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Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Taking swings in round two could pay dividends for the young squad Spurs Twitter has been ablaze with trade machine ideas for acquiring another lottery selection in the 2023 NBA Draft. Ever since the Spurs received the number one overall pick in the draft, where they will most likely be taking Victor Wembanyama, the idea of pairing him with another high level talent has intrigued many. Once that idea was substantiated by a rumor from NBA Big Board’s Rafael Barlowe, things really heated up. But what if they can’t find a good deal to...

John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports With draft rumors swirling, Four Down focuses on San Antonio’s options this summer All was quiet and well in Spurs world this week, until the first significant offseason rumor hit social media. Rafael Barlowe of of NBA Big Board reported that the San Antonio Spurs are looking to trade into the first round to help sure up the point guard position. New on NBA Big Board The Hornets, Pacers, Spurs and other NBA teams are looking to make moves in the draft and on the trade marketMore draft coverage:https://t.co/6yywg1DRJQ— Rafael...

Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Which veteran players could the Spurs surround their first overall selection with? It’s been a week since the Spurs heard their name called last in the 2023 Draft Lottery, changing the future of the franchise with the potential to draft Victor Wembanyama. As if the news were some sort of sure sign of a new basketball messiah, it sent the franchise’s most devoted followers into a frenzy. They asked: How should the team build around this new cornerstone? Should they trade draft assets to acquire stars to push for the playoffs? Package the...

Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via The second-round pick turned starting point guard’s future is in question, despite strong play. Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2022-23 player reviews! The series will look at all 16 players that finished the season with the Spurs (minus Khem Birch since he never suited up), so we won’t be reviewing players like Stanley Johnson or Isaiah Roby. In the next edition, we will be taking a look at Tre Jones’ performance and his outlook for the future. Tre Jones 2022-23 Stats: 68 games, 12.9 points, 6.6 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 1.3 steals...

Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports What the Spurs can learn from the construction of the league’s best rosters Well, things certainly have changed a bit since the last article in this series, haven’t they? Before getting the number one overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, the playoffs looked somewhat far away for the Spurs. Now, with Victor Wembanyama soon to join the roster, it’s not so far-fetched to start thinking about getting this team ready for playoff basketball in the next couple of seasons. It would be smart to look at what is working in the playoffs thus...

Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports The Spurs may have found a late-first-round gem in their young swingman Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2022-23 player reviews! The series will look at all 16 players that finished the season with the Spurs (minus Khem Birch since he never suited up), so we won’t be reviewing players like Stanley Johnson or Isaiah Roby. In the next edition, we will be taking a look at Malaki Branham’s performance and his outlook for the future. Malaki Branham 2022-23 Stats: 66 games, 10.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 44% FG 2022-23 Salary: $5.06...

Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/NBAE via It was a perfect night. In fifty years as a franchise, the Spurs have missed the playoffs only eight times. Six of those years, they missed by enough to be in the NBA Lottery. This year, on the 6th try, they won their third ever First overall pick! Not only is that an incredible record in the lottery, but to compound the luck and win the right to draft the 3rd generational big man, in as many picks, is outright insane. You couldn’t write a movie script any better. Jacob Douglas invited me to share in the excitement and talk about...

Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports Enjoy the inaugural episode of the Four Down podcast, as the boys discuss the NBA Draft Lottery. Now that the Conference Finals matchups are solidified and excitement around the NBA Playoffs continues to escalate, fans of teams engaged in the Trauma for Wembanyama Sweepstakes are also nearing peak levels. The NBA Draft Lottery is Tuesday, and the destination of the next generational talent will be determined. But Victor Wembanyama will have 59 draft mates, and the teams who do not win the right to select him will have the opportunity to add...

Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports And finally, elation. Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s countdown to the NBA Draft Lottery, which is just one day away! Each day, we have been running a Mock Draft in Tankathon‘s draft simulator and exploring what the Spurs could do in each of their possible landing spots. Yesterday San Antonio selected Scoot Henderson at two. Today, the Spurs finally get a chance to select first overall. Here is the mock draft: Besides the excitement for San Antonio getting the first pick, this is a fun lottery result. Washington is a good...

Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports San Antonio gets a potential star despite missing out on Victor Wembanyama Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s countdown to the NBA Draft Lottery, which is just two days away! Each day, we will be running a Mock Draft in Tankathon‘s draft simulator and exploring what the Spurs could do in each of their possible landing spots. Yesterday San Antonio selected Brandon Miller at 3rd. Today we are looking at what the Spurs can do with the 2nd overall pick. Here are the lottery results: One of the tamer lottery results thus...

Gary Cosby Jr. / USA TODAY NETWORK Spurs add a sharp shooting wing with their top-three selection. Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s countdown to the NBA Draft Lottery, which is just 4 days away! Each day, we will be running a Mock Draft in Tankathon‘s draft simulator and exploring what the Spurs could do in each of their possible landing spots. Yesterday San Antonio selected Amen Thompson at 4th. Today we are looking at what the Spurs can do with the 3rd overall pick. Here are the lottery results: Houston and Detroit may have won the tanking battle, but...

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Spurs get another athletic point forward with the 4th pick. Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s countdown to the NBA Draft Lottery, which is just 4 days away! Each day, we will be running a Mock Draft in Tankathon‘s draft simulator and exploring what the Spurs could do in each of their possible landing spots. Yesterday San Antonio selected Amen Thompson at 5th. Today we are looking at what the Spurs can do with the 4th overall pick. Here are the lottery results: Two major jumpers make the top three in this mock draft....

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Spurs get a steal, and potential star despite falling out of the top 4. Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s countdown to the NBA Draft Lottery, which is just 5 days away! Each day, we will be running a Mock Draft in Tankathon‘s draft simulator and exploring what the Spurs could do in each of their possible landing spots. Yesterday San Antonio selected Jarace Walker at 6th. Today we are looking at what the Spurs can do with the 5th overall pick. Here are the lottery results: Fun fact: when I did the lottery spins, San Antonio...

Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports The Spurs get a versatile wing who could be an elite defender Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s countdown to the NBA Draft Lottery, which is just 6 days away! Each day, we will be running a Mock Draft in Tankathon‘s draft simulator and exploring what the Spurs could do in each of their possible landing spots. Today we are looking at what the Spurs can do with the 6th overall pick. Here are the lottery results: Orlando once again jumps up a few slots to grab a top three pick. Pairing a top prospect in this draft with Paolo...

Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports The big man got healthy, and had the best season of his NBA career Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2022-23 player reviews! The series will look at all 16 players that finished the season with the Spurs (minus Khem Birch since he never suited up), so we won’t be reviewing players like Stanley Johnson or Isaiah Roby. In the next edition, we will be taking a look at Zach Collins’ performance and his outlook for the future. Zach Collins 2022-23 Stats: 63 games, 11.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 51.8% FG, 37.4% 3P 2022-23 Salary:...