wouldn't mind Doug returning on a vet min deal to take over the Devonte Graham chief towel-waver role. But if he is still a core part of our bench rotation next yeah? Sheeeeesh
Literally said it's not my priority, not that we don't need one.
Yeah there's really nothing too exciting in this draft so I don't feel the least bit conflicted cheering the Spurs to get a win instead of more lottery balls against Washington tonight. I'd be surprised if there is even a Brandon Miller in this draft.
Not sure any of these high-ceiling PG prospects are going to offer us more in their first year than what Blake would. Might be back to getting the typical rookie treatment in the G-League.
I think that this is a strong draft for PGs and that we are lucky in that way. For me and many others Topic is number one. After that both Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham are special. Castle is also interesting. I think that all of them are better PG prospects than Wesley or Branham and worth a top 10 pick. That said we need everything except another Wemby. I would be happy if we get a Risacher as a Champaigne replacement and next year possibly have three first round picks in a stronger draft. Only way to make me unhappy would be another crazy Primo pick which should have 3-4 people lose their jobs.
proctor should be moving back in top 10,Hes been playing better lately.Think he would pair up nice with wemby
That's good. I had him on my radar some months ago and happy he has improved. There are others worth taking a chance on later like Carrington or Elliott Cadeau who might not even get drafted but is fun to watch. I am biased because he is Swedish like me.
He's not a non-shooter. He was over 40% from 3 last year, he's just playing on a street ball team now that doesn't get him quality looks. His percentage will be much higher in a structured system.
You want to take his performance in high school as more representative of who he'll be in the NBA than what he's doing right now against much better, but still not amazing compe ion? If they're playing street ball on G-League Ignite maybe he's the problem. If he can't be a leader in such a scrub league how's he going to be one in the NBA?
Ron Holland has been much better than Buzelis.
Ugh and he's shooting in the mid 20s from the three point line too.
Matas still goes top 3 because he has the second highest ceiling next to Sarr. His floor is total bust but there are no high floor prospects like Paulo/Chet so some team will reach for the sky on Matas.
What's the guy's ceiling supposed to be? I just can't get over the idea of drafting a guy shooting 27% from the three to be a swing we line up next to Victor.
I absolutely take his HS performance over Ignite. One has structure and one does not. It's really not that difficult of a concept. Ignite is trash... questioning a guy who chooses to go there is legit, but putting any real stock in what happens there is kind of futile..
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