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aceboon said:
Mavs get the top pick, I'm ready to believe any and every conspiracy theory now
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I’m with ya - I wasn’t all in, but this is the proverbial straw that broke my back. They didn’t even try to hide it.
 
aceboon said:
Mavs get the top pick, I'm ready to believe any and every conspiracy theory now
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Dont do it Spurs. Spurs need shooters to space the floor for Wemby. Giannis cant shoot. Spurs will lose all flexability when you start paying Giannis 75 Mill a year. All the best teams have one big star and several supporting stars. Denver, Celtics, OKC, Minnesota.
 
At this point nobody is completely sure that Wemby will not have ongoing issues - a guy like that with a freak body size is going to have ongoing medical issues. I'm not sure if you can build your team around so many questions. Giannis also has his share of ongoing injuries. Most all bigs who are subject to knee, foot, back issues are the norm and that's what makes guys like Wilt, Russell, Duncan so special.
IF and that is a huge IF, Dallas passes on Flagg and he slips to SA - I feel a great get to that line-up IF Wemby returns healthy. Adds the scoring skills/handle that Spurs need from the wings.
I agree that Steph needs to work on his 3pt shooting and I am sure he will during this off season. It would be strange to see them trade their just named ROY away but it's a business and anything can happen
 
gtcam said:
At this point nobody is completely sure that Wemby will not have ongoing issues - a guy like that with a freak body size is going to have ongoing medical issues. I'm not sure if you can build your team around so many questions. Giannis also has his share of ongoing injuries. Most all bigs who are subject to knee, foot, back issues are the norm and that's what makes guys like Wilt, Russell, Duncan so special.
IF and that is a huge IF, Dallas passes on Flagg and he slips to SA - I feel a great get to that line-up IF Wemby returns healthy. Adds the scoring skills/handle that Spurs need from the wings.
I agree that Steph needs to work on his 3pt shooting and I am sure he will during this off season. It would be strange to see them trade their just named ROY away but it's a business and anything can happen
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Not a huge IF - headline will be "Dallas captures the Flagg."

I'm more concerned that they now predict Liam falling to Charlotte.
 
Wemby is ready now, if you have a chance to get giannis for castle, harper, filler and future picks, you do it before milwaukee changes their mind. it's not like we can't root for castle in milwaukee
 
I don't think Giannis is the fit in San Antonio. I do think they'd consider moving the #2 pick. Lots of teams are getting blown up this off season, including Boston. There should be a lot of trade activity, not just for Giannis. Think outside the box, including multi-team trades.
 
gtcam said:
At this point nobody is completely sure that Wemby will not have ongoing issues - a guy like that with a freak body size is going to have ongoing medical issues. I'm not sure if you can build your team around so many questions. Giannis also has his share of ongoing injuries. Most all bigs who are subject to knee, foot, back issues are the norm and that's what makes guys like Wilt, Russell, Duncan so special.
IF and that is a huge IF, Dallas passes on Flagg and he slips to SA - I feel a great get to that line-up IF Wemby returns healthy. Adds the scoring skills/handle that Spurs need from the wings.
I agree that Steph needs to work on his 3pt shooting and I am sure he will during this off season. It would be strange to see them trade their just named ROY away but it's a business and anything can happen
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Flagg is not "slipping".

Now - could the spurs offer a treasure chest to move up and pick Flagg? It'd have to include Castle, who apparently is untouchable according to this board
 
Drame said:
Dont do it Spurs. Spurs need shooters to space the floor for Wemby. Giannis cant shoot. Spurs will lose all flexability when you start paying Giannis 75 Mill a year. All the best teams have one big star and several supporting stars. Denver, Celtics, OKC, Minnesota.
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Wemby is the spacer. Giannis just averaged 30 with Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis stretching things out.
 
Beowulf said:
Wemby is ready now, if you have a chance to get giannis for castle, harper, filler and future picks, you do it before milwaukee changes their mind. it's not like we can't root for castle in milwaukee
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LOL if the Spurs made that trade, their GM would supplant Nico with the "worst trade perhaps ever" award.
 
