Yeah, I believe you said that exact thing already to which I responded with that he has good shooting signals (actually a point you typically use to defend past players). Why post the same thing and ignore my last reply?
For me, height isn't the issue with Tounde, it's shooting.. The Keldon comparison I can kind of see if I squint because he could be a replacement for KJ in sime ways, but I don't think his shooting will translate as well as KJ's. He's a catch and shoot threat..
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For the sake of discussion, let's say you're right and Tounde can be our next Keldon, a backup 4 off the bench that contributes towards winning basketball. Is that what you spend the pick on when there are other guys on the board who have ceilings as a starting 4 with better than league average shooting numbers from deep, but have a floor as a less dynamic backup 4?Player Comparison | Tankathon
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Here’s another comp I have for Tounde. Check the shooting numbers for both.
I also have a feeling Tounde will be taller than he’s currently listed at the draft combine. But if he doesn’t, it doesn’t matter to me because he plays much bigger than his size.
I see starting 4’s (past the top 5 or 8 or whatever) for other teams, not for the Spurs. Again, the Spurs play a different scheme than most and are built around Wembanyama. Having your traditional, taller 4 who shoots well sounds nice in theory, but fully ignores what you give up when you go taller - lateral quickness and defensive versatility. Those two elements are the identity of the Spurs right now. It can look like twin towers on some nights, when Kornet plays with Wemby for example (because of matchups), but on most nights it’s not that.
I get where you're coming from. I'm not sure that I see a taller 4 who can shoot being a problem though. It's all about how you balance things with the rest of the lineup. Yesterday I made the suggestion of trading Castle for TMIII, but thats not because I don't like Castle, its because with the rest of the roster we don't have enough shooting to maximize his value. A Harper/ Castle future doesn't work unless you can have spacing at all other 3 positions. I say that to say that a Wemby, Tounde, Devin, Castle, Harper future SL doesn't have enough spacing. It's not that Tounde can't work, its just that you have to adjust Castle or Harper somewhere else to balance things. Of course, if you project any of those 3 to be better than a league average shooter from deep it changes the equation.
Yeah, 76% FTs aren’t a strong signal, pretty much neutral.
You make a really good point about height versus physicality at the 4. There are only a handful of matchups where the lack of height really hurts you, but you can plan around them or make your opponent adjust to you like you said.
The projected NBA shooting of .356 looks nice enough for Tounde, but I was curious what Tankathon's algorithm came up with for some other bricklayersPlayer Comparison | Tankathon
Compare the statistics of 2026 NBA Draft prospects to each other and prospects from previous drafts. Stats are normalized to per-36-minutes numbers.
Here’s another comp I have for Tounde. Check the shooting numbers for both.
I also have a feeling Tounde will be taller than he’s currently listed at the draft combine. But if he doesn’t, it doesn’t matter to me because he plays much bigger than his size.
Good, because our pick won't be in the 20's...
Actually could be
Highly unlikely....
I was referring to his position on most mock drafts.
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Actually, no. I expect ATL to finish somewhere between 9 and 15 draft range, pre-playin, pre-lottery. The East is too shitty for them to make any further inroads, and climb over WC teams.if they make the playin, they’ll lose, so our realistic pick range is 9-14.
I find this pretty funny. As if we actually had a shot at either of those prospects
Sam Presti's there too. Crazy that BWright and Presti are there. Low percentage either of them gets the pick. I guess Clippers and Hawks are pretty similar in that either can fall out of the top 10 or lose the play-in.I find this pretty funny. As if we actually had a shot at either of those prospects
Well, I guess technically we do, but it's like 2%.
Made a long post about Lopez a couple months back (first post on page 4 tbh) cause I was really intrigued by his tape. And that was before his recent growth spurt. He measured at 6'8 2 Summers ago, but he looks a legit 6'10 now. Kid's definitely grown some which is a plus. He also fits the stretch-4 archetype that the Spurs need opposite of Wemby. I do worry about his defense at the next level though. He'll struggle with more athletic 4's due to his lack of foot speed, but his size should help him offset that bit. Would like to see him against better competition as well. The Combine and Pre-Draft workouts will be big for him to prove he's not just beating up on bad competition. Wouldn't be surprised if he shoots up draft boards though and is gone by the time we pick, but that'd push another player down to us tbh.
think they both go in top 10...but yea would be nice to get one of them
