if the Spurs were to get a do over for the draft

[Blake]

Do they still take the big man (men) or draft guards to replace CoJo and Manu?

[RD2191]

OP is a got.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

What makes you think that anything this summer hasn't gone exactly as they intended for it to?

[Blake]

op

Lol obsessed

[Blake]

What makes you think that anything this summer hasn't gone exactly as they intended for it to?

so you're saying they drafted the way they did knowing that Aldridge was for sure coming here?

Or was his addition irrelevant to how they drafted? I'm just asking for the of it

[capek]

so you're saying they drafted the way they did knowing that Aldridge was for sure coming here?

Or was his addition irrelevant to how they drafted? I'm just asking for the of it

I figure they had to have drafted for insurance policy, hedge against their bet that they could sign LA. Drafting was viewed as necessary for them to trade away Tiago for cap space, which was a necessary part of their pitch to LA. So it was all part of a plan that worked out in the end. Smart moves on their part. Having everything work out as good as it possibly could though having some redundancy from the drafting of bigs is a much better outcome than not having LA sign, and having only Tim/Boris on the frontline because they didn't make that hedge.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I think the Spurs had a very good idea, possibly even already knew his decision (Aldridge), on draft night.

This team wasn't going to content next year if it had to rely on a bunch of draft picks for significant roster minutes. The last seven days have shown their hand (Aldridge, West, and next up will be a backup point).

Livio Jean-Charles is also coming over, and the front office had to have factored that in too.

At this point we've only "lost" CoJo. Don't think we're done with roster additions yet.

[Mr. Body]

They drafted Mulitinov because they knew Splitter was gone. Generally they've built SFs and SGs from scraps. Bowen, Neal, Green...

[dgspursforlife]

They are not only planning for this season. At our picks we weren't getting anyone able to play in the rotation anyway and we will need to find a decent center to pair with aldridge once duncan retires, tbh

[cd98]

No, they needed cap space.

[timvp]

No, they needed cap space.

[slick'81]

Was there even a decent guard available when they picked ?

[FromWayDowntown]

Yeah, the whole point of the pick was to not incur a cap hold for a player who would be in the NBA this season, which is directly related to the chase for Aldridge.

As it is, the Spurs are still close to having to do some more work to make Aldridge fit. That's not me, that was Zach Lowe this morning, who was talking about the Spurs perhaps needing to move Patty to get everything done:

A cap hold for a domestic prospect who would play this season would have almost certainly required shipping Mills out.

So, I can't imagine why anyone would think that the better course for the Spurs would have been to draft for a current need.

[Blake]

Yeah, the whole point of the pick was to not incur a cap hold for a player who would be in the NBA this season, which is directly related to the chase for Aldridge.

As it is, the Spurs are still close to having to do some more work to make Aldridge fit. That's not me, that was Zach Lowe this morning, who was talking about the Spurs perhaps needing to move Patty to get everything done:

A cap hold for a domestic prospect who would play this season would have almost certainly required shipping Mills out.

So, I can't imagine why anyone would think that the better course for the Spurs would have been to draft for a current need.

K, that wraps up this thread