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It’s been less than 5 months since he walked out on Duke.
A leopard doesn’t change his spots.
You'd use a lottery pick on a guy who might have a chance of becoming Nerlens Noel?
It’s been less than 5 months since he walked out on Duke.
A leopard doesn’t change his spots.
Yeah so he could prepare for the NBA draft lol college players do that now, holding things against him while he was in college is stupid, Wait until he’s a professional to judge him
Jalen Johnson seems like this year’s Patrick Williams—the guy ESPN and The Athletic will have as the Spurs’ pick in all their mocks until the day before the draft, when he magically jumps into the top 5.
People are taking about taking Kai Jones 12th, Jacksons seems every bit as talented and probably a better offensive player. Jackson looks like he could be a legit interior scorer.
I hope the Spurs go with a full-on youth movement this summer and somehow pry Collins from Atlanta. In this dream scenario, our lineup could look like this:
C: Poeltl / Eubanks
PF: Collins / Samanic / Wagner(?)
SF: Johnson / Vassell / Bates-Diop
SG: White / Walker / Weatherspoon
PG: Murray / Jones
Depending on how well our youngsters develop, that team may or may not make the playoffs next season. But if it stays together, it has the potential to be an elite team in 4-5 years.
Are people seriously talking about the Spurs taking him 12th? I've been out of the loop for a minute but damn. Guy is 24.Give me chris duarte of give me deathi dont care if hes almost as old as dejounte murray
Spurs would most likely have to sign and trade for Collins so that probably takes Walker and White off that roster.
I think dejounte has brainwashed peeps into believing the hype. His lack of athleticism/wingspan and overall one on one defense is concerning. Still weve heard everyhting from manu/klay comparisons,and future all star . Kid can shoot atleast
you just have to erase from your mind that he’s 24, and take the time to watch him. 90% of the players in this draft won’t get to his level when they turn 24. , Lonnie is a year and a half from it and he’s nowhere close. Sometimes the smart choice is the obvious choice. People like to gamble on purely the theoretical future of a player, place the utmost optimistic scenario for said player, and in 3-4 years when that player hasn’t met their potential, forget all about them. How many people forget they were so sure about Rui Hachimura being the next Kawhi Leonard? Duarte is the real deal, right now.
Yeah I agree. If you think he's the best BPA (when taking into account all best/realistic projections), go for it.
I think Duarte is a good player btw.
However, it's not like he was dominating teams as a Junior, (at 23 years of age I might add).
I would strongly argue their are better long term investments than someone who will want to play for a contender at the end of his rookie contract.
He's unlikely to play ahead of DJ, D. White, KJ and Vassell in his first two years.
I'm always a little wary of Seniors that feel they're going to come into the NBA and dominate right away...
I like Duarte but not at 12. If the Spurs do draft him, he'll play in a handful of games just like White did his first year. Unless Lonnie or someone else is shipped out, I don't see him getting much playing time until he's 25.
We have enough sg. They mostly cant shoot but we got em in spades. Still holding out hope for a sf/pf type
I think Duarte is better right now than Walker and Vassell. If he gets picked it should not be to sit behind those other guys. That would be wasting his talent and the pick. Might as well just pick a high risk high reward developmental guy if that’s the case.
They don’t leave in the middle of the ing season. Find even one other potential draftee in this class who bailed after only 13 games.
If it’s better for their draft stock they have every right to choose what’s best for their future, last years college season was a joke with the pandemic still going on. How many guys opted out of playing in the NBA bubble last season, you could say they quit on their team to just to avoid injury, it doesn’t mean they’re quitters or have bad character.
I think folks are overlooking the level of compe ion in college. It's lower than the d-league. Not talking against Duarte really, but Walker would be one of the best players in the nation if he were able to go back to school, and Vassell would also dominate.
People keep mentioning Klay as a comparison for Duarte— I think that’s wrong. Duarte has advanced dribbling skills, Klay rarely makes a dribble move between his legs. He’s got hesitation moves. He’s got jab steps. Duarte have it all.
Again, not sure what this means for his stock or how other teams are expected to gather up to date intel if he doesn’t play.
Recency bias will def. come into play.
I'm the 2008 draft the Spurs were interested in Batum and Ibaka. Both were still available with only Seattle and Portland ahead of us waiting to pick.
Unfortunately for the Spurs, two of their former front office people had taken over the GM positions of Seattle and Portland. Pritchard at Portland and Presti at Seattle knew who we liked and wanted. Presti drafted Ibaca and Pritchard drafted Batum. We got George Hill as the consolidation prize. e
he did it in high school too. He’s unreliable.
when you watch him out there, his game is very Klay esque. His shooting form as well.
Good college teams are better than the D-League.
The Duarte love is starting to feel a little over exuberant, but hey, I have said upperclassmen are underrated and overlooked at times, and this is probably one of them. And I’d love for a player to jump in and play. And if this forces the FO to trade one of DJ, White, or Lonnie to balance the roster, then great.
But then I think, if drafting Duarte necessitates trading one of our other young guards, then why not consider trading them to swap picks and move up? Doesn’t have to go that way, but it does raise a lot of possibilities.
No, they're not. Not even close.
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