Josh Primo, even if he didn’t have a crazy ceiling he wasted all of his potential
aeamador521
James Anderson.
banjocoyote
All y’all saying Primo, I have one question:
What fucking potential lol
team_sheikie
I’ll take an alternative angle and say Kawhi. He won a title and a FMVP but potentially left a lot on the table by leaving the way he did.
Edit – lol 3 people took the exact same angle as me within a minute. I’m not special.
Blank_Canvas21
I’m coming from this from another angle, but I’m going to argue Kawhi. If he stuck around, and he stayed healthy (this is a big if), we could have continued this dynasty after the Big 3. So from a franchise perspective, Kawhi leaving wasted a lot of potential for this team.
And to bring it back to his injury history, if we look at Kawhi’s entire body of work, seeing how dominant he was before he really became injury prone, Kawhi has the physical tools to have become the best player in the league, and he arguribly you could say he held that title for a brief moment, but injuries wasted his potential in a way, bringing him down a couple tiers from players in the GOAT conversation.
trentjpruitt97
I know everyone is saying Primo, but I have to say Kawhi easily. Had his uncle not interfered and actually listened to the trainers, dude may have even more rings and wouldn’t have such a bad reputation like he does now.
MasterMacMan
Dejounte Murray. Clearly has the tools to be an All-Star but took way too long to get there and was overall a huge waste of time for the Spurs. He had as many years as “the guy” as Tony Parker.
thib2183
Bit of a random one but Jonathon Simmons
therisingbean
James anderson or samanic
NorthAmericanVex
I still believe the answer is Luka Samanic. Very tall, very athletic for his height, great jump shot form. Had the ability to put the ball of the floor.
But he always looked like he didn’t even care about basketball. I thought he was going to turn into a monster.
Latter_Geologist1929
Roger Mason Jr.
Imaginary-Cycle-1977
Dennis Rodman
RemoteEffect2677
Lonnie Walker
barbados_bum
Samanic!
KnobheadHamburglar
James Anderson
Far_Health4406
Willie Anderson. Man came out gangbusters his rookie year. Then progressively got worse as the team got better (Admiral, Elliott, et al.) Injuries didn’t help.
ShowBobsPlzz
Dennis rodman. We traded him to the bulls and he was a huge part of their champion runs in the 90s.
samackin3000
That Kawhi timeline where he’s injury free and remained a Spur would have been glorious. So imho he was a huge potential that laid to waste.
mjrballer20
Looking at just their time as a Spur? Richard Jefferson
I was young but at the time I just felt he wasted a few years of our Big 3s potential too.
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Richard Jefferson
Existing_Suspect8548
Kawhi for sure – health issues really stunted his career
No_Amoeba_9272
Primo
Odd_Clothes5362
Lonnie Walker
Doghouse12e45
I love this guy, but I gotta say Lonnie. He would have games where he balled out, and every play was a highlight, but then he’d be mid for weeks straight. He was being compared to Manu when he started coming off the bench and having those good games. The inconsistencies were too much unfortunately.
Dank_Trees
lololol stack5 mad as hell driving around sa in his camo car.
Manny210
Richard Jefferson or Luka Samanic.
I could also argue Boris Diaw. He was really good but I believe he had enough talent to be multi time all star
NAHTHEHNRFS850
1. Corey Joseph
gilbert9904210
LaMarcus Aldridge
Opposite_Daikon_6396
I’m going to say kawhi because he would’ve kept them on top and in the mix had it not come to an end so soon.
playoff97
We all know the answer is primo right?
SAmatador
I’ll mention one I haven’t seen, Luis Scola. We could have really used him and he played like a Spur, had him under contract but never brought him over.
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there are so many spots he can go
Josh Primo, even if he didn’t have a crazy ceiling he wasted all of his potential
James Anderson.
All y’all saying Primo, I have one question:
What fucking potential lol
I’ll take an alternative angle and say Kawhi. He won a title and a FMVP but potentially left a lot on the table by leaving the way he did.
Edit – lol 3 people took the exact same angle as me within a minute. I’m not special.
I’m coming from this from another angle, but I’m going to argue Kawhi. If he stuck around, and he stayed healthy (this is a big if), we could have continued this dynasty after the Big 3. So from a franchise perspective, Kawhi leaving wasted a lot of potential for this team.
And to bring it back to his injury history, if we look at Kawhi’s entire body of work, seeing how dominant he was before he really became injury prone, Kawhi has the physical tools to have become the best player in the league, and he arguribly you could say he held that title for a brief moment, but injuries wasted his potential in a way, bringing him down a couple tiers from players in the GOAT conversation.
I know everyone is saying Primo, but I have to say Kawhi easily. Had his uncle not interfered and actually listened to the trainers, dude may have even more rings and wouldn’t have such a bad reputation like he does now.
Dejounte Murray. Clearly has the tools to be an All-Star but took way too long to get there and was overall a huge waste of time for the Spurs. He had as many years as “the guy” as Tony Parker.
Bit of a random one but Jonathon Simmons
James anderson or samanic
I still believe the answer is Luka Samanic. Very tall, very athletic for his height, great jump shot form. Had the ability to put the ball of the floor.
But he always looked like he didn’t even care about basketball. I thought he was going to turn into a monster.
Roger Mason Jr.
Dennis Rodman
Lonnie Walker
Samanic!
James Anderson
Willie Anderson. Man came out gangbusters his rookie year. Then progressively got worse as the team got better (Admiral, Elliott, et al.) Injuries didn’t help.
Dennis rodman. We traded him to the bulls and he was a huge part of their champion runs in the 90s.
That Kawhi timeline where he’s injury free and remained a Spur would have been glorious. So imho he was a huge potential that laid to waste.
Looking at just their time as a Spur?
Richard Jefferson
I was young but at the time I just felt he wasted a few years of our Big 3s potential too.
Richard Jefferson
Kawhi for sure – health issues really stunted his career
Primo
Lonnie Walker
I love this guy, but I gotta say Lonnie. He would have games where he balled out, and every play was a highlight, but then he’d be mid for weeks straight. He was being compared to Manu when he started coming off the bench and having those good games. The inconsistencies were too much unfortunately.
lololol stack5 mad as hell driving around sa in his camo car.
Richard Jefferson or Luka Samanic.
I could also argue Boris Diaw. He was really good but I believe he had enough talent to be multi time all star
1. Corey Joseph
LaMarcus Aldridge
I’m going to say kawhi because he would’ve kept them on top and in the mix had it not come to an end so soon.
We all know the answer is primo right?
I’ll mention one I haven’t seen, Luis Scola. We could have really used him and he played like a Spur, had him under contract but never brought him over.