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Speaker 1: As the San Antonio Spurs get ready and get prepped
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Speaker 1: got a lock to go over in this episode, will
Speaker 1: go a little bit over some of the draft picks.
Speaker 1: We're also going to talk about the summer league roster.
Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about the recent signing here in San
Speaker 1: Antonio of Luke Cornett from the Boston Celtics. Yes, give
Speaker 1: that man a round of applause, because it looks like
Speaker 1: we're establishing some twin towers again here in San Antonio. Also,
Speaker 1: we'll get you updated with some of the latest trades
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Speaker 1: and all of that and where the Santa Antonio should
Speaker 1: go from here. We're going to talk about the people
Speaker 1: that are under contract, those who need to be re signed,
Speaker 1: Who will the Spurs re sign, who will they let
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Speaker 1: San Antonio Spurs Weekly with KD. So let's get right
Speaker 1: to it, all right, let's talk about the San Antonio
Speaker 1: Spurs week. When it came to the NBA draft. Let's
Speaker 1: talk a little bit about who we picked up. Did
Speaker 1: we do the right thing? Are we doing the right thing?
Speaker 1: I think we are. I would give ourselves probably a
Speaker 1: B plus, maybe a minus. When it came to the
Speaker 1: draft last week. Definitely we knew we were going to
Speaker 1: take Dylan Harper or two really started to look at
Speaker 1: this kid overall, and he's going to be a stud.
Speaker 1: He's going to be a star. A lot of people
Speaker 1: are out there saying, Oh, he's going to be better
Speaker 1: than Steph Castle. Let's pump the brakes there. I think
Speaker 1: we're gonna have two amazing guards here in San Antonio
Speaker 1: for years to come, and that's what we need. I mean,
Speaker 1: we had Tony Parker, Mano Genobli, Tim Duncan. You can
Speaker 1: kind of see that same formation starting to happen with
Speaker 1: Dylan Harper, Steph Castle and Victor Webbin Yama. You can
Speaker 1: see that starting to happen. And now what you're saying,
Speaker 1: what about the weed in the grass, the ace in
Speaker 1: the hole that we have deeron Fox. We're gonna talk
Speaker 1: a little bit about Deer and Fox a little bit
Speaker 1: later in the program. Are the Spurs even gonna give
Speaker 1: him an extension? Are the Spurs gonna re sign him
Speaker 1: this year? Or is he gonna be an unrestricted free
Speaker 1: agent next year? We're gonna play a little game of
Speaker 1: what if on the show today. So a lot to
Speaker 1: get to, but let's talk a little bit about Dylan
Speaker 1: Harper Dylan Harper had an amazing season at Rutgers. Dylan
Speaker 1: Harper is one of those speedy quick guards. I believe
Speaker 1: once he gets the defense down, he's gonna be a
Speaker 1: great assets for the Spurs. The outside shot will come around,
Speaker 1: just like Steph Castle. Everybody was really knocking Steph ca
Speaker 1: Castle last year about his shooting performance. You got to
Speaker 1: remember both these guys were freshmen in college. You played
Speaker 1: what forty games maybe total, which includes your run in
Speaker 1: the NCAA tournament. Now Dylan Harper did, and they finished
Speaker 1: fifteen and seventeen. So only to play this number of
Speaker 1: games and shoot from the three point line in college,
Speaker 1: then now to step back to the NBA, it's a
Speaker 1: little bit of an adjustment, and we forget about that.
Speaker 1: Spurs fans, we forget about that NBA fans we think
Speaker 1: these guys are automatically going to come in and be superman.
Speaker 1: Remember they're not generational talents. They're great ballplayers. Generational talents
Speaker 1: should have a little bit more of an edge. For instance,
Speaker 1: Cooper Flagg coming in, Cooper Flag should be fantastic. Victor
Speaker 1: Wembenyama should be fantastic, which he's showing signs of that
Speaker 1: already Lebron James has shown that he is one of
Speaker 1: the greatest of alts. These are generational talents. Now what
Speaker 1: about everybody else below them? The Dylan Harper's, the vj
Speaker 1: as Combs, also the likes of Steph Castle and Moore?
Speaker 1: What about these guys? They take time to develop, And
Speaker 1: like we've been saying over the last two years here
Speaker 1: in San Antonio, you have to trust the process. You
Speaker 1: really have to trust this process what's going on in
Speaker 1: the NBA with your team and especially with the San
Speaker 1: Antonio Spurs. With that being said, I believe the San
Speaker 1: Antonio Spurs are on the right path. You see, over
Speaker 1: the last couple months, we've really worried about trying to
Speaker 1: bring in big names to San Antonio, going after Ianis,
Speaker 1: going after Kevin Durant. But we even played the game
Speaker 1: of what if? What if we went after those guys?
