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What should the San Antonio Spurs do with their second round picks?

The Spurs are drafting a pair of picks in the second round of the draft at Nos. 35 and 48 overall.

So far, ahead of the 2024 NBA draft, the lion’s share of media attention on what the San Antonio Spurs are going to do with their two lottery picks at Nos. 4 and 8 has rightfully been focused on those high-value selections.

But the Spurs are also drafting a pair of picks in the second round of the draft at Nos. 35 and 48 overall. What sort of help can the Spurs front office find to surround star Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama with at those deeper points in the draft? Should they be using those picks as sweeteners for trades? And if not, what specific players of interest ought San Antonio fans be looking for in this cohort?

The folks behind the “SSPN: A San Antonio Spurs Podcast” YouTube channel recently put together a deep dive into the Spurs’ second round options for this summer’s draft.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

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Stephon Castle’s fit with the San Antonio Spurs at point guard

Is this a potential match for the Spurs and Castle?

The rap on University of Connecticut combo guard Stephon Castle ahead of the 2024 NBA draft is that he wants to play point guard at the NBA level. The San Antonio Spurs are also reportedly on the hunt for one, but is this a potential match for the Spurs and Castle?

On one hand, Castle is still fairly raw offensively with an unproven jumper and little experience playing as a floor general. But on the other hand, he also defends as well as any backcourt player in this draft, and has the size and length to play up to small forward.

To take stock of his fit with San Antonio ahead of the big day coming up in a little less than a week now, the folks behind the “SSPN: A San Antonio Spurs Podcast” YouTube channel took a closer look at Castle.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.

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Should the San Antonio Spurs make a draft-day deal?

Some think trading up for the best player available makes sense.

Should the San Antonio Spurs make a draft-day deal? There has been nearly endless speculation on what the Spurs’ front office is going to do with their two lottery picks (at Nos. 4 and 8) in the 2024 NBA draft. Some think that the Spurs will use both to create a team to grow with French forward phenom Victor Wembanyama. And others think trading up for the best player available makes sense.

Other look at what Wemby did with a very bad roster last season, and believe that San Antonio should trade the picks in order to add some veteran talent to the team’s roster and accelerate the rebuild accordingly. The truth may be somewhere between the extremes of what the Spurs could do.

But if they did make a draft day deal, what might it look like? The host of the “Locked On Spurs” podcast, Jeff Garcia, sat down with KENS 5’s Casey Viera to talk it over.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

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Could DeMar DeRozan really leave the Chicago Bulls to return to the San Antonio Spurs?

Just how realistic is a return to the Spurs for the Bulls vet?

Could DeMar DeRozan really leave the Chicago Bulls to return to the San Antonio Spurs in free agency this offseason? On one hand, DeRozan is indeed an unrestricted free agent with the ability to choose whichever club he wants his next deal to be with.

But on the other, he is also a veteran nearing the end of his prime years, meaning it is doubtful that he would be looking at a long and large contract with San Antonio should he elect to ink a contract with the Spurs’ front office this summer. So with all of that in mind, just how realistic is a return to the Spurs for the Bulls vet?

The folks behind the “TSR Sports” YouTube channel recently took a moment to get into the plausibility and probability of a DeRozan return to San Antonio.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.

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Should the San Antonio Spurs take Stephon Castle or Rob Dillingham in the 2024 NBA draft?

Which of the two top guards in this draft better fits what San Antonio is looking for with their picks?

Should the San Antonio Spurs take Stephon Castle or Rob Dillingham in the 2024 NBA draft? The two guards could be taken by the Spurs with either of their lottery picks in this summer’s draft at Nos. 4 and 8, presuming they do not go another route to get a guard on the roster.

The champion University of Connecticut combo guard is a multipositional lockdown defender who needs to find his jumper, and the University of Kentucky floor general is a dangerous shooter who needs some work on the defensive end of the court. Which of the two top guards in this draft better fits what San Antonio is looking for with their picks?

The host of the “Locked On Spurs” podcast, Jeff Garcia, recently took some time with “Sweep The League” podcast host Rudy Campos to debate whether Castle or Dillingham make more sense for the Spurs.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

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San Antonio Spurs considered best free agency landing spot for DeMar DeRozan

We think the fit a great one as well.

Who doesn’t love a good reunion? That is not where the logic of a recent analysis by Bleacher Report’s Grant Hughes on the best and worst landing spots for former Spurs and current Chicago Bulls veteran wing DeMar DeRozan stops, however.

We won’t spend time on the worst landing spot Hughes found for DeRozan (the Charlotte Hornets — is any time really needed?). But we do agree the fit for the USC alum makes plenty of sense with the San Antonio Spurs if a more traditional floor general does not become available. “DeRozan has averaged more than 5.0 assists in six of his last seven seasons, and he even posted a career-high 6.9 dimes per game back in 2020-21, the last of his three years with the Spurs,” writes the B/R league analyst.

