Monday, June 22, 2015

2015 Draft Preview: San Antonio Spurs

2015-16 Depth Chart
PG: Tony Parker/Patty Mills
SG: Reggie Williams
SF: Kyle Anderson
PF: Boris Diaw
C: Tiago Splitter

2015 Free Agents
PF Aron Baynes (RFA)
PG Cory Joseph (RFA)
SF Kawhi Leonard (RFA)
PF Jeff Ayres
SG Marco Belinelli
PF Matt Bonner
F/C Tim Duncan
SG Manu Ginobili
SG Danny Green

2015 Draft Picks
1-26
2-25(55)

Team Needs
The Spurs will keep Spurs-ing along, likely bringing back at least Tim Duncan, Kawhi Leonard, Manu Ginobili and a couple other role players. The biggest question this offseason really is what happens with Danny Green. Green is a very valuable player for San Antonio  but he will likely get big offers in the off-season from teams with cap space which the Spurs won't want to match is Green willing to take less to stay in a perfect situation? Other Spurs have in the past, but not on their first big payday. If Green does depart, it will leave a hole at shooting guard that will need to be replaced with another 3-and-D player. Besides that, San Antonio is always planning for the future with players that fit their system and can step up when called upon.

Potential Fits
If the Spurs are looking to replace Danny Green, their are two main options likely to be there when they draft: Virgina's Justin Anderson and Stanford's Anthony Brown. Anderson can guard both forward and wings with potential to be very disruptive due to his size and athletic ability, but has only one season of shooting at a high level and inconsistent mechanics. Brown doesn't have as much defensive upside or versatility as Anderson, but he is solid all around on that end and can really shoot the ball. Anderson is younger and has a higher upside, and I believe in the Spurs ability to get the most out of players. The most out of Anderson is greater than the most out of Brown. Utah guard Delon Wright wouldn't be a Green replacement but he is a Spurs-type player that defends at a high level, rebounds, and can create off the dribble. If, and it is a big if, UNLV's Christian Wood unexpectedly falls, I wouldn't be surprised to see San Antonio take him as a potential Duncan replacement down the road.

Mock Draft 
26. Justin Anderson, SF, Virginia
55. Guillermo Hernangomez, C, Sevilla

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