Strickland33
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Matas + Wemby would be fun to watch
Matas + Wemby would be fun to watch
This is a valid point of consideration.Good Lord you’re gonna put the health of the franchise in the hands of yet ANOTHER potential honk from dook? Damn Filipowski was supposed to be that dude and Burns abused him.
Never ever draft a dook guy
What’s your take on G-League Ignite? Did it fail to prepare players for the league? Are you glad they’re ending it? What do you think about Matas, Holland, and the other 2024 prospects?
Watcher, Flagg seems much closer to a Zion or Paolo than a Filipowski.
Cissoko deserves minutes.
Yeah. The word coming out now is the Spurs won't make major moves and will "focus on the 2025 draft."
Report: The Spurs won’t be looking to make any big moves this summer
The mixed messages keep coming, but this seems like the logical approach.www.poundingtherock.com
But it seems like the Spurs obviously need to package a first round pick, some seconds, and Keldon Johnson for an wing upgrade over Champagnie in the starting lineup which would allow Cissoko and Champagnie to split Keldon's 25-30 mpg off the bench.
Cissoko had 14/5/3 on 4-7 fg in 28 min vs. the Thunder. He had 10/3/2/1/1 on 4-6 fg in 21 min vs. the Grizzlies. I look forward to seeing him play minutes with Wemby tonight. Cissoko may be the wing playmaker he needs.
As far as 2025, I get why the Spurs are hesitant to make any major moves until after the 2025 draft. They have potentially 6 first-round picks in the 2024 and 2025 drafts plus 4 second-rounders:
2024
1st - Top 6 protected (Raptors - Poeltl trade) (>50% chance to be #7 or #8 pick)
1st - Spurs
2nd - Spurs (top 50 protected) (50-54 goes to Suns, 55+ to Celtics)
2025
1st - Top 10 protected (Bulls) (Bulls are at 11 this season)
1st - Top 14 protected (Hornets - Murray trade) (more likely to become 2026 and 2027 2nd rounders)
1st - Hawks (Hawks are at 10 this season)
1st - Spurs
2nd - Bulls
2nd - Raptors
2nd - Spurs
The Spurs can do a lot to shape the roster through the draft and give themselves a shot at Cooper Flagg. But they can't just let Wemby flounder for two more seasons. He's way too good. The Bulls or Hornets pick, post-2027 Spurs picks, Keldon and Collins should be available for trade to upgrade the roster. This should be the core of the 2024-25 roster.
PG: Jones, Wesley, 2024 pick
SG: Vassell, Branham
SF: 2024 offseason trade, Champagnie, Cissoko, 2024 pick
PF: Sochan, Mamu
C: Wemby, Bassey, Barlow, 2024 2nd rounder or two-way player
That's not a playoff team, but possibly a play-in contender similar to where the Rockets were.