Speaker 1: I believe it would cost the Spurs in the long run. Now,
Speaker 1: I know you Spurs fans want us to contend next
Speaker 1: year and you want us to be right there in
Speaker 1: the thick of things. A lot of you guys are
Speaker 1: also picking the Spurs to finish second in the West.
Speaker 1: Pump the breaks, Pump the breaks because here comes the
Speaker 1: reality setting in Tonio will probably finish in a fifth
Speaker 1: maybe fourth seed. But you also don't want to be
Speaker 1: that team that has to play San Antonio in the
Speaker 1: first round. Can you imagine going up against Victor Wembin,
Speaker 1: Yamadier and Fox Steph Castle, the crew that we have
Speaker 1: now in the first round of the playoffs. That's going
Speaker 1: to be a tough matchup for anybody. Now, the Spurs
Speaker 1: will get theres in years to come. I was taking
Speaker 1: a look at some of the free agency coming up
Speaker 1: in twenty twenty six, and there's some interesting pieces to
Speaker 1: puzzles on teams that if the teams don't sign them,
Speaker 1: I think the team will deplete a little bit. But
Speaker 1: let's move over to Houston real quick. Let's talk about
Speaker 1: the Houston Rockets and what they did with Kevin Durant
Speaker 1: and also some of their signings. They re signed Fred
Speaker 1: van Fleet as well, which I believe was much needed
Speaker 1: in Houston because they couldn't go after another point guard
Speaker 1: bring another point guard in along with Kevin Durant. Fred
Speaker 1: van Fleet is that perfect guy. He kind of reminds
Speaker 1: me of Jamal Murray a little bit. In Denver, mister
Speaker 1: do it all can step up when he needs to
Speaker 1: step up. That was a huge signing for you Rocket fans.
Speaker 1: But let's talk about y'all for a little bit. I
Speaker 1: think you lost a little grit. I thought you lost
Speaker 1: a little grime when you got rid of, of course,
Speaker 1: your two players. For Kevin Durant, you know, the one
Speaker 1: of the thirtiest players in the game there, Dylan. I
Speaker 1: believe he is a rough and tough, ruggin and raw
Speaker 1: type guy, and I think losing him was a big issue.
Speaker 1: Jalen Green, I think is going to be a star.
Speaker 1: But sometimes you have to bank on what you're doing
Speaker 1: right now. And the Rockets see what's going on in
Speaker 1: the West. They see a young Spurs team up and coming,
Speaker 1: and they need to get theirs right now. Oklahoma City
Speaker 1: won it this year, young team. That's why they went
Speaker 1: out and re signed the MVP SGA to one of
Speaker 1: the most lucrative year league contracts in the history of
Speaker 1: the NBA. Believe four years, two hundred and fifty eight
Speaker 1: million for SGA. So it's very interesting what's happening here
Speaker 1: in the West. So Spurs fans, you're sitting here saying, well,
Speaker 1: We're not making a contention. We're not moving, We're not
Speaker 1: getting anybody big. Shh. You got to take a look
Speaker 1: at this roster. You really got to take a look
Speaker 1: at what we're doing for the future. When we got
Speaker 1: Dylan Harper, I believe that was a huge move for us, absolutely,
Speaker 1: But then going after a gentleman out of Arizona, a
Speaker 1: man who I think is going to make an impact
Speaker 1: with the Spurs in the next couple years as a
Speaker 1: defensive monster. He almost kind of reminds me of another
Speaker 1: Jeremy Sohan in Carter Bryant. Now, when I saw this
Speaker 1: draft pick, I was like, oh, I thought we would
Speaker 1: go more for a big, big man. I thought we
Speaker 1: would maybe go after somebody out of Yukon or maybe
Speaker 1: one of Victor's friends over in France. But the Spurs
Speaker 1: know what they're doing over the last several years. Have
Speaker 1: you doubted this team when it comes to the draft.
Speaker 1: I mean, as much as you guys want to knock
Speaker 1: on Devin Vassel, Devin Vessel still is a very good player.
Speaker 1: You guys want to knock on kJ very good player.
Speaker 1: He is going to probably be front runner next year
Speaker 1: for six Man of the Year. Although I would like
Speaker 1: to see the Spurs put numbers one, two, three, four,
Speaker 1: and five in the lineup. Put in the U Spurs
Speaker 1: fans Victor at one, Dillan at two, kJ will probably
Speaker 1: go back to number three, number four, with Fox in
Speaker 1: castle number five. That is a marketer's dream right there.
