Thanks for the write-up! Agreed on not trading Keldon in a move for Black, even though I’m a huge fan of his. I think the most likely trade on draft day if one happens is probably using future picks to get back into the 10-14 range for Cason Wallace, which I would still be hyped for (but most likely there’s no trade at all)
Great stuff, Matthew. Thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s a great feeling being so anxious to watch an offseason unfold! I never stopped following the team, but you can only manufacture so much excitement during rebuilding seasons 🤷🏼♂️
Draft & FA should be very exciting. As much talk (speculation) as there is about a high-profile trade, I’m hoping they do what you seem to predict, run it back with the existing team plus VW and see what we have. KJ, hopefully a full season of healthy Vassell, and the all-important Year 2 of development for Sochan and I think there’s more on this roster than most national journalists think (although many of the good ones have noted our solid young core). Not predicting a top 4 seed, but I do think something higher than play-in is possible if some of our guys take a “next step”.
Matthew, sorry if my Sandro question missed its mark. It was a joke (riffing on desperate fan bases who cling to any ray of sunshine during times of darkness), an invitation for you to discuss Sandro's viability as a rotation player moving forward. But you touched on it elsewhere in the mailbag, so all's good. And, a good reminder that abstract humor may not play well online. : )
I missed getting a question into the mailbag, but the PR discussion caused me to round out something I’d been chewing on. What lessons do you think the Spurs have learned from the Kawhi and DJM situations from a marketing, star relationship standpoint? Obviously those were different deals & I think Kawhi and his camp share almost all of the blame, but they’re going to have a much different type of superstar on their hands than they’ve ever had before. Wemby could truly morph into a global phenom and what lessons do you think the Spurs have learned from their past successes and failures with their stars?
Thanks for the write-up! Agreed on not trading Keldon in a move for Black, even though I’m a huge fan of his. I think the most likely trade on draft day if one happens is probably using future picks to get back into the 10-14 range for Cason Wallace, which I would still be hyped for (but most likely there’s no trade at all)
Great stuff, Matthew. Thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s a great feeling being so anxious to watch an offseason unfold! I never stopped following the team, but you can only manufacture so much excitement during rebuilding seasons 🤷🏼♂️
Draft & FA should be very exciting. As much talk (speculation) as there is about a high-profile trade, I’m hoping they do what you seem to predict, run it back with the existing team plus VW and see what we have. KJ, hopefully a full season of healthy Vassell, and the all-important Year 2 of development for Sochan and I think there’s more on this roster than most national journalists think (although many of the good ones have noted our solid young core). Not predicting a top 4 seed, but I do think something higher than play-in is possible if some of our guys take a “next step”.
Matthew, sorry if my Sandro question missed its mark. It was a joke (riffing on desperate fan bases who cling to any ray of sunshine during times of darkness), an invitation for you to discuss Sandro's viability as a rotation player moving forward. But you touched on it elsewhere in the mailbag, so all's good. And, a good reminder that abstract humor may not play well online. : )
I missed getting a question into the mailbag, but the PR discussion caused me to round out something I’d been chewing on. What lessons do you think the Spurs have learned from the Kawhi and DJM situations from a marketing, star relationship standpoint? Obviously those were different deals & I think Kawhi and his camp share almost all of the blame, but they’re going to have a much different type of superstar on their hands than they’ve ever had before. Wemby could truly morph into a global phenom and what lessons do you think the Spurs have learned from their past successes and failures with their stars?