The Spurs got lucky in the lottery for the third straight year, landing the No. 2 pick. They’ll get to add another high-quality young player to a mix that already includes the last two Rookies of the Year.
“When you jump into the top four again, you put yourself as an organization in a place to make a really big acquisition with a really good player,” coach Mitch Johnson said, per Michael Wright and Jonathan Givony of ESPN. “And that’s what we’re going to look forward to doing.”
Johnson was referring to getting a high pick, rather than dealing it.
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- The Spurs are well-positioned to make a run at Giannis Antetokounmpo, LJ Ellis of Spurstalk.com doubts the Bucks star will wind up there. Antetokounmpo’s timeline doesn’t quite mesh with Victor Wembanyama’s timeline, Ellis notes, so San Antonio going all-in for the 30-year-old superstar seems like a premature move.
- The Pelicans dropped from No. 4 to No. 7 in the draft lottery but the franchise still has some reason for optimism, Will Guillory of The Athletic writes. Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy, Herbert Jones and Yves Missi are good building blocks and the possibility of Antetokounmpo being traded could also aid their cause. New Orleans owns the rights to the Bucks’ first-round pick swaps in 2026 and 2027 and those picks would rise in value if the Bucks deal their top player.
- While the Grizzlies have genuine interest in European star guard T.J. Shorts, he’d very likely get a bigger offer if he remains overseas, according to Aris Barkas of Eurohoops.net. Memphis is willing to give him a guaranteed deal but it’s unlikely he’d get much more than a minimum contract. If Shorts decides to stay in Europe, he will easily get a multi-year deal with a triple annual net salary or even more, Barkas adds. Given that Shorts will turn 28 in October, it would be tough for him to pass up the biggest contract of his career.
Oh my… it’s really sounding like this is going to be the summer of Giannis trade rumors… nonstop. So buckle up. Meanwhile, he’s not going to be traded, but that won’t stop the rumor industry.
Why would he stay on a team not committed to winning? I mean Doc Rivers? Kyle Kuzma? That roster? That’s not even trying to win when you have a top 5 guy. Lazy team does not deserve superstar player.
Typical midwest loser team owner: wins 1 title finally, then hangs their hat on it forever, and proceeds to run the team into the ground in the meantime. Happened with the Cubs and Royals too.
I mean they went out and got Lillard after winning that title to try to get another one. That’s quite different than what the Cubs and Royals did.
Ignore Davey. He is your typical loser trying to pretend he knows everything. Then he criticizes everyone when you point out his dumb statements. He has pissed off 95% of the people on here.
Lillard with zero rings, is going to win you a ring? Okay.
What the Bucks want to do is what the Cubs and Royals did. Giannis needed to be placated, Cubs and Royals had no player on that level.
Scrap the lottery … useless for struggling teams.
Except Spurs and Detroit for example
Nah they just need to ban postseason teams from participating in it.
Zion is in year 6 and has played more than 60 games twice. Is he still building block material?
Nah. The Spurs had been to the Conference Finals the year before they drafted Tim Duncan. They just had a lot of injuries one season.
The top picks don’t always guarantee a team the best player. Not every team does a great job at talent evaluation. Jokic was the 41st pick; one can easily find more examples.
Spurs have two lottery picks. They could make trade for Giannis.