Recently, the United States O'Connor updated the simulation draft, San Antonio won the first prize, taking out Jabari Smith. As a small editor of Spurs fans, there are some surprises about this result, the Pistons, Rockets, Thunder and other teams have worked hard for a season, and finally the Silver and Black Army led by Popovich will go down the line, for such a small probability event will really happen.
The Spurs will be one of the most active teams in the June draft, having three first-round picks and one second-round pick for the first time this year, the most valuable of which is the lotto pick they created. When the Spurs win the playoffs and successfully lead the team to the playoffs, there is no doubt that the team's first-round pick will be 15 picks; but when the Spurs do not successfully win the playoffs, then according to the current ranking, the probability of the team getting the 9th pick in the first round is more than 50%.
In addition, the probability of the team winning the top four picks is 20.2%, of which the probability of winning the lottery is 4.5%, the probability of winning the list is 4.8%, the probability of winning the lottery is 5.2%, and the probability of getting the fourth pick is 5.7%. As for the probability that the team's first-round pick will not depreciate, after all, the chance of becoming the No. 10 pick is only 25.9%, and the probability of falling to the 11th pick is only 3.0%.
Therefore, it is reasonable for the Spurs to draw the lottery, however, the management is divided in the rookie selection. Vinbanyama, Jabari Smith and Bancello are among the biggest hits, and even in the latest interview, Bancello publicly stated that he wants to work with Spurs' Murray or the Rockets' Kevin Porter Jr., which undoubtedly put other draft teams on the defensive.
No matter how many draft simulations there are, Jabari Smith is better suited to the Spurs. First of all, he has an excellent feel, good defense, accurate shooting, and a proper high-quality 3D, which is exactly what the Spurs lack; secondly, Smith's lower limit is higher, 2 meters 08 in height, 93 kilograms, with an excellent 2 meters and 16 arm span, which is completely in line with the current trend of the small ball era, and can better serve as the No. 5 position; best, his good teamwork ability coincides with the stonemason spirit of the Spurs team.
As for the Raptors' No. 20 pick and Celtics' No. 25 pick, the Spurs will focus on the team's backline. According to the latest draft report, the team will select a defender with the 20th pick in the first round to make up for Lonnie Walker's departure. The latest news in the US media shows that the Miami Heat will chase free agents in the offseason - Lonnie Walker, who played for the Spurs this season, averaging 12 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, at present, he has been playing in the NBA for four years, he still does not clearly recognize his positioning, which is the main reason why the team has delayed providing a contract extension, and there is also media speculation that Walker may leave by signing first and then changing.
For the Spurs, who have rekindled their playoff hopes, the lack of an arrow figure on the bench makes the Already tightLy staffed Spurs backline even more empty. However, the recent Tweet remarks of the star Murray made fans explode, and he published photos of Lavin wearing a Spurs uniform, which may be suspected of illegal recruitment, and Murray quickly deleted the dynamics, but the discussion of fans did not diminish at all.
For lavine, a free agent, the Holy City offseason has plenty of salary space, the team's second position has always lacked a core person, his deep friendship with Murray may make the brothers basketball again, once Lavine joins, the Spurs will once again become a terrible king of the division.