The Spurs haven’t fully shut down commerce inquiries on the No. 2 total choose on this 12 months’s draft, however they nonetheless appear more likely to find yourself with Dylan Harper themselves, since no workforce is predicted to satisfy their excessive asking value, Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports activities writes in his newest mock draft.
“They need a ridiculous haul,” one entrance workplace government informed O’Connor. “Way over I’d anticipate anybody to surrender.”
Elsewhere in O’Connor’s mock draft, he cites league sources who say that Georgia ahead Asa Newell, the No. 19 prospect on ESPN’s large board, might find yourself being a lottery choose — O’Connor has him going to Toronto at No. 9.
O’Connor additionally hears that the Hawks have been exploring a possible transfer up from No. 13, having even positioned calls to groups choosing within the prime 5. They’re concentrating on a middle, O’Connor provides. Primarily based on earlier reporting from Jake Fischer, it appears like a number of groups within the again finish of the lottery are in the identical boat, as Fischer talked about Phoenix (No. 10), Chicago (No. 12), and San Antonio (No. 14) as golf equipment eyeing large males.
Listed below are a couple of extra draft-related notes from across the league:
- French ahead Noa Essengue, a possible lottery choose who ranks ninth total on ESPN’s board, will miss the conclusion of the German League finals with a purpose to journey to New York for this week’s NBA draft, experiences Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com. His workforce, Ratiopharm Ulm, holds a 2-1 lead over Bayern Munich within the best-of-five Basketball Bundesliga championship, although the 18-year-old has been enjoying a reasonably restricted function within the collection. Essengue’s draft-eligible teammate Ben Saraf has had a much bigger hand in Ulm’s two victories and is remaining with the workforce for Tuesday’s Sport 4.
- John Hollinger of The Athletic has printed his checklist of this 12 months’s prime 75 draft prospects. Whereas there are not any surprises on the very prime, Hollinger is increased than the consensus on guys like Collin Murray-Boyles (No. 6), Essengue (No. 7), Thomas Sorber (No. 10), and Saraf (No. 15), with Tre Johnson (No. 11) and Ace Bailey (No. 12) ranked outdoors of his prime 10.
- Legislation Murray of The Athletic identifies some gamers that may make sense as targets for the Clippers with their thirtieth and 51st total picks this week, together with level guards like Saraf and Kameron Jones and facilities akin to Ryan Kalkbrenner and Maxime Raynaud. Rod Walker of NOLA.com, in the meantime, performs an identical train with the Pelicans‘ seventh and twenty third total picks, suggesting that coming away with a duo like middle Khaman Maluach and guard Walter Clayton Jr. would make it a profitable draft for the workforce.
- The Thunder not too long ago labored out potential second-round choose Micah Peavy, in keeping with Rylan Stiles of SI.com. The Georgetown wing ranks 54th on ESPN’s board.
