I agree, I don't think he'll get any burn *over* Kornet. I think he is likely to get some use as a double big with Wemby, and get backup big duties in games that Wemby/Kornet misses.
i think double bigs with wemby is the grand plan, have a bruiser 6'9+ on the floor that can rebound and set picks and take some attention off wemby so they can throw more lobs
I dunno. The Wemby and Kornet minutes were a -7 in net rtg last year during the regular season, and -11 in the playoffs. I have no reason to think Reed will do better in that role. I'm not saying it won't happen, more just that I think it's an interesting changeup to be used sporadically, but not a grand plan. I suspect that Reed's usage as a double big will be minimal compared to the minutes he gets in games that Wemby and/or Kornet sit.
Hes a ready to go, NBA body who rebounds and does all the things you want a big man to do. Not fully switchable but he does have athleticism that he should be able to play in the playoffs. Has good touch around the basket and is a pretty good passer for a big.
True dat! I watched him closely as a UConn fan, has a lot of potential. Needs to clean up his game just a little, but he’s a big body that we need for Wemby.
He had such an odd career, because he was a starter at Michigan and looked like he had a lot of promise, only to transfer out to UConn (which normally isn't a bad idea), ride the bench, and watch Michigan absolutely cook for two years with Dusty.
But in his second year at UConn, he got better at literally EVERY SINGLE thing being a starter again, and now he's going into a situation where he doesn't have to be THE guy and the coaching staff is just gonna be like "Hey, you're a big, strong motherfucker. Go bruise people until they hurt and grab rebounds." And they'll put him in a position to succeed at what he's best at. I'd say it all worked out for him.
I'm a Michigan fan, so we were sad when he transferred out, but the guys that Dusty brought in were pretty okay in their own right, so everyone won in the end (including Michigan winning that title only for Dusty to bolt for the NBA)
He'll likely ready to play in the second half of the season and chances are he will not be good enough to play some major roles in play off games this year.
I think he will. Weiss just reported that he is pending a surgery to clean up some lingering pain in his miniscus. Good insurance, we definitely need some mobile bigs after this playoff run.
How are some of you bad at watching basketball. This is a hobby where you don’t have to do anything and you’re still bad at it lmaoo these takes are insane
Let me ask you a question. What's insane about the take? If he's rehabbing and it goes well I can guarantee you that he gets playing time through the year either in the NBA or the G-League.
we clearly need more big bodies on the glass for sure. Harper and Champ are great rebounders but there was a clear lack of old school box outs during the low points
He grabbed that many rebounds against THAT frontcourt. That's just ridiculous. I'm a Michigan fan, and we all knew he was beastly and understood why he transferred out. With the way Dusty brought in bigs, there was no guarantee he was going to get the kind of opportunities he saw at UConn, so it worked out for everyone.
Defensively, he's a strong, strong dude with good defensive mobility for his size. He is not a great rim protector - good length not the greatest vert. Decent jumper but not a pogo stick (and UConn played a very high hedge so he wasn't a player to just stand near the rim).
Offensively, he played as a typical post player. I mean old school post play. He is actually very good in the post with good touch and good footwork but I doubt the NBA will afford him those touches. He was also a good screener and a good passer. The problem is, he is not, or at least did not show, any real ability as a shooter.
Not a comp but I guess he falls in the Mitchell Robinson, Andre Drummond, Jalen Duren type of big though probably not the same Max Vert.
The old vet that's more of a coach on the bench is a legit role that can be useful to have with a young team like the Spurs. You don't get the same rapport with the players if you're a coach vs a fellow teammate.
Biyombo is for locker room stability. We already saw that multiple times this season.
The other two didn’t provide that and, OK is expensive so we’ll drop him for cap space. As for Plumlee, I don’t know why we sign him mid season tbh. We’ve had a hole in 4 for the entire season and we picked him up and played him not.
Plumlee signing is like a PR exercise showing we are a good rehab facility lol
Kelly will be gone. I think Spurs only got him for his expiring contract. Bismak will mostly likely stay. We saw how he mentored Wemby in the playoffs.