Speaker 1: By the way, you know that the Spurs marketing staff
Speaker 1: right now are seething at the T shirt sales on
Speaker 1: that one. You just know they are right. They're just
Speaker 1: waiting for it. But we haven't counted out the fact
Speaker 1: that Chris Paul might not resign. Let's keep that in mind.
Speaker 1: Could Chris Paul resign? We'll talk about that here in
Speaker 1: just a moment. The Spurs are in a good situation
Speaker 1: right now. Carter Bryant coming in very long, can contest shots.
Speaker 1: He can knock down shots when he is given the opportunity.
Speaker 1: He's probably one of the most hype men in the
Speaker 1: draft that only average six points a game. Let's look
Speaker 1: at it that way. We tend to look at players
Speaker 1: just by how many points they score. And the interesting
Speaker 1: thing is, let me tell you and pump the brakes
Speaker 1: for a minute. Here, kids out there playing basketball listening
Speaker 1: to this program there's more to just scoring in this game.
Speaker 1: You can get recognized these days based on other abilities.
Speaker 1: I went to school with a young man out of
Speaker 1: James Madison High School, and I'm gonna call you out, sir,
Speaker 1: and I'd love to have you on the show one day.
Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to reach out to you. I'd love
Speaker 1: to have you on the show. This man should have
Speaker 1: been a San Antonio spur by the way he played
Speaker 1: on the floor, but when he was a freshman and
Speaker 1: soft more in high school, I'm calling you out, dude.
Speaker 1: I may not have been the best either, but I
Speaker 1: was right next to you, so let's keep that there, okay.
Speaker 1: He had an amazing career. In his senior year of college,
Speaker 1: he led the NCAA in rebounding, So there you go.
Speaker 1: He was tall, he could defend, He did the little intangibles.
Speaker 1: Set pick and rolls, run plays, rebound and hustle. Kids.
Speaker 1: You will get recognized for that. Kind of reminds me
Speaker 1: of Carter Bryant. Now, who am I talking about? Well,
Speaker 1: it is a man. That man I'm gonna say his name.
Speaker 1: Your name haunts me every time, sir, by the way,
Speaker 1: because we played together, and I'm like he made the
Speaker 1: NBA out of everybody we played with. I'm just kidding,
Speaker 1: by the way, I'm kidding, but this man was an
Speaker 1: amazing player when it came to doing the Intangibles again.
Speaker 1: Would have been a great Spur. I know what you're saying, Katie,
Speaker 1: get to it. This is not the American Idol where
Speaker 1: we're going to be back in two and two and
Speaker 1: you're just leaving us on a thread of who's gonna win. Well,
Speaker 1: this young man is a great player in my mind,
Speaker 1: and it's Jeff Foster. Look him up, kids, Jeff Foster.
Speaker 1: Big shout out, Jeff. I'd love to get you on
Speaker 1: the show Man and a where are They Now? Segment.
Speaker 1: He spent a little over thirteen years in the NBA,
Speaker 1: most of his career in Indiana, and he was known
Speaker 1: for setting those picks and getting those rebounds and hustle
Speaker 1: stats and things that don't show up in the books.
Speaker 1: And I believe that's what Carter Bryant's going to be.
Speaker 1: I believe Carter Bryant's also going to give you ten
Speaker 1: points a night on average. But it's gonna take time.
Speaker 1: I don't think we're gonna see him right away. Spurs fans.
Speaker 1: He's gonna be another one of those developmental players in
Speaker 1: the G League, which we have a lot of them.
Speaker 1: Right now. We're going to take a look at our
Speaker 1: summer roster coming up. One of those players I think
Speaker 1: you're going to see a lot of this year is
Speaker 1: Harrison Ingram. Harrison Ingram played a lot last year towards
Speaker 1: the end of last year. And another guy to pay
Speaker 1: attention to is Riley Minnicks. You're like who Riley Minnicks
Speaker 1: is a great shooter. The Spurs have been holding on
Speaker 1: to this gym for the last two years, and I
Speaker 1: think this will be the year we'll see a little
Speaker 1: bit of Riley in the lineup. He was hurt last
Speaker 1: year and he actually went on the traveling squad a lot.
Speaker 1: You would have seen him on the bench. He was
Speaker 1: the buzz cut white kid that was pretty much in
Speaker 1: every gray sweatsuit that you saw at the end of
Speaker 1: the bench. I got a chance to watch him play
Speaker 1: last year in preseason, and I was very impressed with him,
Speaker 1: and I was shocked that the Spurs didn't move him
Speaker 1: up just to his because of his shooting. The Spurs
Speaker 1: have a very deep team and I'm talking about deep
Speaker 1: for the future. So Spurs fans again trust the process.
