Stake you claim on White

[horsielove]

i'm seeing a shade of belineli with a bit of defense.

[Mr. Body]

Listening to Danny Leroux (massive GS homer who covers that team) on the Realgm podcast. He asked Sam Vencenie of Sporting News, a big NBA draft nerd, who his favorite pick from 16 to 30 was. Vencenie said Derrick White. He had White at 16 on his board.

I think he's already a top 16 pick. I don't mean this as a homer, not at all. It's just guaranteed half these one-and-done freshmen are going to crap out quickly especially the big men.

[pad300]

Alright, just to put my 2 cents in, I figure that White should be OK. I think he will at least be a rotation player (backup guard). Potentially could be a starter in the right cir stance - which we kind of have, what with Kawhi handling the ball so much.

[rudwick]

Replacement for Manu role off the bench

[Seventyniner]

I think he's already a top 16 pick. I don't mean this as a homer, not at all. It's just guaranteed half these one-and-done freshmen are going to crap out quickly especially the big men.

I agree that it's likely White will be one of the 16 best players in this draft when all is said and done, but you can't fault some organizations for swinging for the fences: it's impossible to tell at this point which of the players above White will be busts.

[AFBlue]

I think the Brogdon comps are off-base. About the only thing they have in common is their age. Brogdon hung his hat on defense, while White will differentiate as a shooter. I see more Grevius Vasquez, which is a compliment. Big guard, does a lot of things well. He'll need to get comfortable playing off the ball more, but he has the tools to be a good role player.

[Mr. Body]

I think the Brogdon comps are off-base. About the only thing they have in common is their age. Brogdon hung his hat on defense, while White will differentiate as a shooter. I see more Grevius Vasquez, which is a compliment. Big guard, does a lot of things well. He'll need to get comfortable playing off the ball more, but he has the tools to be a good role player.

White was one of the best defenders in the country.

[024]

Spurs need more consistent shooters so White might be able to fit the bill. Can't question his work ethic that's fore sure. With parker out and the questionable statuses of Ginolbili, Simmons, mills, and green, Spurs need more guards. But technically Spurs also need more wings and bigs too.

Overall, I think he can develop into a decent backup combo guard the Spurs always wanted and can play next to Murray too. At least he has more athleticism than Anderson.