No way I'm giving up 4 and 8 to get #1. I'd give up 4 and Charlotte and Chicago's 2025 protected picks plus ATL's 2027 pick. I wouldn't give up pick 8 or ATL's 2025 unprotected pick.

Risacher and Topic or Risacher and Edey would be nice! Risacher for the 3 and D Topic for the playmaking Edey for having a solid and tall center when wemby is out (10 minutes a game) without dropping to the worst defense in the league. Eventually sometimes letting wemby be a 4 and Edey a 5 (for maybe 5 minutes a game).

How many overall #1s actually work out vs mid/late lottos & higher? Keep ur picks & take 2 shots at a good player vs going all in on 1. Esp in a weak draft class like this

Spurs probably need a big body that can play 4/5.

"let's put all the French dudes in the same team" yeah it could be fun to see in few years: traore, coulibaly, salaun, risacher, wemby, sarr... could be a serious team

Jonas at center was a perfect take. Thank you Wes.

Just here to read all the comments from all the fake GM sitting at home

There's a real chance the Spurs could actually get Risacher AND Dillingham. The Spurs SHOULD trade #4, Collins and #48 to move up to maybe #2 or #1 if possible. Pick Risacher. They should then trade #8, Keldon Johnson, Trae Jones and Devonte Graham for Lonzo Ball Alex Caruso and #11. Use #11 to pick Dillingham. Then sign Isiah Hartinstien, Bol Bol, Drummond and Nic Batum . Backcourt becomes elite with 6'6 Ball and 6'5 Carruso, 6'5 Vessel, 6'3 Dillingham Elite size, elite defense, elite passing, excellent shooting and spacing. Super sized, super versatile frontcourt 7'4 Wemby, 7' Hartinstien, 7'3 Bol, 6'11 Drummond, 6'8 Batum, 6'8 Sochon, 6'9 Risacher , 6'8 Osman This team is a legit playoff contender with depth. It would have elite level defense. Shooting at every position. It fits the cap. Enough core remains to have good chemistry. The players fit the style of play Pop likes. The gamble is Ball's feet/ankles. If he can be 90-100% by Feb the gamble pays off. This is somewhat less of a gamble than picking a 19-20yo rookie without NBA experience. Ball says he's about 70% now which means he's likely closer to 50-60%. He could be 70%-75% by training camp and 90%-95% by Jan. Ball was an elite player before the injury. Ball and Caruso made up one of the best backcourts in the league before the injury. They had the Bulls humming towards real playoff contention. Together, they played elite defense. With Wemby that defense gets exponentially better. They shot the ball well too. Add Dillingham and Vessel and it's a deep, versatile, extremely complimentary to Wemby backcourt. Bol Bol is very underrated. Grouped with Wemby,Hartinstien and Drummond, he becomes the best version of himself. 7'3 with most of the attributes of Wemby but less drive and confidence. With Wemby he pushes harder to be his best(I believe). Regardless, it gives a great, versatile C/PF group(Wemby and Bol could potentially even play SF for short spurts). Vet Batum, Osman can tutor Risacher and Sochon while putting up solid minutes. This Spurs team could become better than the Giannis Bucks team that won the Chip within a couple years.

first risacher now, then Nolan Traore in 2025, FRENCH CONNECTION

Brandon you hit it right on the head: you got a bunch of people out there including the sports media who saw Wemby bust out the way they did and got this hurry up and get it done narrative. Problem is you got a bunch of fans here who is who have bought that thing Hook line & sinker.

Markinen would be an udeal signing, a versatike big who can shoot from the arc. He does get injured a lot though.

Spurs get DJ and the 1st overall, Atlanta gets Keldon the 4th and their 2025 1st rounder back.

The difference of paying a #1 versus a #4 draft pick over 4 years might be a factor for Atlanta willing to trade down.. I said before that no one seems to be "deserving" of a #1 picks salary per view of many potential nba teams perhaps..

#4 Devin Carter, #8 Tristan Da Silva, both can defend and shoot. Second round Trentyn Flowers and Ajay Mitchell, undrafted pick up Zacharie Perrin and Tomislav Ivisic. Let them fight for the 3 two way spots.

First of all, We need to know if Wemby can play 36 minutes. After that, The Spurs can go for all they need to be a contender.

Vassell, Sochan, KJ,

Spurs need to draft Edey. They should use the many second rounders they have to get him.

I was thinking the other day… The Frenchmen should team up ( on purpose) to be the first big 3 internationally. Idk Greek freek YAMA and I guess Gobert. Add SIDDY to the that.

Spurs can't pay all this young guys moving forward so strategically and financially it makes sense to trade 2 to 1.

Wemby and Kel'el Ware would terrorize to the league!