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That's really where I'm at. If the Spurs come away from this draft with two plus starters on a championship team, I'm really pleased with that outcome. Victor is going to be a monster on offense, what he needs is a team built around him that can amount to a top caliber defense type team, and a few...

Gross A guy who is stating clearly he will play point guard and is adamant about it - and has zero shooting skills to boot...at #4 and a 2nd PG who wont be there at 8! Brilliant! Hope timvp is wrong...

When people talk upside in the NBA, they often mean the physical gifts are there but the player doesn't know how to play basketball. Then they hope the player can learn how to play basketball, but they never do. It's like that Arrested Development meme: "People always think it will work for...

We dont need to factor in Blake or Branham IMO. If they make huge leaps and show out in camp fine, but at this point they should be already on chopping block unless they prove they don’t belong there.

Theoretical upside = a player who cannot contribute right away, anytime soon, and whose virtues are not exactly apparent. Theoretical. Every other player discussed can contribute either right away or pretty soon with some success. Reed, Risacher, Clingan, Sarr, even Cody Williams, are going to...

I don’t like Salaun at all at 8.

We all know the Spurs are gonna take two players projected in the second round at 4 and 8 tbh.

I don't see how in any way it could be a good article for Cohen. I will say the Prosecutions lawyer will be able to redirect on cross. That may soften whatever doubt Trumps liarwyer may have created.

This year was a very injuerd plug year for them, it was not the ordinary for them not making the playoffs, if they don't do this trade with us getting back their pick and going for rebuild, they might elect the other way using the #1 pick in a trade for proven player

Disagree big time. Draft the best player available at 4. Always. You dont draft for position. Then if you fear a PG you like wont be there at 8 you simply make a trade to move up and get him.

Just trade pick 8 + CHA their pick back for pick 6 and you dont have to sweat as much

Agreed. I know the lack of shooting combo is scary but I take Castle + Holland or Holland + Dillingham

I would go easy on Salaun. He's a end of first round pick on a good draft you take a flyer on. It's always a bit annoying when the first thing everyone repeats about a prospect is "He's a hard worker, he'll improve". You can translate it by: Raw, limited, lot of work to do, which is true for...

:lol at the "coaching don't matter" crowd.

It’s pretty easy for a fan to imagine that there was some blockbuster move the team might have made. But too often that it just a move for the sake of making a move. You see this mindset in the media too. Phoenix made an aggressive move for Bradley Beal that blew up in their faces. Now they are...

John Hollinger had a great line in an article on The Athletic site where he said Charlotte has a LeMelaphant in the room.

luka is in no way a guard lol and castle can't be projected to defend him

First of all, I fully agree with you that I'd rather have players who could contribute right away, but who are those players in this draft class? It's all theoretical upside. We need shooting, playmaking and perimeter defense. How many players in this draft are projected to be good in at least...

At #4 i have conflict between Castle and Cody Williams, and at #8 i want Saluan but i doubt he stay till then

It's going to be awkward if Victor returns to San Antonio with a Gold or Silver Olympic medal, and he feels like the Spurs aren't doing their absolute best to maximize wins... which is how I think some would characterize last season-- not so much that they were blatantly tanking, but that they...

Why would you draft for theoretical upside? A team should take wild swings of the bat at upside when they have no franchise talent... or they have enough good talent and are already contending. We already have Wembanyama; we don't need theoretical anything. We need really good support players. If...

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39416203/victor-wembanyama-breaks-france-2024-nba-draft-prospects

I've been saying that Saluan is a strong candidate in the 6-10 pick range for a while now. Becomes even more of a possibility now that the Spurs have two top 10 picks. I have a strong feeling he's the pick at 8 with the only question being if he gets past the Blazers at #7. Teams are going...

He’s 18, and playing in a grown man’s league for the first time. When you jump up a level, there’s an adjustment period.

Right now I don't really trust PATFO because their recent drafts have been questionable, to say the least. But they surely know more than us. At the end of the day, I don't care who they draft, as long as it's a success. If we get one long-term starter out of these two picks, I'll be happy.

I agree, but it brings the question of why he is so shit currently.. like wouldn't he have figured it out already?

Hell yeah they're gonna tank.

If the Spurs could trade a chunk of their stockpile of draft assets for an established All-NBA player on the perimeter, then they could accelerate the rebuild. You’d look for a team that has stagnated like the Suns and was looking to blow it all up and start over. Except the Suns aren’t doing...