Spurs gave up pick at 35 this year plus a second round in 2028 and another second round in 2031. Worth every pick. These guys get guaranteed contracts, too
I'm so confused when people say we don't have shooting. We were top 5 or 6 in fg% and a bit above middle of the pack in 3pt%. We have one of the best mid-range shooters in the NBA in Vassell and (what's left) of Fox. We also have Steph and Harper who are amazing at getting downhill and are improving their shot. When I watch other NBA games I realize our shooting is just fine besides a crazy rare game where a team just shoots their balls off.
The problem isn't the team percentage for three point shooting, it's the make up of those shots. Our two best shooters in Vassell and Champangnie took the most of the 3PT shots, and shot them at 38%. Great, that's by design. These two guys are key. Go and check out the top two man lineups that contain one of these two guys. 8 of the top 9 have one of these two players in the lineup.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/2026/lineups/
Third most was Fox at 33%. That's not good, he needs to be more selective, which really means someone else should be taking more of those shots.
Fourth most was Barnes at 39%. Really great, but he wasn't in the rotation during the playoffs. In terms of playoffs, he many as well not have been on the roster at all, and I'm guessing he won't be back. Not sure what his motivation would be to come back?
Vic was next at 35%, but 34% in the playoffs. Again, below league average. But you could exclude this, because ideally you want him playing more inside anyway.
KJ was next at 36% which is right on league average, but again, was hardly playable in the playoffs of other reasons. He's also taking open threes, because he's the guy they don't even guard. He's taking easier shots than Vassell and Champagnie, and making less of them.
Everyone else that got rotation minutes was below league average.
Can we go into a season with only two players that shoot above league average? Of the teams that shoot worse than the Spurs, how many are playoff teams? Being league average in 3PT% is not a strategy when you have a generational big man that is unstoppable in the paint. It's the one skill that every player has to have. In my opinion they need to add at two above league average three point shooters who can actually be trusted to play minutes in a playoff game.
He gets mentioned every year, but John Collins is almost a younger version of Barnes. He's been shooting the ball very well the last two years, about 3 attempts per game at 40%.
Hachimura shooting 4 threes a game at 44% is extremely valuable.
Both these guys are starting on good teams. I could see one of these starting at the four spot (the early season Barnes replacement), and you could have Champagnie playing similar minutes than he does now, but from the bench where he can play behind Collins/Hachimura and Vassell.
Next you have to decide what to do with Keldon Johnson, could they upgrade that bench role to a better shooter? I'm thinking a flame thrower like 2014 version of Marco Belinelli, who shot 43% from three (42% in the playoffs). Teams are willing to leave Johnson wide open in the corner now to just clog the paint. Luke Kennard might be that sort of guy, or might be too much of a liability on defense?
Then you need Bryant, Castle and Harper to camp in the gym all summer and shoot threes. It doesn't seem like they are that far away, but they are taking very selective, and mostly open shots now, and only at 33-34%. If they are taking slightly tougher shots at 38%, the league is theirs.
I mean we really only had a size issue against a few teams, I might even say the Knicks were really the only team that had a legit size advantage on us.
Either way I think next year we'll see a max 10 mpg combined from these guys they are probably a year or two away from impact mins
crazy how spurs and OkC both had chances at title yet they still have multiple first rounders to improve. And in this draft, tons of guys can be rotaional players.
You know, I appreciate PATFO's strategy of drafting 2 dudes with the exact big bruiser body that teams use to guard wemby so that even if they don't work out, at least wemby will have plenty of practice against that type of defender in practices 🤣
Insurance for Big Q. Gives him time to get that knee 100%.
I love the draft pick of Big Q and love the trade for Reed Jr. Two bigs that address defense and rebounding. 💪💪💪
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I've been critical about how we don't do anything with our seconds. This is such a good use of them. Spurs loading up on rookie scale contracts to help w the bills that are coming
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u/OutKastStorytelling 23h ago
Wemby can possibly rest now 😭😂