Picking reed sheppard and matas buzelis? I’ve ran through the simulator multiple times and the most picked combinations have been Sheppard and Matas.
This combination doesn’t give us a primary ball handler but it gives us two secondary ball handlers. The team would definitely have us in that 2014 spurs style of pace and space. My one concern with both of the players is defense. Reed is going to be on the smaller side and was playing average to good NCAA defense while Matas can’t guard on the perimeter but provides interior defense. To be frank, I’m not high on Matas as a prospect at all but I think his ceiling is very high. On the other hand I believe reed’s floor is really high but his ceiling is low.
What are your guys’ thoughts on this duo?
by thiefshipping
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I would want Dillingham with one of those picks. If the lottery turned out with us at 6 and 7 I’d just be happy we got the Raps pick.
I think the only consensus you’re going to get from pretty much anyone Spurs fan or otherwise about this draft is that there’s a good handful of players Most Spurs fans would be okay with us taking this year.
I’m not all in on Shepherd The way some are on here, but I have a solid top 10 grade on him as I do with matas And the two of them would in theory fill some of our needs.
Shepherd as floor spacer and a low usage. Low maintenance, high IQ role player, and matas as a potential Swiss army knife with good defensive versatility and some budding perimeter skills who could in theory slide between the 3-5 on both offense and defense once he’s in his prime.
But again, there’s probably over a dozen different scenarios you could throw my way with combinations of players we could draft if we get two pics that I’d be happy with.
While it sucks that this draft doesn’t have any truly intriguing top prospects, the silver lining from that is you kind of feel like you’re playing with house money as a fan.
No one expects us to pull a star so it’s kind of hard to get mad at pretty much any, reasonable, selection we make.
There are a lot of interesting potential role players this year. Unless San Antonio does something crazy like take Zach edey top ten there’s a good chance we will find ourselves getting behind the selection In the end.
On a last note, if I had to pick my favorite one to punch in this draft if we get both pics It would be topic and knetch.
i have a feeling were going to get topic! we got wemby! i bet we what we want again!
People are sleeping on Ron Holland. I’d take him before Sheppard and Buzelis.