In Spurscast episode 655, Spurscast host Paul Garcia and Project Spurs writer Benjamin Bornstein discuss:
- Who the Spurs should draft if they end up with a Top-4 lottery pick
- Draft prospects with the 9th pick
- Draft prospects with the 20th pick
- Draft prospects with the 25th pick
Who should the Spurs draft if they end up with a Top-4 pick?
There’s no consensus number one overall pick according to different mock drafts, but one of these two players are projected to go first – Jabari Smith of Auburn, or Chet Holmgren of Gonzaga.
Paolo Banchero of Duke is projected to go third and Jaden Ivey from Purdue is expected to go fourth.
In the episode, Bornstein and I discuss different scenarios of who the Spurs should draft if they end up with one of the Top-4 picks.
Draft Prospects in the 9th pick range
The following players are mentioned on different mocks in the 9th pick range:
- Johnny Davis of Wisconsin
- Jalen Duren of Memphis
- TyTy Washington of Kentucky
- Ousmane Dieng of the New Zealand Breakers
- Bennedict Mathurin of Arizona
- AJ Griffin of Duke
Draft Prospects in the 20th pick range
The following players are mentioned on different mocks in the 20th pick range:
- Jaden Hardy of G-League Ignite
- Kennedy Chandler of Tennessee
- EJ Liddell of Ohio State
- MarJon Beauchamp of G-League Ignite
- Wendell Moore Jr. of Duke
- Kendall Brown of Baylor
- Ousmane Dieng of the New Zealand Breakers
Draft Prospects in the 25th pick range
The following players are mentioned on different mocks in the 25th pick range:
- Walker Kessler of Auburn
- Kennedy Chandler of Tennessee
- Patrick Baldwin Jr. of Milwaukee
- Christian Braun of Kansas
- Wendell Moore Jr. of Duke
- Kendall Brown of Baylor
- Jalen Williams of Santa Clara
