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projected 2nd round pick, only 19 years old with a lot of upside. Would love for the Spurs to pick him up with a 2nd rounder and stash him. Seems like the best move to turn a 2nd rounder into a long term piece that can play in the NBA
I don't think he and his agent want stashing. As I heard and read from some of the local "insiders", there is only one plan for Samanic next season - and it's the NBA. Whether he is ready for it... Well, that's another question.
projected 2nd round pick, only 19 years old with a lot of upside. Would love for the Spurs to pick him up with a 2nd rounder and stash him. Seems like the best move to turn a 2nd rounder into a long term piece that can play in the NBA
I know this has probably already been discussed but I'm too lazy to go through the 50 pages...what does our cap situation look like?
Basically just the MLE available? Would that need to go to Gay to re-sign him?
Way to go RC...... Wrong Luka, wrong year.
no we can use bird rights on Gay and then still have the MLE since we're over the cap anyway. Should sign a 3-and-D SF and that's it
I could see the Spurs using Raptors pick on him..
thought so too. I'd like that pick up, he has huge upside and is suited for the modern NBA. But nowhere near ready, would definitely have to stash him or send him to the G-League
You can't stash him unless he's willing, even as a second rounder. If you draft a player, you are obligated to offer him whatever first round contract he's en led to, or an NBA minimum deal to a second rounder, unless you reach a mutual agreement that he's a stash. A second round contract can be unguaranteed, but he either makes the roster, or you cut him and he's a FA. Jack McClinton forced the issue when we drafted him in the 2nd, years ago. He was a camp casualty, and never played in the NBA. The exception would be if the player was already under contract for next year overseas. Sounds like that isn't the case with Samancic, since the plan seems to be NBA or bust.
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Bol Bol | Oregon | Fr | C | 7-2
Bol's talent level and skill could land him inside the top-10 of this draft. His recent injury history and size, however, could see him drop outside the lottery. He played only nine games at Oregon before sustaining a season-ending foot injury, but when he was healthy, he averaged 21 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.7 blocks while shooting 52.0 percent from 3-point range. The Spurs could use Bol's versatility at the center position alongside a more traditional big man like Jakob Poeltl.29
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Doumbouya and KZ? do it Mitch
Doing his due diligence I’m sure, but I saw that RC was at Luka samanic last game
He is in my top 4 of picks would love to move up in second round to pick him up or Okeke
May I ask what makes him one of your top picks? I've watched him play live all season and I'm not *that* impressed by him.
Particularly if it is another big, slow, clumsy white Euro goon.
Nick Claxton and Charles Matthews would be guys to look at with the second rounder.
I really doubt Claxton would be there. You want him, start thinking about using 29. He might well be a good pick there, some really nice skills for his age & size.
He doesn't grade out well, using traditional C metrics. He was asked to do things that were not in his strength area, like initiate offense, which dinged his shooting %s. A LOT of his baskets and attempts were un-assisted.
HUGE upside, though. He could be a + on both sides of the ball. He could also stiff, and most teams are afraid to do that with a first rounder.
It would be nice if Keldon Johnson (Kentucky) fell to 19 as Steve Kyler's mock suggests.
He's an athletic wingman who plays defense hard and has a good bit of offensive potential -- just the kind of player the Spurs can develop.
When is the combine?
Don't fall in love with athleticism, in a vacuum. If they can't play fundamental basketball, and a lot of these kids really can't, you can't teach them in a time frame where it pays off for your team (Tobias Harris). If they can, they'll be out of our reach.
Oh for s sake. Thanks very much for posting, Smaka - it's good to get a little info about who the team is considering. But I really, really hope they aren't considering using one of this year's picks on Samanic.
After I read this, I went and dug up an article on him in case some others here are interested. Pay close attention to the first paragraph. The consensus top international prospect in this draft is probably Doumbouya, and I'm really negative on him being able to contribute much in his first year in the NBA - maybe his first two years. Samanic is seen as being way behind Doumbouya, and his big problem all along has been inconsistency. Inconsistency at that level, which means that he's got no real chance at surviving in the NBA as he currently is.
The other thing to remember is that Doncic was seen as the best international last year - but he went with the 3 Pick, so it was no secret how good he was. The year before that, the guy viewed as the best international prospect was Frank Ntilikina - and he is seriously one of the worst players in the league to be getting any meaningful minutes. That "Best International Prospect" designation doesn't mean . If the guy is really good, everyone knows it. If he's iffy, there's a reason for it. Samanic is beyond iffy. This article is pretty good about explaining why.
https://www.thestepien.com/2018/11/1...-luka-samanic/
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