J Kyle Mann from the Ringer has Liam dropping to 21 to the Jazz.

I’d love that 14 pick to the Spurs to be Liam, but I dno how it ends up.
 
Beowulf said:
Flagg is not "slipping".

Now - could the spurs offer a treasure chest to move up and pick Flagg? It'd have to include Castle, who apparently is untouchable according to this board
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Most Spurs see Castle as untouchable, not just us.

Unless there’s an insane scenario, he’s part of their core.
 
Mr. French said:
Most Spurs see Castle as untouchable, not just us.

Unless there’s an insane scenario, he’s part of their core.
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Clearly not being moved IMO. If they trade the pick it's for a wing. Castle is the PG/SG of the future
 
Beowulf said:
Wemby is the spacer. Giannis just averaged 30 with Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis stretching things out.
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Thats crazy. He's not the spacer. They dont want him hanging out on the perimeter. When youre that tall and athletic you make things happen around the basket
 
Mr. French said:
Most Spurs see Castle as untouchable, not just us.

Unless there’s an insane scenario, he’s part of their core.
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For sure. I don't think they making calls trying to trade him haha. But I would qualify Giannis as an insane scenario. I'm sure they'd love to bring in a star without moving him. But he's the best piece they got. Him and #2 pick can lead the charge for basically anyone. And when you have a guy like Wemby, it's tough to not push some chips in and go for it
 
Drame said:
Thats crazy. He's not the spacer. They dont want him hanging out on the perimeter. When youre that tall and athletic you make things happen around the basket
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I don’t think they mind it right now. Evidenced by the fact he took 9 threes/game and isn’t strong enough to bang in the post at the moment
 
Drame said:
Thats crazy. He's not the spacer. They dont want him hanging out on the perimeter. When youre that tall and athletic you make things happen around the basket
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Just took 9 threes a game. And I doubt that is going to go down. I'm not saying he's just going to linger out there, but him being a presence both in the paint and on the perimeter would, hypothetically, help a guy like giannis out a whole lot
 
husky429 said:
Clearly not being moved IMO. If they trade the pick it's for a wing. Castle is the PG/SG of the future
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#2 and a player for Jaylen Brown? Celtics use Harper to replace Jrue. White becomes the SG.
 
HuskyHawk said:
#2 and a player for Jaylen Brown? Celtics use Harper to replace Jrue. White becomes the SG.
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Don’t know if there’s enough ball to go around if the Spurs have Wenby, Fox, JB and Steph. Plus, the shooting isn’t ideal.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Don’t know if there’s enough ball to go around if the Spurs have Wenby, Fox, JB and Steph. Plus, the shooting isn’t ideal.
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There's enough ball with Giannis? 429 said if they trade picks it's for a wing. Brown can play 2-3, can be a good defender, rebounds,
can shoot. He was just finals MVP even if bad last night.

Lots of players will be moving this off-season. It's going to be pretty wild.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
I don’t think they mind it right now. Evidenced by the fact he took 9 threes/game and isn’t strong enough to bang in the post at the moment
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I doubt his game ever evolves to becoming a banger in the paint. He’s built like a preymantis. And the Spurs will want to preserve his health.

Wemby for all he is amazing, doesn’t come without some drawbacks schematically. His game isn’t all that unlike Zinger in some ways. Lots of length, no brawn, more finesse.
 
husky429 said:
Clearly not being moved IMO. If they trade the pick it's for a wing. Castle is the PG/SG of the future
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Agreed, it would be a bad move trading Castle, #2 pick, Vassell and future first rounders. The Spurs are the smartest organization out there and I don't see it happening.

Giannis can't shoot, Wemby is a good shooter not a great shooter but I don't want my 7'5 guy out on the perimeter shooting threes all game. The more I think about it I don't like the fit at all. They are both #1's but it should be Wemby's team (with Castle as his Robin) and I want him near the basket working inside to out. Spacing wouldn't be good with these two, they both need the ball, and it would hamstring how they could build the team out.
 
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