1 The draft that everyone is looking forward to has come to an end. Spurs management has come to an end. Finally, it did not waste the 3 first-round picks in hand - choosing 3 players below 2 meters, and also choosing the Jeremy · Sohan , strengthening the fourth position that the Spurs are currently short of. Now Zhongshumi can be satisfied.
The arrival of Sohan may not necessarily bring any changes to the Spurs immediately from the offensive end. After all, his shooting percentage outside the three-point line at the college is less than 30%, and his shooting speed is relatively slow. To be honest, he has to be tempered by Coach Chip to become an outside threat to NBA.
If he and Pearl partner, the Spurs' offense may be quite urgent, but the defense in the penalty area will be improved a lot; so he is more suitable for partnering with big guys like Zago with range.
His advantage and potential are youth, and he is a hardworking person. His shortcomings are what the Spurs can help him improve. I hope he can complete his transformation like Murray. His steady pass and smart cutting should make him more efficient on the offensive end and will help him get an opportunity to play as soon as possible.
Sohan summarized himself as a mixture of Dream Chasing Green and Boris Dior . This is very confident, so please work diligently first, learn and integrate some of the skills of these two predecessors, and apply them to actual combat.
Let’s take a look at the other two young people.
If choosing Sohan in the 9th pick is to strengthen the Spurs' defense, then choosing these two in the 20th and 25th picks can be said to strengthen the team's offense.
0 ranking: Malachi Braham
height 1.96 meters, 82 kg, wingspan 2.08 meters, and standing height is 2.60 meters. The data from 2021 to 22 is 13.7 points/3.6 boards/2.0 assists/0.75 grabs, with a shooting percentage of 49.8%/41.6%/83.3%. In the draft report, his template is Chris Middleton .
offensive end, he has the ability to face any defensive score one-on-one, and his skillful ball control skills allow him to create space and kill to the basket. His good physical fitness gives him the conditions to forward guard swing man . He performs quite calmly and patiently when on the court; his sense of ball is quite good.
three-point shooting percentage is his advantage. If he brings this to the NBA, it will be good news for the Spurs and can improve the team's current poor three-point level.
He is also a good player who can defend the wings on the defensive end. He has the physical condition of becoming an excellent NBA-level defender. He can keep up with fast defenders and can also fight against most wings. Under normal circumstances, defending the 1-3 position is not a problem.
His shortcomings are his speed and explosive power. Compared with defense, he prefers offense and his investment in defense needs to be strengthened and trained.
5 ranking: Blake Wesley
height 1.93 meters, weigh 85 kg, wingspan 2.06 meters, and standing height is 2.60 meters. The data from 2021 to 22 is 14.4 points/3.7 rebounds/2.4 assists/1.3 grabs, with a shooting percentage of 40.4%/30.3%/65.7%. In the draft report, his template is Ratrell Spreville .
Wesley's biggest advantage is his figure and athletic ability. His 6-foot-9-inch arm span has developed into a solid defender. His unball awareness is good. His excellent first step makes the opponent unable to defend. He dribbles very quickly and can use his athletic ability to finish the end at the basket.
His ability to read games is also good, knowing when to attack, when to pass, having good pick-and-roll ability, and being good at using his body shape to create space through turning jump shots.
Wesley's steal ability is also good, with more than 1.3 steals per game, and he can often convert steals into offense. He has a strong defensive intention and will be an excellent defender who can defend the 1-3 position in the future. If he can solve the jump shot, he can become a typical 3D player.
What needs improvement is his shooting selection and efficiency. He had a lot of controversial jump shots and layups in college, which seriously affected his efficiency stats. The vision also needs to be further improved in order to win the opportunity to play.
The biggest impact on the arrival of these two guys should be Lonnie Walker and Josh Richardson . One of them may be leaving. If the management does not trade anyone in the end, then the two brothers will still be safe. At least the two newcomers will not affect their status in the short term.
. As for Sohan's arrival, the first thing that should be stressed is Johnson. From then on, although he doesn't have to push the fourth position, he also has to think about which position he is better to play?
I think that compared to Wassel, Johnson is more suitable to play in the third position after losing weight, but because his defense is not very good, it will still affect his chances of playing at critical moments. He and Sohan can be said to be complementary, it depends on how the coach arranges it.
Now I just know that I can’t wait to see the summer league, and then the preseason. I want to see where the three young people selected this time are in the quality and what they will bring to the Spurs.
