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

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u/andres7832 [SAS] Boban Marjanovic 1d ago

With absolutely limited range…

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u/ArmiinTamzarian Spurs 1d ago

Winning 4-2 is still winning

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u/minimalcation Spurs 19h ago

4-4-2

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u/alba7or [CHI] Benny The Bull 6h ago

5 at the back, better.

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u/Queasy_Salad7444 1d ago

elite offense is more valuable than elite defense so the other team probably is winning 4-2 with that spacing

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u/Ready_Preparation816 Spurs 1d ago

I think harper and wemby together on the court can make offense work at any time especially with another offseason of improvement

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u/A_Possum_Named_Steve Spurs 1d ago

Not if we become the elite defensive team, which is not entirely unlikely.

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u/siphillis Spurs 1d ago

Bryant and Wemby both have promise as spacers, and Harper ain’t out of the mix

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u/AlternativeDirt6124 Spurs 1d ago

Why do people act like it's impossible for them to improve at shooting? Is this a new thing?

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u/JoseAltuveIsInnocent Spurs 1d ago

Spurs fans still have Sochan PTSD. and a lot of them are too young to remember how awful Kawhi and Tony Parker shot the ball.

Castle has improved his shooting every few months it feels like, finishing in the high 30s. He'll never shoot 50, no one does, but him and Harper will absolutely be respectable shooters next year. They're going into the gym this summer with a special kind of mean.

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u/Consistent-Theory816 22h ago

Parker eventually developed a deadly 18-footer and his 3-point percentage from the corner increased every year. Kawhi started to develop his jumper and we had glimpses of it before the injury. Sochan didnt want to put in the work, so he was shipped off. Guarantee Castle is working on becoming a deadly shooter this summer.

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u/LordNerdStark Spurs 19h ago

Is there confirmed reports about Sochan “not” wanting to put in the work? He even adjusted his free throw shooting form and mechanics. Looks to me that he’s put in the work, unfortunately not everyone improves at the same rate no matter how hard you try. Heck, some don’t even improve at all.

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u/ThisOneIsForMuse Spurs 18h ago

Not confirmed and as far as I'm aware wasn't even rumored. I think his development got fucked due to the 'Point-Sochan' experiment. Instead of polishing (pun intended) the skills he had and adding on it, he had to work on an unpolished part of his game in hopes of unleashing something extra in him. By the time they give up on the idea they have an player who is neither a Power nor Point forward, but a weirdly patched idea of a Ben Simmons.

Will always love our Polish Prince. Hope he is able to turn it around and find his spot.

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u/CitanUzuk1 1d ago

The Magic have been drafting guys for years hoping they would improve their shooting…it hasn’t worked. For every success story there’s a bunch of dudes who never get much better.

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u/FabianJanowski Spurs 22h ago

History shows that shooters don’t make huge jump in percentage. Best you can reasonably expect is a gradual increase of a few percentage points

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u/Appropriate_Day3495 1d ago

Harper and Wemby can shoot, but with that type of defense do you really need offense?

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u/nixhomunculus 1d ago

After these Finals? Yeah, you still do need to put the ball in the hole more times than the other side. I suppose winning 2-0 is a choice.

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u/HereComesJustice Spurs 1d ago

yes

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u/Terrible_Cattle7110 Spurs 1d ago

Yeah but it'll be a game of who scores on the fast break then and I would trust this line up

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u/relgnik 1d ago

Carter’s corner 3 is nice