"A big one is coming?" San Antonio, who holds the handle of a knife, will decide with the second overall nomination right
"A big one is coming?" San Antonio, who holds the handle of a knife, will decide with the second overall nomination right
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The San Antonio Spurs became the biggest beneficiary of the 2025 NBA Draft Ranking Drawing Ceremony held in Chicago, Illinois, on the 14th (Korea time). It passed a whopping 26.2% chance to win the second overall pick.토토사이트
The 2025 NBA Draft is famous for the Cooper Flag Draft. Interest in Flag, who attends Duke University in the U.S., is exploding. Therefore, San Antonio's second overall pick may be a bit disappointing. However, the second-best candidate is also an outstanding prospect. Dylan Harper, son of Chicago Bulls legend Ron Harper, is the main character.
Harper is a rising point guard and an ace at Rutgers University. She has explosive scoring ability and excellent physical condition. Harper has been evaluated as a point guard who can lead a team's future, and is mostly compared to James Harden and Cade Cunningham.
Harper has the ability to serve as the starting player for all teams. The problem is that San Antonio is the team that won the second place overall.
San Antonio made a big deal at the trade deadline. It acquired De'Aaron Parks from the Sacramento Kings. Parks is the NBA's point guard and charging leader. As an all-star player, San Antonio selected Pax as a long-term partner for Victor Wembanyama.
Parks has strength in breaking through and mid-range shots, but he is a guard who is weak in 3-point shooting. In other words, Park's guard partner needs a player with good 3-point shooting. The problem is that Harper is a player with similar strengths and weaknesses to Parks. This season's college stage also had a success rate of only 33% of the time, and instead, he showed advantages in breaking through the basket and obtaining free throws.
There is also Stephen Castle who won the Rookie of the Year award in the 2024-2025 season. Castle is not a typical point guard, but he is also a player who is used to playing while holding the ball. San Antonio even has its own traffic arrangement for the Pax and Castle. There is a high possibility that Harper will join the team.
That's why trade rumors continue to emerge recently with San Antonio's second overall pick. The most notable rumor is the trade with the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn has acquired the eighth overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
The position that Brooklyn wants is the point guard. Harper is even from Brooklyn, who was born in New Jersey. Of course, Brooklyn would not want such a local boy.
There is also the type of player that San Antonio wants in Brooklyn. It is Cam Johnson. Instead of a saturated guard, the position that San Antonio lacks is the forward. In particular, a forward who is good at 3-point shooting is urgently needed. Johnson is the NBA's best 3&D type forward. And Johnson's best advantage is his 3-point shooting. This season, Johnson attempted 7.2 3-pointers per game, with a high success rate of 39%.
In other words, there are rumors that Brooklyn's eighth pick of the 2025 NBA Draft and San Antonio's second overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft in exchange for Johnson.
Nothing has been decided yet. There is still about a month left until the 2025 NBA Draft. Brooklyn is desperate. San Antonio is relaxed, on the other hand. What decision will San Antonio make.