The 2023 NBA draft lottery is in the books. The Spurs have the rights to the No. 1 overall pick, winning the lottery for the first time since 1997 when they took Tim Duncan with the top selection. Here’s a look at how we think the first 14 picks will play out based on the lottery results.
No. 1 Spurs - Victor Wembanyama, France
No. 2 Hornets - Scoot Henderson, G League Ignite
No. 3 Trail Blazers - Brandon Miller, Alabama
No. 4 Rockets - Ausar Thompson, Overtime Elite
No. 5 Pistons - Jarace Walker, Houston
No. 6 Magic - Amen Thompson, Overtime Elite
No. 7 Pacers - Cam Whitmore, Villanova
No. 8 Wizards - Taylor Hendricks, UCF
No. 9 Jazz - Anthony Black, Arkansas
No. 10 Mavericks - Jordan Hawkins, UConn
No. 11 Magic (via Bulls) - Gradey Dick, Kansas
No. 12 Thunder - Greg Jackson, South Carolina
No. 13 Raptors - Cason Wallace, Kentucky
No. 14 Pelicans - Keyonte George, Baylor
Because the most mathematically probable thing happened that makes it rigged ?
Yea I’m sure the NBA is all excited about the biggest prospect since Lebron going to one of the smaller market teams in the NBA
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If you want to talk rigged how about the year after shaq went to Orlando the Magic had 1 ball in the hopper the next season back when the lottery was super heavy weighted for the bad teams and they get the #1 pick 2 years in a row and nab Webber
You just validated my point on how it's impossible not one team outside of those top five got pulled to move up LOL
It's important to understand that the lottery rules in regards to those top four to five teams
And I think they punished Detroit who had the best odds and pushed them down to 5th because everyone in the world knew they were blatantly tanking and didn't care what anyone thought about it
If they have no hand in manipulating things, the actual pulling of the balls would be televised live a long time ago instead of after the fact
You do realize there is a representative from each team in the lottery at the time of the drawing don’t you ?
You should look up the process on how the draft lottery works
This is sheriff Joe level of conspiracy you got going on in this thread
You should look up the process on how the draft lottery works
This is sheriff Joe level of conspiracy you got going on in this thread
My opinion anything new
Many have king believed it's fixed at least rk a certain degree going all the way back to the Patrick Ewing thing
Can you find something that says a representative from each team is behind closed door when they pull the balls?
Because it used to be only a third party company they allowed back there
Actually it makes no sense they would have any team Representatives back there because then they would already know the results and not be surprised as they always are when envelopes are pulled
Many have king believed it's fixed at least rk a certain degree going all the way back to the Patrick Ewing thing
Can you find something that says a representative from each team is behind closed door when they pull the balls?
Because it used to be only a third party company they allowed back there
Actually it makes no sense they would have any team Representatives back there because then they would already know the results and not be surprised as they always are when envelopes are pulled
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Because as the story says the representatives that are in the room are isolated without any kind of communication devices such as phones and are not allowed to leave the building until after the draft is announced publicly . The reps in the building during the drawing are not the same people on the stage during the tv presentation who have no prior knowledge of who won the draft before its announced live
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Yeah I was thinking the only way is if they made them leave all mobile devices at the door
lookahead
The San Antonio Spurs won the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night and will have the ability to add French phenom Victor Wembanyama to their roster for the 2023-24 season. The Spurs were one of three teams with the best odds to win the lottery, the two other teams dropping out of the top 3 in the lottery — the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons. Here we’ll take a look at the Spurs depth chart and roster and how Wemby might fit in next season.
SG: Devin Vassell
SF: Keldon Johnson
PF: Jeremy Sochan
C: Victor Wembanyama
Bench: Devonte’ Graham, Doug McDermott, Zach Collins, Khem Birch, Malaki Branham, Charles Bassey, Blake Wesley, Romeo Langford (UFA), Gorgui Dieng (UFA)
The Spurs may have the best young core in the NBA after adding Wembanyama. We saw big development from Johnson, Vassell, Jones and Sochan last season despite the Spurs struggling to string together wins. San Antonio had nine different players start at least 20 games, so injuries and a revolving door or sorts impacted the team.
Wembanyama should line up at center to start given his size at 7-foot-2. It could make sense to shift Wemby to small forward or power forward but that would send Sochan to the bench and second unit. There’s no way the Spurs are paying Johnson $20 million next season to come off the bench. Wembanyama makes more sense as a wing rather than center, similar to how Giannis Antetokounmpo started his career more as a SF/PF before reaching his peak and shifting to center. Wembanyama should offer versatility throughout the starting five.
Jones is a free agent and the Spurs could opt to let him walk and start Branham. San Antonio also has a lot of cap space to play around with and could look to add a veteran guard to bridge the gap until the roster is ready to compete. But really it makes sense to keep Wemby, Johnson, Sochan and Vassell together as starters to develop chemistry and grow together.
The San Antonio Spurs won the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night and will have the ability to add French phenom Victor Wembanyama to their roster for the 2023-24 season. The Spurs were one of three teams with the best odds to win the lottery, the two other teams dropping out of the top 3 in the lottery — the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons. Here we’ll take a look at the Spurs depth chart and roster and how Wemby might fit in next season.
2023 Spurs depth chart
PG: Tre Jones (UFA)SG: Devin Vassell
SF: Keldon Johnson
PF: Jeremy Sochan
C: Victor Wembanyama
Bench: Devonte’ Graham, Doug McDermott, Zach Collins, Khem Birch, Malaki Branham, Charles Bassey, Blake Wesley, Romeo Langford (UFA), Gorgui Dieng (UFA)
The Spurs may have the best young core in the NBA after adding Wembanyama. We saw big development from Johnson, Vassell, Jones and Sochan last season despite the Spurs struggling to string together wins. San Antonio had nine different players start at least 20 games, so injuries and a revolving door or sorts impacted the team.
Wembanyama should line up at center to start given his size at 7-foot-2. It could make sense to shift Wemby to small forward or power forward but that would send Sochan to the bench and second unit. There’s no way the Spurs are paying Johnson $20 million next season to come off the bench. Wembanyama makes more sense as a wing rather than center, similar to how Giannis Antetokounmpo started his career more as a SF/PF before reaching his peak and shifting to center. Wembanyama should offer versatility throughout the starting five.
Jones is a free agent and the Spurs could opt to let him walk and start Branham. San Antonio also has a lot of cap space to play around with and could look to add a veteran guard to bridge the gap until the roster is ready to compete. But really it makes sense to keep Wemby, Johnson, Sochan and Vassell together as starters to develop chemistry and grow together.
Always a chance he could be a disappointment
But I doubt it
Guy does it all
Will he stay healthy though?