Speaker 1: But let's take a little look at what the Spurs
Speaker 1: have got lined up for themselves when it comes to
Speaker 1: the Summer League this year. They've got a lot of
Speaker 1: players on the team. Of course, summer league's going to
Speaker 1: be starting very very so right around the corner. But
Speaker 1: the ones you're gonna really need to pay attention to
Speaker 1: our Carter Bryant of course, Dylan Harper, Harrison ingram Riley
Speaker 1: Minnix on this team. And guess who the Spurs got
Speaker 1: on their summer league team. It would be a very
Speaker 1: interesting signing if the Spurs picked him up. If we
Speaker 1: released maybe a Malachi Branham, or maybe someone else like
Speaker 1: a Wesley doesn't re sign with the Spurs, the Spurs
Speaker 1: could look at this mental This man he played in Orlando,
Speaker 1: didn't do too bad. His dad was a really good pro.
Speaker 1: Jamiir Nelson junior is running with the Spurs this summer.
Speaker 1: This is one to maybe watch out for. A Jamiir
Speaker 1: Nelson junior, someone that could probably come off the bench
Speaker 1: have some good minutes for the Spurs. Almost reminds me
Speaker 1: of a Trey Jones type. He'll be in the summer league.
Speaker 1: But we have got a deep summer league team. There's
Speaker 1: over fifteen players in this one. The Summer League will
Speaker 1: be kicking off very so soon, so make sure you
Speaker 1: check your local listings for that. But I really enjoy
Speaker 1: what the Spurs did in the draft this year. Now,
Speaker 1: if we didn't trade that number thirty eight pick, we'd
Speaker 1: have a gem sitting with us, and I think Indiana
Speaker 1: got him Cam Jones, remember his name, Cam Jones out
Speaker 1: of Marquette. I believe Cam Jones is going to be
Speaker 1: one of those players you'll be talking about in the
Speaker 1: next five to ten years, an out of the nowhere
Speaker 1: type player where you're like, wow, Spurs could have had him. Well,
Speaker 1: the Spurs drafted him for Indiana, and then of course
Speaker 1: we ended up trading that pick for cash and money
Speaker 1: along with another second round pick, so I wasn't too
Speaker 1: mad about that one. We didn't lose positioning when it
Speaker 1: comes to another pick later on number thirty eight, we'll
Speaker 1: get and we got cash, so that opened up a
Speaker 1: free few things for the Spurs. But let's take a
Speaker 1: little bit of another look here, an in depth look
Speaker 1: at what the Spurs have under contract and some of
Speaker 1: our free agents. This just popped up for me, so
Speaker 1: don't worry Spurs fans. Malachi Branham is under contract. We'd
Speaker 1: love to see Malachi return. Here's who's on the roster
Speaker 1: right now under contract Branham, Castle, Fox, Vacell, Wesley Barnes,
Speaker 1: Champenny Johnson, Sohan, Wemben Yama. Not too bad. Then you
Speaker 1: just signed Luke Cornett, who we're going to talk about
Speaker 1: here in just a moment. But your free agents David
Speaker 1: Duke Junior's probably out of here. Jordan mclaughlan's probably out
Speaker 1: of here. The next couple are very interesting here, Spurs fans,
Speaker 1: Chris Paul, would you resign Chris Paul? A lot of
Speaker 1: us are like, yes, resign Chris Paul. I would too.
Speaker 1: I believe I would resign Chris Paul. Chris Paul can
Speaker 1: definitely still get maybe twenty minutes on the floor. And
Speaker 1: the question is does he want to start? The rumor
Speaker 1: is that he wants to start. Well, I don't think
Speaker 1: he's going to start. I think the Spurs lineup is
Speaker 1: going to consist of Fox, the Cell, Castle, Wembin Yama
Speaker 1: and Sohan. That is going to be your starting lineup
Speaker 1: for the Spurs this year, barring any injuries, A great
Speaker 1: deep bench I believe the Spurs are creating right now.
Speaker 1: Keldon Johnson, Harrison Barnes, You've got some shooters man, Julian Champenny.
Speaker 1: I think Brandham's going to see some more time. I
Speaker 1: just want to see a different backup point guard. This
Speaker 1: is where I believe that Chris Paul would be a
Speaker 1: great signing. I love Blake Wesley. I love his intensity
Speaker 1: on defense. I love his speedy quickness, but sometimes his
Speaker 1: decision making when he goes into the lane instead of
Speaker 1: going and laying it up, he passes the ball back out.
Speaker 1: He misses a lot of inside lay INDs Now he
Speaker 1: can take it to the rack, which drives me nuts
Speaker 1: because he'll go up with thunder from time to time.
