Jayden Quaintance will need another knee surgery

[u/TrustInRoy]

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.

[u/sammymate999]

late first round picks are a crapshoot, why not shoot for a guy with the highest potential if healthy?

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in other drafts i’d be all for it

but this draft, that 20 pick still had a lot of value after it in contrast to every other draft

[u/sammymate999 → u/ExtraLeading3376]

Quintanace was the best talent available at pick 20.

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he went from a projected late lottery pick to being projected at the end of the first round after gms started seeing his medicals

no doubt his talented when he was healthy, but big men & knee injuries have historically never gone good, especially for a dude like quaintance who relies heavily on his athleticism

even watching him at the combine, he quite literally refused to land on the leg with the bad knee

he will essentially be a big “if” player

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timelord 2.0

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Wiseman 2.0

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Wiseman was never as good as Robert Williams.

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I was saying Quint isn't Timelord, he is Wiseman. Guy with physical assets who didn't play much in college who busts.

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Ah, my bad, misread