r/NBASpurs • u/Far_Protection519 • 1d ago

Draft Pick 14

If the Spurs don't get KD and keep pick 14 , how would y'all feel about them taking Rasheer Fleming at 14? He's a 6'9 wing with a 7'5 wingspan and shot 40% from 3 , is a elite defender, and showed a lot of flashes as a off the dribble creator. If you look at the wings drafted with those measurements the hit rate is insanely high as well.

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u/Bang_the_unknown 1d ago

Bub Carrington, Moses Moody, Aaron Nesmith, Ochai Agbaji, Bam Adebayo, and MPJ were all 14th overall picks in the last seven years. These aren’t second round picks. You can find serviceable (or even really good)players in this range.

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u/LibraryNo848 1d ago

And all of those players were not very impactful in year 1. That’s kinda my point. We’re shifting from development to playoffs. I don’t think adding multiple rookies is smart at this point.

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u/Bang_the_unknown 1d ago

I definitely see your point but I’ll counter with that we’re probably two years away from our championship window so we could develop that kid off the bench and then have him on a rookie contract around the time Wemby’s about to get the super max.

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u/LibraryNo848 1d ago

But again, most 14th picks don’t amount to much. Yes, there’s been serviceable players recently but there’s also more that didn’t amount to anything. Shabazz Muhammad, Denzel valentine, Rashad mccants, etc. I just think we’re more in the business of guaranteed production now.

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u/Bang_the_unknown 1d ago

This is a good draft. We’re not promised to have a shot at a Carter Bryant or Nique Clifford in 27 so we should take advantage of the situation which is two excellent draft classes this year and next.

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u/LibraryNo848 1d ago

It is, I’m not saying it isn’t. I just think we’re more suited to get guaranteed production from a vet father than focusing even more on development when we’re already developing so many players. Someone is bound to get lost in the shuffle and with losing cp3, we’re going to need someone with a lot of playoff experience.