Speaker 1: I hope his aggression works more now. According to sources,
Speaker 1: Fox and Wesley have been working together, so you probably
Speaker 1: could see Wesley as his backup this year here in
Speaker 1: San Antonio and the Spurs release Chris Paul. Now, the
Speaker 1: scary thing is what if Chris Paul signs in Houston,
Speaker 1: goes back to Houston. Kevin Durant's there be a good
Speaker 1: backup point for Fred van Fleet. Very scary things to
Speaker 1: develop if Chris Paul leaves San Antonio. Now the couple
Speaker 1: extra people, I want to look at the Spurs right
Speaker 1: below them, Harrison Ingram. I think his career is decided
Speaker 1: on what he does in the summer league. When he
Speaker 1: played last year, very limited minutes, he had flashes in
Speaker 1: the pan, looked good at times. I'm not too sure
Speaker 1: about Harrison Ingram. I believe he'll be gone. Duke McLaughlin
Speaker 1: Ingram out the next couple as Spurs fans are tough
Speaker 1: to see now. This guy showed up at my son
Speaker 1: San Antonio Spurs basketball camp last week, signed some autographs.
Speaker 1: He's a great guy, mister, you know flavor flave, Yeah,
Speaker 1: that's right, Sandro Mamo Kelavisich. Spurs got to resign him.
Speaker 1: I believe he's a heart and soul of that second team.
Speaker 1: I believe he has opportunities where he can score, but
Speaker 1: his defense lets us down at times. Two. But I
Speaker 1: think Sondra will be a great re signing for the Spurs,
Speaker 1: maybe a two year contract. Riley Minnix is a free agent.
Speaker 1: We talked about this guy. You're starting to see two
Speaker 1: guys in this summer league program. I believe that I've
Speaker 1: got to have a big summer league to be re signed.
Speaker 1: But if the Spurs let go of Riley Minnis, I
Speaker 1: think he's gonna be one of those gems on another
Speaker 1: team that you hear about in the next couple of years.
Speaker 1: Because of his shooting. I believe he can be a
Speaker 1: really good shooter for the Spurs. What about Charles Bassi?
Speaker 1: Is Bizmock Biambo. Well, now that we just signed Luke Cornett,
Speaker 1: one of them, if not both of them, are gone.
Speaker 1: Charles Bassi has been injured a majority of his career.
Speaker 1: Bizmock just came off the bench last year, came off
Speaker 1: his couch and he just he was amazing. Another one
Speaker 1: of those guys. Mat See, we have these players here,
Speaker 1: We're like, man, we just we don't want to lose
Speaker 1: them because we get attached to them. But in order
Speaker 1: for us to grow, where do the San Antonio Spurs go?
Speaker 1: Well you kind of started seeing what they did with
Speaker 1: the signing of Luke Cornett. Luke Cornette's been in the
Speaker 1: league about seven years from Boston. He already he has
Speaker 1: a ring, he has experience, and he does those intangibles
Speaker 1: that the Spurs like he only puts up about six
Speaker 1: points a game, six boards in a block and a
Speaker 1: half I believe last year in nineteen minutes of time
Speaker 1: for the Celtics. But he's hit some big shots. He's
Speaker 1: a beloved character and Celtic lore already. He's been a
Speaker 1: journeyman on several teams Nicks, calvs. Celtics, and I think
Speaker 1: there's two other teams in his short NBA career. But
Speaker 1: the Spurs have confidence in him, as they signed him
Speaker 1: to a four year contract, four years, forty one million.
Speaker 1: I believe this is a good backup. This is a
Speaker 1: good backup for Wemby. It truly is seven two two
Speaker 1: fifty and you could even put them both in the
Speaker 1: lineup at the same time. This is why I think
Speaker 1: the Spurs need to hang on to like maybe a
Speaker 1: Mamu and maybe a Bassie. You kind of need that
Speaker 1: third center or somebody that can play center like a
Speaker 1: Mamu at times. One of those guys have got to stay.
Speaker 1: So where does that leave the Spurs If you have
Speaker 1: a fifteen man roster, let's say one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
Speaker 1: nine ten or under contract. You also signed two players
Speaker 1: in Carter and of course in Dylan Harper. That's twelve.
Speaker 1: This bench is gonna be short, guys, now that I'm
Speaker 1: talking about it, I think you're gonna definitely see Duke gone,
Speaker 1: McLaughlin gone, probably Paul gone, Harrison Ingram or Minnix gone.
Speaker 1: And it's gonna come down to Mamu or Bassie Stain.
Speaker 1: I think we'll find out in the next couple of weeks.
Speaker 1: I really hope Mamu stays since we just signed Luke Cornette.
