The San Antonio Spurs have landed the fourth and eighth picks in the 2024 NBA Draft via the NBA Draft Lottery. They have a chance to bring in two young prospects to help build around Victor Wembanyama. In the latest mock draft (post-lottery) from Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report, he has the Spurs taking Nikola Topic at No. 4.
“More than anything else, the San Antonio Spurs will value his ability to create shots for teammates with his dribble manipulation, vision and advantageous 6’6″ size for passing,” Wasserman wrote. “The Spurs also don’t have a ball-handler who puts pressure on defenses and the rim like Topić. And it was promising to see him hit both of his three-point attempts in his first game back.
“While his outside percentages have been underwhelming, he shows confidence and command stepping into jumpers, and his free-throw numbers have always been near or over 80.0 percent. Unless the Spurs question the translatability of his scoring or see more upside in a shotmaker, Topić’s production/comfort level overseas and his fit with Victor Wembanyama could give him an edge with San Antonio.”
Topic’s playmaking and ball-handling would give the Spurs a much-needed boost at the point guard position.
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