My bad. I was using Tankthon numbers, and they stop after 9 games.Just checked him, but the numbers I found don't match: https://www.basketball-reference.com/international/players/karim-lopez-1.html
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This is the guy I think we should look at.
what does that have to do with anything I said? I specifically mentioned Risacher because he'd be a 10-15th pick in any other draft and he played in the french league and European competitions with his club. Putting up similar numbers in an under 21 league means Oscar is not even close to that level.
But isn't Oscar a year away from getting drafted? He just turned 18, he'd be the youngest in the entire draft.
fair, but then that's the leap he should make next year. Playing in the regular rotation of the big club.
He was born March 18 2007 so he turns 19 in a couple of months, he can declare if he wants. Not saying he should or would, only that he can.
It is all highly dependent on whether he’s a real pro player or if he’s thenasis or bronny or whatever. If he looks decent then yeah, swoop him up and get in the mix if you’re Miami, for example. Worth a shot. But if he’s not a justifiable 2nd round pick then you really can’t enter these waters.
He was 18 before the deadline in December, and will be 19 in March.
Without hesitation...I don't think whoever we'd target would do that though.... probably our most realistic Castle trade would be as a centerpiece of a major deal for an existing player. The trouble is finding one that makes sense.
So I agree it's unlikely to happen. However, one argument for why a team would, would be if they think that Castle can be a 6'7" two way lead guard (rarest and most desired archtype of all), and see Boozer as a "role player" at the next level. I've seen people on this board comp early season Castle to SGA and Jimmy Butler while talking about Boozer like he's going to top out as a Sabonis level player. Personally, I think the dude's going to be an easy all-NBA guy at his peak, but there are a lot of people who think he's going to be too athletically limited and can't be a #1 (or even #2) guy. So the argument is that you get a 2 way lead guard + another quality player in a strong draft to start your team with if you're, say, the Kings (starved for star-level talent), or the Hornets (just a horrible defensive team with amazing shooters) if they get #3 pick and Dybantsa/Peterson are off the board.
I think its easily the Wemby-Boozer-Harper core. Also, you could be right because it only takes one GM and we know Sacramento exists, so it's possible...
No. Dybantsa is playing at BYU. They’ll likely pick him.
I’d do it in a heartbeat. Castle is a brick laying turnover machine.
He’s shooting well above the league average at 0-3 feet. His free throw attempts are in the top 20.
Was just doing research on him yesterday cause he's been moving up draft boards in the latest mocks. He's yet another guard, but definitely an intriguing prospect, especially since he's a skill-based player without a major physical profile. Big time shooter though, something the Spurs desperately need more of on our roster right now. Seams like a good kid too tbh.
