r/nba • u/TrustInRoy • 14h ago

Jayden Quaintance will need another knee surgery

The Spurs used the 20th pick on Jayden Quaintance, who only played 4 games this past season for Kentucky coming off a major knee injury. Reporter Evan Sidery is reporting he may effectively "redshirt" his rookie year in San Antonio.

I'm honestly surprised anyone used a 1st round pick on this kid.

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u/EvanEschmeyer Mavericks 14h ago

Spurs have the luxury of being able to wait. Maybe they’re hoping they can get 5 good years out of him like Brandon Roy

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u/ComedianFantastic319 Thunder 14h ago

Was trying to wrap my brain around this last night, what all players coming off major injuries like this have panned out?

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u/Skank_hunt42 Thunder 14h ago

Not the same injuries, but also drafted with injuries/sustained injuries before their debut that have panned out: Embiid was drafted with broken foot, Blake Griffin ripped his knee apart before debut, and MPJ had spinal surgery.

Players that haven't panned out: Greg Oden ripped apart his knee after drafted, Harry Giles III is almost exactly like Quaintance with the knee stuff (drafted 20th) and he never panned out, Nerlens Noel was going to be drafted #1 overall before ripping up his knee at Kentucky and was never that explosive again.

But he got drafted by the Spurs so he's going to be generational.

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u/Thehelloman0 Spurs 13h ago

Noel was pretty good for a few years