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you draft a big
and there are plenty of smalls FA
use the MLE + LLE on smalls
Take the best player available--if they can make immediate contribution. We aren't so deep at any position that we can afford to be choosy.This draft is heavily bigmen oriented.
In DX mock draft, between the 21th and the 38th, there are 14 PF/C and only 4 perimeters players.
These 4 perimeter players are CDR, Chalmers, Lee and Walker. You can imagine a scenario where Chalmers and CDR are taken before the 26th, Spurs being scared of Walker injuries and Spurs not liking on Lee.
What Spurs will do in this scenario ?
Draft a big ?
Trade the pick ?
Draft Lee or Walker even if they didn't like him ?
Draft a player who is project as a mid second round pick (Weaver, Giddens, Forbes...) ?
Depending on how the draft goes, I wouldn't be surprised to see Spurs drafting a big at #26.
you draft a big
and there are plenty of smalls FA
use the MLE + LLE on smalls
I agree that a player with that size and level of athleticism would be a steal at 26, but McGee is the quintessential athlete with amazing potential who is a terrible basketball player.
He's a true 7 footer with solid hops, and can be a spectacular shot blocker. However he is often out of position defensively, and his lateral quickness is poor. On offense it's a chicken or the egg problem. Does he shoot every time he touches the ball because his teammates never give him a look? Or do his teammates never pass him the ball because every time they do he forces an off balance shot?
Most damning of all, he's an occasional rebounder. Sometimes after a spectacular block, or a vicious dunk in transition, he'll be engaged for the next couple of possessions and will actually fight for a rebound. But most of the time he's just looking for anything that comes off the rim his way, and doesn't show much interest in going to get anything too far away. If he was a defensive terror and a monster on the boards, I'd be willing to overlook the selfishness on offense and the sleight frame. Of course if that were the case he wouldn't fall to 26 either.
i have the same idea
it appears that the're more good wing players than bigs during the fa
so drafting someone inside is'nt bad , it depends who will be there at #26 but imo there's some good big mans who can give us minutes , rebounds , blocks ......
why would koufus end up in greece?
Did Keith Brumbaugh stay in?
I don't see the sense in drafting a big when your needs are swings and points.
It could be possible that the Spurs have decided to look for their young swingman through free agency, thus knocking that position out of draft consideration. Which means we'll be drafting a point and a big with the 26 and 45.
Why pass on athletic NBA bigman talent for sketchy perimeter talent? There's no guarantee that Chalmers or some of these swingmen everyone wants will even be available at #26.
You still have the MLE to address the swingman spot, and you have a much better chance of landing a player who is ready to start and score next season in free agency than in the draft.
The Spurs' goal in this draft, especially at #26, is to find someone who is likely to be able to make your rotation within a year or two.
Because the big men are at least as sketchy?
The swingman FA market is thin, and the draft is pretty solid with good swings in CDR, Lee and others.
Chalmers also fixes the problem of the backup point position wich has been a probem since 2003.
IMO, the bigman position is lower on the rung, than the above MUCH more needed areas.
Yes, but it's very possible that those swingmen could be gone by the time we pick.
Let's see, you have one guy with two bad knees who might be something some day. CDR, Rush, and Lee can each easily go before #26 and at best in SA would be spending time in Austin next season. None of them are close to being able to start in the NBA next season, which, if you look at how the roster is set for next season, is what they would have to do to be able to make the active roster. Chalmers would be ideal but with Lawson pulling out he could very well be gone before #26.
Out of all of those Chalmers has the best chance to actually be in the NBA 3 years from now.
I highly doubt that.
We shall see.
Once again, I think the bigmen that would potentially available at that position, they are gonna be crap.
The only bigmen I would take a flyer on, would be at the 45 position, and someone you can have down in Austin.
I disagree.
I think any shooting guards drafted or signed, will immediately get into the rotation, depending on health and or effort.
The Spurs are looking for a swingman who can start and score this offseason to replace Finley. What player in this draft who could be available at #26 is going to be able to do that?
Then the Spurs are ed.
At best the Spurs are able to draft Chalmers and he's their backup point next season.
There's nothing much in arguing this.
Just gotta wait for the draft to come around.
Yeah a JR Smith, Azubuike, Lee or CDR would mean the Spurs are horrible.
Your replacing Michael Finley?
Whos on the team now that would be ahead of anyone thats drafted and or signed?
Udoka?
I don't think so.
Smith is in the draft?
If the Spurs signed him, any swingman drafted would be a Toro for sure.
GinobiliWhos on the team now that would be ahead of anyone thats drafted
Bowen
Udoka
Barry
If hes as good as they say he is, that will be a darn good draft pick.
You'd have a need position filled for the next 4 years, easily.
While I'd prefer a swingman that can take over for Finley and give them some athleticism with Parker and Mahinmi, you take the best player available.
I just don't think the bigmen in the draft, AND who would be at the 26th, is good enough to play on the team or be worthy of the roster spot needed all season.
Agreed.
If thats what you meant, then I apologize.
Who's taking the 6th big spot today?
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