Speaker 1: But the Spurs future looks good. I believe our future
Speaker 1: looks good. I don't see us going after anybody else
Speaker 1: in the NBA free agency market. I do not see that.
Speaker 1: But let's play a little game we like to call
Speaker 1: what If here on the San Antonio Spurs Weekly Podcast. Yeah,
Speaker 1: give me some hype music before we close the show today.
Speaker 1: Just a quick reminder. Coming up this week, we do
Speaker 1: have a special Fourth of July special for you guys.
Speaker 1: We're the San Antonio Spurs teams of the past considered
Speaker 1: a dynasty. We'll break down some of those teams and
Speaker 1: how they just missed out on a five peat as
Speaker 1: well to make them a dynasty. But in this episode
Speaker 1: of what If, we're gonna play what if here comes
Speaker 1: the NBA free agency market in twenty twenty six. We're
Speaker 1: looking ahead, you guys are not in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 1: There are some interesting free agency names to be had
Speaker 1: out there. We're not gonna mention the first couple on
Speaker 1: the top of the list as we're following sport track
Speaker 1: dot com again, that's sport track dot com, spot track
Speaker 1: dot com. I'm sorry, spot r ac dot com, spot
Speaker 1: track dot Com. Now the first couple on the list
Speaker 1: a big names. Kevin Durants resigned with Huston then, but
Speaker 1: he does have an unrestricted free agent at the end
Speaker 1: of next year. I just want to throw that out there. Also, uh,
Speaker 1: Lebron James depends on what he does with the Lakers
Speaker 1: and what the Lakers do with the rebuilding process. He's
Speaker 1: an unrestricted free agent. Unrestricted free agents, we're looking at
Speaker 1: number three on that list. Number three is Dearon Fox
Speaker 1: Spurs fans. I want that to set in ferment. Dearon Fox.
Speaker 1: What if the Spurs decide to go with the complete
Speaker 1: future and nothing against Fox. He's only twenty eight to
Speaker 1: twenty nine years old, he's been in the league nine years.
Speaker 1: But what if Dylan Harper has an amazing year. What
Speaker 1: if Steph Castle has an amazing year? What if Castle
Speaker 1: gets down that up outside Jumper we were talking about
Speaker 1: the top of the show and he puts up a
Speaker 1: little more assists. This year looks a little bit more
Speaker 1: like Chris Paul. What if that's the point guard of
Speaker 1: the future Come next year. The Spurs have got a
Speaker 1: big decision to make deer In Fox in the final
Speaker 1: year of his contract, can be an unrestricted free agent.
Speaker 1: Rumors are that he would like to sign a long
Speaker 1: term deal with the Spurs, but we have not seen
Speaker 1: that get done just yet. Now, of course, we are
Speaker 1: the proverbial podcast that every time we open our mouths
Speaker 1: on this show. Yeah, we're kind of the good luck
Speaker 1: charm because the opposite happens. So when we say the
Speaker 1: Spurs are not going to re sign somebody, that they
Speaker 1: end up signing them. When we say the Spurs are
Speaker 1: going to lose against a team, they end up blowing
Speaker 1: out the team. So we will take that moniker to
Speaker 1: the grave Spurs hands as long as it helps us out.
Speaker 1: So we're playing the game of what if. What if
Speaker 1: the Spurs don't re sign deer and Fox is this
Speaker 1: a setback for the Spurs. I'm quiet because I don't.
Speaker 1: I'm gonna be honest. I don't want to jinx us.
Speaker 1: I don't want to do it. I just don't want
Speaker 1: to do it. But I'm not going to be a
Speaker 1: politician or waiver either. So what I'm going to do
Speaker 1: is say Spurs re signed Deer and Fox. Okay, I
Speaker 1: don't want to say it's a must need because we
Speaker 1: do have these guards intact for the future, but it's
Speaker 1: hard to pass up what Deer and Fox brings to
Speaker 1: the team. You know, twenty twenty five points a game, five,
Speaker 1: six assists, grabs a couple of rebounds, spreads the floor
Speaker 1: with his outside shot, and we saw just a glimpse
Speaker 1: of him last year. I think he has an amazing
Speaker 1: year with the Spurs. Keep that in mind. Unrestricted free
Speaker 1: agent next year. What usually happens to the player of
Speaker 1: the year before when they know they have an unrestricted
Speaker 1: free agency policy in place the year after, they have
Speaker 1: an amazing year. Vicell has got a couple of years
Speaker 1: on his contract. I think he has a great year
Speaker 1: with the Spur. I think he's one of those ones
Speaker 1: the weeds in the grass nobody's talking about. Everybody's talking
Speaker 1: about Victor and Fox and Dylan and Castle. Vassell's like, hey, guys, hi,
Speaker 1: I'm no slouch over here now. I hope you're listening
Speaker 1: DV because I believe you're ready for a breakout year.
