Boom! Btw, do you guys remember about a month ago it was the agent telling Givony that it was just a sprain. Agent can’t be trusted. Take a flyer at 35. Otherwise no thanks.
RCA2CE
I think he’s still top 20
NotSerbian
I’m fine with him at 8.
Civil-South-7299
If his agent is saying “partially” that means it’s actually worse
throwstuff165
And so ends my season-long “Topic to Spurs” campaign. I still think there’s a really good chance he becomes a very, very good NBA player, but there might just be a little too much risk there to justify using a top-10 pick on him at this stage.
Doghouse12e45
Injury Prone!!!!
Bonesawisready5
Damn sucks for him. If by some miracle he is on the board at 35, absolutely. But please do not take him 4 or 8. Options for PG are now just Castle, Sheppard, Dillingham and maybe Carter
fireemblem4812
Got it, Topic for second round pick it is.
Damn that sucks for him though, being injury-prone is such a bummer.
He may drop like a rock from this. Injury concerns plus lack of faith or trust in information about him could put him in the second round. Every team will now be asking what else aren’t they saying?
nurikxix
So, I’m less concerned about the injury itself than I am about how his camp has communicated about the injury. Being cryptic and avoiding answers is not great, especially in light of how the Kawhi situation shook out.
The_Real_OneHungLo
I knew it, which is why I am against drafting him.
Veggiedelite90
Spurs have shown they trust their medical staff. If they allow him to be examined and they say this won’t be a long term issue I could see the team still drafting him. The trick will be figuring out where he’s going to go. We might be able to trade back who knows
Ok-Topic-6095
He could be a great player, but I am stoll traumatized btmy Kawhi’s camp and their shadiness around his injury
puro_xrp
This has to drop him out of the top 10 yeah? Michael Porter Jr fell to 11..
spudtender
Draft n G-Stash with a later pick? That we he’s seeing our medical staff and not what could be a less than ethical Baltic doctor.
Sqeegg
Ouch
Enzothebaker34
Who knows how things could have shaken out if he stayed at Mega. Could have remained healthy and been a top 3 pick. Sometimes risks (moving up to red star) don’t pay off. Sucks for the kid. I hope someone still takes a chance on him late lottery.
team_sheikie
To anyone who doesn’t know – a partial tear is a sprain. Grade 1 and 2 tears are sprains, a Grade 3 tear is a full tear.
Source: my knee is fucked.
This won’t knock him much deeper in the lottery, it’s only a couple months’ recovery.
Eyeofthetiger27
That’s so unfortunate for him. I have the same injury, and from my experience, the only way to fully recover and play at a high level is to tear it completely and reconstruct it with surgery. It’s tough, but I hope he can get the right treatment and come back stronger. And in the east preferably!
Gabe-DaBabe
At least that’s one less guard we are looking at. We desperately need defense. With Wemby that’s where we have to hang our hat. I like Castle a choice of a solid wing at 8. Between those 2, Sochan, and Wemby we have a start to a big defense. At 35 we could conceivably grab a big who can defend the paint and rebound at a decent rate when Wemby isn’t in.
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Boom! Btw, do you guys remember about a month ago it was the agent telling Givony that it was just a sprain. Agent can’t be trusted. Take a flyer at 35. Otherwise no thanks.
I think he’s still top 20
I’m fine with him at 8.
If his agent is saying “partially” that means it’s actually worse
And so ends my season-long “Topic to Spurs” campaign. I still think there’s a really good chance he becomes a very, very good NBA player, but there might just be a little too much risk there to justify using a top-10 pick on him at this stage.
Injury Prone!!!!
Damn sucks for him. If by some miracle he is on the board at 35, absolutely. But please do not take him 4 or 8. Options for PG are now just Castle, Sheppard, Dillingham and maybe Carter
Got it, Topic for second round pick it is.
Damn that sucks for him though, being injury-prone is such a bummer.
Nikola Topic after he tries to shoot the ball
https://preview.redd.it/jquzza2c6s4d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9cd46eef9eb3a2dfcfc5d162a8c24877bd045439
He may drop like a rock from this. Injury concerns plus lack of faith or trust in information about him could put him in the second round. Every team will now be asking what else aren’t they saying?
So, I’m less concerned about the injury itself than I am about how his camp has communicated about the injury. Being cryptic and avoiding answers is not great, especially in light of how the Kawhi situation shook out.
I knew it, which is why I am against drafting him.
Spurs have shown they trust their medical staff. If they allow him to be examined and they say this won’t be a long term issue I could see the team still drafting him. The trick will be figuring out where he’s going to go. We might be able to trade back who knows
He could be a great player, but I am stoll traumatized btmy Kawhi’s camp and their shadiness around his injury
This has to drop him out of the top 10 yeah? Michael Porter Jr fell to 11..
Draft n G-Stash with a later pick? That we he’s seeing our medical staff and not what could be a less than ethical Baltic doctor.
Ouch
Who knows how things could have shaken out if he stayed at Mega. Could have remained healthy and been a top 3 pick. Sometimes risks (moving up to red star) don’t pay off. Sucks for the kid. I hope someone still takes a chance on him late lottery.
To anyone who doesn’t know – a partial tear is a sprain. Grade 1 and 2 tears are sprains, a Grade 3 tear is a full tear.
Source: my knee is fucked.
This won’t knock him much deeper in the lottery, it’s only a couple months’ recovery.
That’s so unfortunate for him. I have the same injury, and from my experience, the only way to fully recover and play at a high level is to tear it completely and reconstruct it with surgery. It’s tough, but I hope he can get the right treatment and come back stronger. And in the east preferably!
At least that’s one less guard we are looking at. We desperately need defense. With Wemby that’s where we have to hang our hat. I like Castle a choice of a solid wing at 8. Between those 2, Sochan, and Wemby we have a start to a big defense. At 35 we could conceivably grab a big who can defend the paint and rebound at a decent rate when Wemby isn’t in.