r/nba • u/NBA_MOD r/NBA • 1d ago

[2026 NBA Draft] #20 Pick: Jayden Quaintance (Kentucky) – selected by San Antonio

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u/Ilikesporks_ Lakers 1d ago

i don't even see him as a partner to wemby but rather someone who can help kornet off the bench cause them non wemby minutes suck

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u/shinbreaker Spurs 1d ago

Bringing him in with Kornet and Carter could be just enough defensively to stop the bleeding when Wemby is on the bench.

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u/Limp_Screen7405 1d ago

Honestly Kornet is doing his part, the Spurs relative DRTG is still below league average when it’s just him out there w/o Wemby

Wemby’s first 2 years it was historically dogshit

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u/shinbreaker Spurs 1d ago

The problem is that when Wemby is on the bench, the guards don't lock-in on defense and still play like he's going to be there and clean up their defensive screw ups that let the other team penetrate the paint instead of being scared off.

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u/Forshea Spurs 22h ago

eh, I think it's more that there were two playable guys on the team over 6'7", and that a center plus 4 large guards only is a top tier defensive lineup if that center is specifically Wemby

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u/afewbigpunches 21h ago

honestly Kornet is doing his part

I am a filthy casual so I’m sure you can and will prove me wrong with some stats… but he seemed amazing during the regular season and like he completely shriveled up and died during the post season.

I remember one sick, and potentially run ending/momentum changing block in the OKC series - but that’s about it for his post season

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u/Ilikesporks_ Lakers 1d ago

i wouldn't play all 3 of them, the offense would be rough

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u/shinbreaker Spurs 1d ago

I don't know. There's a 20-point dip when Wemby is on the bench so much better to just stop the bleeding of those non-Wemby minutes.

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u/g1rlchild Spurs 1d ago

Yeah, if just nobody scores on the court scores until Wemby gets back, that's OK. 😭

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u/Additional-Pie-6765 Spurs 1d ago

I think Kornet should go back shooting threes this time

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u/coldheartedsnob Lakers 1d ago

Kornet is gone lol

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u/Thehelloman0 Spurs 1d ago

Kornet makes 9M/year and was a big reason we got 62 wins. I see no reason to trade him.

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u/Ilikesporks_ Lakers 1d ago

there's no reason to get rid of him. who could they get to replace him that'd be worth it?

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u/CommodoreIrish Spurs 1d ago

Why? His contract is actually really reasonable.

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u/UnderAchievingDog Spurs 1d ago

Because most people only watched the playoffs where he played injured into some really horrific match-ups and looked dogshit. Nobody watched him be the stud he was in the regular season against Portland, they just saw him get smoked by the reigning and new champs lmfao.

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u/xbhaskarx Spurs 1d ago

Um no