Draft season is officially upon the San Antonio Spurs along with the rest of the league. Here are five players the Spurs could select with the 29th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.
For the second year in a row, the San Antonio Spurs will have a lot of holes to fill on their roster. There are three rotation backcourt players (Manu Ginobili, Patty Mills and Jonathon Simmons) who will be entering free agency and three frontcourt players (David Lee, Pau Gasol and Dewayne Dedmon) who have the ability to opt out of their contracts.
The 2017 NBA Draft will be San Antonio’s first opportunity to fill up some of these holes.
San Antonio should be able to re-sign one of either Mills or Simmons to long term deals this summer, making their bigger need in the post. Even if Lee, Gasol and Dedmon all opt to stay with the team next year, they would all be free agents in 2018.
With the number of centers that should still be available by pick No. 29 in this draft, the San Antonio Spurs should think about going this route with their first round pick. Here’s a look at five options they might consider when they’re on the board near the end of the first round.