I love Buzelis. Would love to get him at #4 and then draft Topic, Carter, Dillingham, Shepard or Castle at 8
Real_Programmer_695
Hate the Buzelis pick. He mentions size and defensive versatility, but both of those are a bit misleading. Buzelis is tall, not big. He is only 197 lbs, and his wingspan is only 6’10. Neither of those are that special for forwards. He’s also not that versatile of a defender, he can’t handle quick players because his foot speed is meh, but he can’t handle strong players either because he’s so skinny. His best role is off ball baseline helper, but…that’s also Wemby’s best role, so he doesn’t compliment Wemby much. And all of that is assuming the offense works out, which is far from a guarantee with those shooting and finishing issues. I’d go with Castle here personally, but if we want a forward, both Tidjane Salaun and Cody Williams are higher on my board than Buzelis.
Carter is fine. I’m personally higher on Salaun, but we need a point of attack defender and he’s really good at that.
pln1991
I’ll go against the grain and say I’d be pretty happy with this.
I really like Carter, and I think he’s a better value at 8 than Castle is at 4. Hell, I might like Carter over Castle, period. If the Spurs took Carter at #4, I’d be surprised but not upset.
I’m not super high on Buzelis or anything, but he’s a pretty reasonable bet. If the shot comes around, he’d be a useful complement to Wemby.
tomhorek
if hawks pick clingan at 1st like it’s rumored , there is a good chance risacher falls to 4 and i don’t see why we would choose buzelis over risacher
VaronDiStefano______
Buzelis and Carter wouldn’t be a bad draft, but I would certainly prefer Castle or Risacher at 4 and ideally Salaun or Carter at 8. You could also talk me into Dillingham or Knecht, but Salaun has superior upside and Carter makes us better defensively from day one
CRoseCrizzle
Carter at 8. Absolutely. That’s my pick at 8.
Buzelis at 4? What!? Absurd.
Aussie_Spur
I hate that at 4.
KuyaJohnny
wouldnt mind Carter at 8. Not my first choice but solid
Dont want anything to do with Buzelis tho. Not even sure what he is supposed to be good at
Sean888888
It’s kinda sad how disreputable KOC and The Ringer’s mock draft have become. They used to be the go to.
Dunking_Dragon
Absolutely zero interest in Buzelis, no reason the Spurs should ever draft him. He’ll be playing in Europe in 5 years.
jaybirdcrouton
Buzelis is literally only good at one thing (weak side help d) and we already have someone who is one of the best in the league at that…
malaclypse
I cannot wait for this draft. It’s less about the picks and more about no longer having to deal with these theoretical articles. Guh.
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I’ll cry if we draft buzelis
Disaster day
Worst case scenario tbh
I love Buzelis. Would love to get him at #4 and then draft Topic, Carter, Dillingham, Shepard or Castle at 8
Hate the Buzelis pick. He mentions size and defensive versatility, but both of those are a bit misleading. Buzelis is tall, not big. He is only 197 lbs, and his wingspan is only 6’10. Neither of those are that special for forwards. He’s also not that versatile of a defender, he can’t handle quick players because his foot speed is meh, but he can’t handle strong players either because he’s so skinny. His best role is off ball baseline helper, but…that’s also Wemby’s best role, so he doesn’t compliment Wemby much. And all of that is assuming the offense works out, which is far from a guarantee with those shooting and finishing issues. I’d go with Castle here personally, but if we want a forward, both Tidjane Salaun and Cody Williams are higher on my board than Buzelis.
Carter is fine. I’m personally higher on Salaun, but we need a point of attack defender and he’s really good at that.
I’ll go against the grain and say I’d be pretty happy with this.
I really like Carter, and I think he’s a better value at 8 than Castle is at 4. Hell, I might like Carter over Castle, period. If the Spurs took Carter at #4, I’d be surprised but not upset.
I’m not super high on Buzelis or anything, but he’s a pretty reasonable bet. If the shot comes around, he’d be a useful complement to Wemby.
if hawks pick clingan at 1st like it’s rumored , there is a good chance risacher falls to 4 and i don’t see why we would choose buzelis over risacher
Buzelis and Carter wouldn’t be a bad draft, but I would certainly prefer Castle or Risacher at 4 and ideally Salaun or Carter at 8. You could also talk me into Dillingham or Knecht, but Salaun has superior upside and Carter makes us better defensively from day one
Carter at 8. Absolutely. That’s my pick at 8.
Buzelis at 4? What!? Absurd.
I hate that at 4.
wouldnt mind Carter at 8. Not my first choice but solid
Dont want anything to do with Buzelis tho. Not even sure what he is supposed to be good at
It’s kinda sad how disreputable KOC and The Ringer’s mock draft have become. They used to be the go to.
Absolutely zero interest in Buzelis, no reason the Spurs should ever draft him. He’ll be playing in Europe in 5 years.
Buzelis is literally only good at one thing (weak side help d) and we already have someone who is one of the best in the league at that…
I cannot wait for this draft. It’s less about the picks and more about no longer having to deal with these theoretical articles. Guh.
If that happens, fire everyone