Today the Spurs suddenly revealed a message that they have cut the 2019 first round No. 19 pick Luka Samanić. Samanić has fully recovered from a fracture of the fourth metacarpal bone in his left hand, but after observing a few games, the Spurs decided to forgo the debut two years ago.
In general, it is extremely rare for a first-round show to be cut after two years, and even if it is not good, it is possible to try a trade, such as the Timberwolves abandoning Culver. The Spurs' direct cut shows that Samanić does not have any trading market now.
Back in the draft two years ago, the Spurs picked Luka Samanić, who had originally predicted a second-round pick, with the 19th pick to prevent being robbed; then with the 29th pick, Kelden Johnson, who had originally predicted the 18th pick, was selected into the little green house.
Now the 29th overall "roast chicken" Johnson has just won the Olympic gold medal with the United States team, and Johnson plays an important role in the team, the future is promising, and the 19th overall Samanić has not been able to play.
At the beginning, the choice of spurs was questioned, with a height of 2 meters 10 weight and 95 kilograms of arm span of 2 meters 10, Samanić is a typical European striker, can be three can four, but it can also be said that it is not three or four.
After being selected, Samanić said: "I play a bit like Kevin Durant and a bit like Kirilenko in the Jazz". But in fact, at the Spurs, Samanić has never been able to get the position he wants.
The Spurs see him as a defensive number four, the kind that does hard work, but Samanić's most suitable positioning is still the core playing style of the third position. His offensive talent is completely unavailable at all with the Spurs, and his aggressiveness is limited.
Samaniya's on-field attitude is the key to spurs abandoning it outright, and there was a recent preseason round in which Samanić's direct abandonment of defense annoyed the team.
His static talent is good, but his body is too thin to support the core play of the third position. He is not satisfied with the role positioning on the field now, so his attitude is lazy, and the Spurs may have wanted to give up on him for a long time.
Samanić played in 36 games in the NBA in two seasons, averaging 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 9.9 minutes per game. In addition, he has been developing alliance leveling.
Samanić, who is still a killer in the development league, played 39 games for the Austin Spurs, averaging 16.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 29.1 minutes per game.
In 2017, Samaniya was already in the spotlight of NBA scouts, when he rose to prominence and was thought to be the next wave god. But two years later, his market continued to decline, because there was a possibility that he could not adapt to the strength of the NBA.
It turns out that you are so handsome that you can't eat it, even if your name is Luca. The Spurs were seen by the mythical draft, and these two years can be regarded as falling off the altar.