“Though his facilitation wouldn’t come as a high-volume pick-and-roll orchestrator, DeRozan has shown an ability to distribute from the elbows and out of isolation sets when he draws a second defender,” adds Hughes.

“A little individual shot creation wouldn’t hurt either, considering San Antonio ranked 26th in offensive efficiency last season,” he suggests.

In our eyes, DeRozan is not a point guard substitute, but instead a veteran ball mover who can aid the growth of whatever younger talent the Spurs draft to play at the 1. Semantics aside, we think the fit a great one as well.

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What do we need to know about Matas Buzelis as a San Antonio Spurs draft prospect?

A wiry 6-foot-9 swingman who is just 19 years old, Buzelis can shoot the rock from deep and pretty much everywhere else.

What do we need to know about G League Ignite small forward Matas Buzelis as a San Antonio Spurs draft prospect? The San Antonio Spurs will arrive at the big event this summer armed with a pair of lottery picks at Nos. 4 and 8 to work with.

And while they might not use both, instead packaging one in a trade, they will likely keep one of the two to use in the draft, with Buzelis theoretically being in range of both picks. A wiry 6-foot-9 swingman who is just 19 years old, Buzelis can shoot the rock from deep and pretty much everywhere else on the floor as well, making the appeal for San Antonio clear.

The host of the “Locked On Spurs” podcast, Jeff Garcia, recently took some time to break down Buzelis’ draft profile with San Antonio in a conversation with guest Jack Thompson, formerly with San Antonio Sports Star.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

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Buy or sell: The San Antonio Spurs will be out of the rebuild in 2-3 years

Hhow fast will the process go, and what actually counts as being out of a rebuild?

Buy or sell: The San Antonio Spurs will be out of the rebuild in 2-3 years? For a long time in recent NBA history, the timetable for a rebuild was closer to four or five years, if not longer, depending on the competence of the pertinent front office.

But now we are seeing teams turn their fortunes around much faster, and the arrival of French star forward Victor Wembanyama has clearly begun to speed that process up for the Spurs. But just how fast will the process go, and what actually counts as being out of a rebuild? Regarding the latter, one could make a case for making the play-in tournament all the way up to winning more than one round of the playoffs.

The host of the “Locked On Spurs” podcast, Jeff Garcia, recently sat down with Michael Jimenez of the “Alamo City Sportscast” to debate how long the rebuild is going to take for the Spurs.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.

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Should the San Antonio Spurs draft JL Bourg small forward Zaccharie Rissacher?

Or should they stay away from the 6-foot-9 native of Lyon, France?

Should the San Antonio Spurs draft JL Bourg small forward Zaccharie Risacher? Or should they stay away from the 6-foot-9 native of Lyon, France? It may well depend on which of the Spurs’ to picks in the 2024 NBA draft lottery you are talking about.

With Nos. 4 and 8 in this year’s draft controlled by San Antonio, most analysts would likely leap at the chance to draft him that late in the lottery, but there are some concerns to take him at No. 4, even with many mocks projecting him in that range.  There are still doubts about his ceiling even with a very high floor, leading some to wonder if Risacher would ever reach a level warranting such a high pick even in this weaker draft cohort.

The folks behind the “TSR Sports” YouTube channel recently put together a clip debating exactly this conundrum for the Spurs’ front office to figure out.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

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What are the top offseason priorities of the San Antonio Spurs?

Whatever they do, it’as clear that the ball club should be looking to pick up the pace on their rebuild.

What are the top offseason priorities of the San Antonio Spurs? With a historic rookie season for star San Antonio forward Victor Wembanyama in their 2023-24 campaign in the books, it is clear that the ball club should be looking to pick up the pace on their rebuild.

But ESPN cap guru Bobby Marks recently took some time to identify offseason concerns for every team in the league, including the Spurs, and he has a few ideas in mind for San Antonio. To start, he has a some thoughts on what the Spurs should be focusing on adding in terms of position.

“The direction in the first round. San Antonio is the only team with two picks (No. 4 and No. 8) in the top 10,” Marks notes. “The direction in the first round. San Antonio is the only team with two picks (No. 4 and No. 8) in the top 10.”

“The Spurs need stability at point guard and shooters around Wembanyama,” he suggests, highlighting a number of specific needs. A larger floor general and shooters, as he highlighted earlier stand out, but he has a few more things to point to.

Namely, bench upgrades in general, respectable perimeter defenders among the starters, scorers, ball handlers, and internal growth in players like Jeremy Sochan also stand out.

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