Spurscast Ep. 658: Less Than Two Weeks from the Draft

Spurscast: Less Than Two Weeks from the Draft

In Spurscast episode 658, Spurscast host Paul Garcia, Project Spurs writer Benjamin Bornstein, and former Project Spurs writer Trevor Zickgraf discuss: 

If the Spurs should try to trade up in the draft

Draft prospects with the 9th pick

Draft prospects with the 20th pick

Draft prospects with the 25th pick

Draft prospects with the 38th pick in the second round

Trading Up
In the event Chet Holmgren or Paolo Banchero fell to 4th in the NBA Draft, do the San Antonio Spurs have a trade package that would intrigue the Sacramento Kings into trading the 4th pick?
Keegan Murray of Iowa and Shaedon Sharpe of Kentucky are draft prospects projected to be drafted before 9th, the Spurs' first round pick. Should San Antonio try to move up via trade to try and get in position to draft one of those two prospects?
Draft Prospects with the 9th Pick
Draft prospects mentioned in the 9th pick range are:

Benedict Mathurin, a 6'6" player out of Arizona, whose mock average is 8th.

Jalen Duren, a 6'11" player out of Memphis, whose mock average is 11th.

Jeremy Sochan, a 6'9" player out of Baylor, whose mock average is 12th, and the Spurs reportedly have interest in.

Dyson Daniels, a 6'6" G-League Ignite player, whose mock average is 8th, and the Spurs reportedly have interest in.

Ousmane Dieng, a 6'9" player from the New Zealand Breakers, whose mock average is 14th.

Draft Prospects with the 20th Pick
Draft prospects mentioned in the 20th pick range are:

Nikola Jovic

Jalen Williams

Jaden Hardy

Kennedy Chandler

Patrick Baldwin Jr.

Draft Prospects with the 25th Pick
Draft prospects mentioned in the 25th pick range are:

Jaden Hardy

Kendall Brown

Kennedy Chandler

Dalen Terry

Patrick Baldwin Jr.

Christian Braun

Ryan Rollins

Caleb Houstan

Draft Prospects with the 38th Pick in the Second Round
Draft prospects mentioned in the 38th pick range of the second round are:

Wendell Moore Jr.

Max Christie

Caleb Houstan

John Butler

Khalifa Diop

Other draft prospects discussed in the episode are:

Johnny Davis

Tari Eason

Blake Wesley

EJ Liddell

Walker Kessler

MarJon Beauchamp

Jake LaRavia

Christian Koloko

Leonard Miller

Gabriele Procida

Peyton Watson

David Roddy

Josh Minott

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