Ag Natural said:
Guitarsoup said:
Now that Jak is gone, final draft pick talley from Kawhi trade:
Spurs Received: 2019 1st (Raptors) Keldon Johnson
2022 1st (Raptors) Malaki Branham
2023 2nd (Bulls)
2024 1st (Raptors)
2024 2nd (Lakers)
2025 1st (Bulls)
2025 2nd (Bulls)
2 2nds year not reported yet (Raptors)
Not to shabby in retrospect. The Spurs have done a pretty good job of getting guys and improving their value. It happened with Demar, Jacob, Young, Murray and White (both originally very late 1st round picks), and even Bertans. I think JRich and McBuckets are worth more now than when we picked them up.
Yeah, just hate some of the wasted draft picks we have had during rebuilding.
Luka Saminic 19th over Kevin Porter Jr (20/6/6 this year for the Rockets), Brandon Clarke (fine bench PF), Jordan Poole (21/5/3 for GSW this year), Thybulle (minus offensively, elite defensively), Nic Claxton (13/9/2.6b while leading league in FG% for Brooklyn), Daniel Gafford (another solid bench rim protector)
Primo over Sengun (15/9 this year and just turned 20), Trey Murphy (13/4 on 49/40/93 shooting at 22yo), BOnes Hyland (12/3 in 20mpg shooting 40/39 as backup lead guard), JRE -9/5 stretch 4 for the Thunder on 49/39 shooting..
Branham may be good, but Walker Kessler seems like the steal of the draft. Would make trading Jakob that much easier if we had Kessler (8/8 with 2 blocks in 20mpg and 72% FG%)
Lonnie is having a good season in LA (14p, 47/37 shooting) but Heuter was taken right after him. 15/3/3 on 48/39 shooting for Sac this year. Ted Cruz' *****ass son Grayson Allen is putting up 11/4/3 on 45/41 shooting and is great defensively. Robert Williams as a paint protector would be nice. Anfernee Simons is putting up 22/4/3 on 46/39/91 shooting. Jalen Brunson putting up 23/6/4 on 48/41 shooting. Mitchell Robinson is a solid rim protector.
The two drafts before that were White and Murray.
Trey Murphy or Bones Hyland over Primo, Claxton over Saminic, Kessler over Branham and Heuter, Simons, or Allen over Lonnie and this team is remarkably different.
Since White/Murray, we hit on Keldon and Vassell, but struck out had on Saminic, Walker, and Primo. And even as good as Vassell looks, Tyrese Halliburton is an All-NBA guy picked right after him. Desmond Bane was there, too.