Draft 2026 NBA Draft Prospects Thread

[Correct Crusader]

I've said it in the past and I'll say it again: Yaxel would honestly be a great fit for us. I don't think we'd take him even if he were on the board when we selected, but he'd be a nice fit as a switchable 3&D stretch-4 beside Wemby and co. He's just old as hell at 23 and 1/2 years of age and we already have CB developing at the 4 spot. If we end up selecting in the 16-20 range he'll likely be long gone anyways so the point is likely moot.

1:50 on that video had me about to bust

 

[onechance87]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2035413260883632546

Should of been and1...This is what we need next to wemby at pf.

 

[mo7888]

Would definitely take him over Alex fucking Karaban (I'm on a crusade now... seeing too many people interested in that bum for my tastes! I'm mostly kidding of course... well, not about him sucking)

I don't hate picking Karaban, but I'd hate picking him anywhere in the 1st rd. I'd be fine with him as a 2nd rd pick.

 

[spurraider21]

First round picks have a fixed scale, second round picks do not but high profile players who slip to the second round usually expect more money and guarantees than most teams are willing to pay them at that point, which would seem to include the Spurs going by the 2nd rounders they actually did sign.

Could the Spurs have taken him without his consent? Sure, but what do you do when he doesn't sign the contract you're willing to offer? Do you really want to play hard ball with his rights, knowing he is a close friend of Wemby, and is also represented by Wemby's agent? This would seem like a big no no for most teams, and unfathomable for the Spurs.

Bottom line, if you want to treat the second round like the first, be prepared to pay them accordingly.

There is a fixed scale. You offer them the second round tender, which is a one year deal if they don’t take that you still retain their rights. If they sign the one year tender, they become a restricted free agent the following off-season. So they are still in your control.

If someone thinks Reynaud is going to suicide his career and punt two NBA seasons because he doesn’t want to play specifically in San Antonio, then I have a bridge to sell them

 

[OK Computer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2035501151945199834

 

[Uriel]

Given how Atlanta's been playing, Yaxel may now be out of reach. Possibly the same with Haugh and Lopez.

 

[Ariel]

There is a fixed scale. You offer them the second round tender, which is a one year deal if they don’t take that you still retain their rights. If they sign the one year tender, they become a restricted free agent the following off-season. So they are still in your control.

If someone thinks Reynaud is going to suicide his career and punt two NBA seasons because he doesn’t want to play specifically in San Antonio, then I have a bridge to sell them

Every year there are examples of teams passing on players because they're asked to do so or they don't agree with the terms of the contract (like Reaves, FVV, etc), yet I don't remember a single recent example of a team playing hard ball with a player in the second round in the way you describe (offering them a one year deal and forcing them to take it or freeze them out of the league). You think teams are oblivious to the mechanism you describe? Or maybe they're too aware of the consequences of forcing a player's hand by threatening to freeze their NBA career?

I think probably there were teams with some interest in Raynaud (before 42) but not enough to agree to his terms or risk entering a conflict. They took their next target and Raynaud fell until he felt good with the team and contract. As for the Spurs, they probably weren't willing to offer 2/3 guaranteed years and targeted 2 way prospects instead.