Speaker 1: And this is what a lot of analysis right now
Speaker 1: online are picking the Spurs to be because they're banking
Speaker 1: on a lot of these pieces to really come together.
Speaker 1: We've mentioned this every podcast. The Spurs have not been
Speaker 1: healthy together two years ago. Vasell kJ and others so
Speaker 1: Hand were hurt this year off and on so Hand
Speaker 1: was heard. Wemby missed half a season, Fox was out
Speaker 1: for twenty games. The NBA is on notice that this
Speaker 1: Spurs team is and they're in good hands right now
Speaker 1: with these unrestricted free agents, these draft picks. The Spurs
Speaker 1: are coming and they're doing it very, very wise. They
Speaker 1: are taking their time and they are trusting the process.
Speaker 1: They're not jumping the gun here in San Antonio. They're
Speaker 1: not drawing the guns from their hips like a wild
Speaker 1: Wild West shootout just yet. They're waiting because they see
Speaker 1: the opponent's fingers twitching. They're seeing people go after the
Speaker 1: Kevin Durantz spending too much money and going after these players.
Speaker 1: Seeing players right now like in Milwaukee, Damian Lillard being
Speaker 1: let go. Let's talk about the NBA landscape right now
Speaker 1: on the show before we get out of here. Because
Speaker 1: Spurs fans, I believe we're in good shape. I can't
Speaker 1: wait for the Summer League. I cannot wait to watch that.
Speaker 1: I can't wait to see what we're going to do
Speaker 1: in the preseason. In a little side note, I just
Speaker 1: saw a video on TikTok with Victor winbin Yama sitting
Speaker 1: with Kevin Hart and those ice bats and they're talking.
Speaker 1: Victor has added thirty pounds of weight since he's come
Speaker 1: into the NBA. You should see the muscle tone on
Speaker 1: this dude. That's scary. Thirty pounds in two years and
Speaker 1: he's still going to have the mobility and moves. He said,
Speaker 1: that's why he doesn't put on two hundred and fifty
Speaker 1: pounds worth of weight, because he doesn't want to lose
Speaker 1: that mobility. In the offseason, he's been training his mind
Speaker 1: spiritually and mentally to be more prepared. While others are
Speaker 1: out there partying because they just won a championship. This
Speaker 1: man over the course of last year when he left
Speaker 1: forty games left in the game year all the way
Speaker 1: to right now, he's been focused. That's scary. Chet Holmgren
Speaker 1: did the same thing. He was a whole year and
Speaker 1: he came back a monster, went to the NBA Finals.
Speaker 1: I mean, Spurs fans don't be shocked that San Antonio
Speaker 1: and okc are battling for years to come. Like we
Speaker 1: saw in the two thousands with the Lakers. This is
Speaker 1: going to be a very fun rivalry. Wemby is getting
Speaker 1: ready mentally, and that is scary for the rest of
Speaker 1: the league. Now, let's talk a little bit about the
Speaker 1: landscape of the NBA. Former San Antonio spur Drew Eubanks
Speaker 1: was just weighed from the Clippers. However, he is expected
Speaker 1: to sign with the Sacramento Kings once his waivers clear
Speaker 1: as well. These are all reports from Schams on ESPN.
Speaker 1: Man my phone has been blowing up with every move
Speaker 1: the NBA has been doing, especially underneath Schams. He does
Speaker 1: a great job as reported for the Spurs, and we
Speaker 1: hope to have our very own Spurs NBA reporter on
Speaker 1: next year on this show as well. You can follow
Speaker 1: him on TikTok, which is underneath Spurs reporter make sure
Speaker 1: you follow him and taking a look at the landscape
Speaker 1: of the NBA. People are saying, why are they getting
Speaker 1: rid of Damian Lillard? What is going on with the Celtics,
Speaker 1: Why are they blowing things up? I believe the Celtics
Speaker 1: see that their window was shrinking. I feel bad for
Speaker 1: Jason Tatum because the reports are he is out next year,
Speaker 1: But this is a good time for the Celtics to
Speaker 1: experiment with new talent for the future around Tatum, because
Speaker 1: think about it. If Tatum's out all next year and
Speaker 1: you keep the same players intact, you're probably you're gonna
Speaker 1: probably finish six or seventh in the East, if not
Speaker 1: even make the playoffs. When Jason Tatum returns, you're automatically
Speaker 1: a top three contender in the East. So start getting
Speaker 1: youth around him, new talent around them to get used
Speaker 1: to that system. I believe that's what's happening in Boston. Also,
Speaker 1: it's freeing up a lot of cap room so they
Speaker 1: can maybe sign Tatum even further in the future. Now
Speaker 1: I know they've locked him until I believe twenty twenty
Speaker 1: nine he's an unrestricted free agent. I believe Oh, he's
Speaker 1: an unrestricted free agent in twenty thirty, so he signed
Speaker 1: a pretty big deal. But he's out next year. But
Speaker 1: you're starting to see other teams make little moves. The
Speaker 1: other day, Tim Hardaway Junior left Boston. I think that's
Speaker 1: a I mean, he left Detroit. I think that's a
Speaker 1: pretty crucial move. Detroit should have held on to him.
Speaker 1: I think he was a glue on the bench for them.
Speaker 1: He's going to be moving to Denver, not going to
Speaker 1: go ever over every signing. Former Spur Yaka Patel extended
Speaker 1: his contract with the Raptors four years, one hundred and
Speaker 1: four million. I have always liked Yaka Patel, Guys, I have.
Speaker 1: When he got traded, I was like, oh, like, I
Speaker 1: liked him. I liked him a lot. Oh there we go.
Speaker 1: Oh no, I just got this one day ago, Guys,
Speaker 1: I just got this. Sondre has signed a two year
Speaker 1: contract with the Raptors. Oh see, I don't always check
Speaker 1: my phone. Man, Sandro, we want to give you a
Speaker 1: round of applause here on the show. Man, I see
Speaker 1: you get attached to players when you love a team.
Speaker 1: And Sandro, Mama Kalavi sais we loved me? And my
Speaker 1: boys loved and got to see him last week. He
Speaker 1: just signed a day ago with the Raptors. Some other
Speaker 1: things going on here, so that frees up a few things.
Speaker 1: Dennis Schroeder Big signed three year, forty five million dollar
Speaker 1: deal with the Kings. At least he will not be
Speaker 1: moving from team to team to his fifteen team in
Speaker 1: one year. Good for Dennis Shooter. I've always liked Dennis Shooter.
Speaker 1: And the Milwaukee Bucks continue their interesting situation, letting Lillard go,
Speaker 1: trading Pat Kynton. They don't know what they're gonna do
Speaker 1: with Giannis. Milwaukee has no clue right now, but there's
Speaker 1: a lot of moves going on here in the NBA.
Speaker 1: Miles Turner. Let's talk about Miles Turner before we get
Speaker 1: out of here. Was this a good sign from the
Speaker 1: Milwaukee Bucks. I like Miles, but a little disappointed in
Speaker 1: him in the NBA Finals. I believe he should have
Speaker 1: been more of a monster once ty Reese went out,
Speaker 1: but he wasn't. I think Milwaukee overpaid for him, I
Speaker 1: really do. I think they overpaid for Miles Turner. We'll
Speaker 1: see how that works out. Four years, one hundred and
Speaker 1: seven million. That's why they released Lillard's contract. He had
Speaker 1: one hundred and thirteen million left on his contract. That's
Speaker 1: why they released him. I think the surprise free agents
Speaker 1: signing is in New York, New York. You gotta steal
Speaker 1: man Girishan Hubiselli out of Philadelphia. Watch this boy ball
Speaker 1: down here against the Spurs a couple times, and I
Speaker 1: really like him. I think he's gonna be some really
Speaker 1: gritten grime for you guys off the bench. You guys
Speaker 1: just need a third score. Though maybe Michel Bridges ends
Speaker 1: up being that dude, but we'll find out next year.
Speaker 1: But a lot of movement here in the NBA. Man
Speaker 1: I didn't have my boys to men. It's so hard
Speaker 1: to say goodbye to yesterday with Sandro Mama, Kalavisich. We
Speaker 1: are gonna miss you, Sandro. Man I just read that
Speaker 1: on the air live for the first time. So you
Speaker 1: guys here, what kind of Spurs fan? I am right,
Speaker 1: you heard my heart just drop there. But you know what,
Speaker 1: no matter what happens with the Spurs players being traded,
Speaker 1: moving from here to there to everywhere, sounding like a
Speaker 1: doctor Sus novel, we still let that black and silver
Speaker 1: blood run through our veins and we continue to chant
Speaker 1: Go Spurs Go, I'm ready for the summer League. We
Speaker 1: will be coming at you in two weeks, but we
Speaker 1: do have another show lined up for you fourth of July.
Speaker 1: Make sure you check that show out. Two shows this week.
Speaker 1: We will not be with you next week unless there's
Speaker 1: some big breaking news. So again, guys, thank you for
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