San Antonio Spurs: 2009 NBA Draft
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San Antonio Spurs
2008-09 Record: 54-28
Draft Picks: 37, 51, 53
Key Free Agents:
Michael Finley (Player option)
Drew Gooden
Fabricio Oberto (Partially guaranteed)
Ime Udoka
Jacque Vaughn
How They Got Here:
For the tenth year in a row the Spurs won at least 50 games, with Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, and Coach Popovich once again leading the way this season. If it wasn’t for Manu Ginobili missing half the season due to injury, they probably would have won closer to 60 games. As it was, their 54 win total was their worst season since 99/00.
What They Need:
The Spurs are getting old - and injury prone - very quickly, so they need an influx of top-shelf young talent. Unfortunately they don’t have any first round picks this year to accomplish this. Their small forward and center positions are especially old, so they should concentrate on those with their second round picks.
Who They'll Take:
As mentioned, the Spurs need young wing and post players. Among the possibilities in the second round that they should consider would be Danny Green, Victor Claver, Omri Casspi and Alade Aminu. The Spurs tend to do well with their draft picks, so if anyone is going to find a jewel in the second round, its them.
San Antonio Spurs Draft History (since 2000)
2008: George Hill (26), Goran Dragic
(45), James Gist (57)
2007: Tiago Splitter (28), Marcus Williams (Arizona) (33), Giorgos Printezis
(58)
2006: Damir Markota (59)
2005: Ian Mahinmi (28)
2004: Beno Udrih (28), Romain Sato (52), Sergei Karaulov (57)
2003: Leandro Barbosa (28)
2002: John Salmons (26), Luis Scola (55), Randy Holcomb (56)
2001: Tony Parker (28), Robertas Javtokas (55), Bryan Bracey (57)
2000: Chris Carrawell (41)
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2009 NBA DRAFT: NBA Team Needs/Capsules - NBA Mock Draft - Top 100 Prospects |
Top Prospects
Stephen
Curry - PG/SG - Davidson
Tyreke
Evans - PG/SG - Memphis
Blake
Griffin - PF - Oklahoma
James
Harden - SG - Arizona State
Jordan
Hill - PF - Arizona
Ty
Lawson - PG - UNC
BJ
Mullens - C - Ohio State
Ricky
Rubio - PG - DKV Joventut
Brandon
Jennings - PG - Arizona
Hasheem
Thabeet - C - UCONN
Comments
die hard of spurs.....
no need to comment very long....but the head coach must recruit best player in next season so that they enter in the finals....and may i request duncan, parker, ginobili and the rest of the gang would be cooperate next season because the performance was a doubtful effect in the rest of their fans.....i hope u would chose d best draft....i love u guys.....yeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh......forever spurs....best years to come......GOD BLESS.....rest very well....hehehehhe....
spurs .......... for ever
new blood in the team will be more than necessary for the coming seasons.
hope that we can recruit some rising young talents with Duncan, Ginobli and Parker leading the way, so the team can be again competitor and able to win the championship.
Lets Go Spurs
I think that the entire Spurs organization is great for the NBA. I cant wait to see the team win another Championship. New talent will bring great things. Virgin Islander for life. Big up Tim Duncan, V I breed...
duncan's buddy
Haseem Thabeet - UCONN come on get this guy!duncan needs this giant guy to help him in powering defenses and offenses.its time for him to get another twin...
Thabeet
No chance they'll get Thabeet unless they somehow get themselves a top-3 pick this year.
SAN ANTO SPURS
we don't need no top 3 we needs guys who wanna win plain a simple we will back next year stronger and better, physical. so don't have doubt for my spurs and if you are a real die hard spurs fan like me you would support them even if they did go out this early we are still the team to beat in the west not the laker's we are. we been there 11 years in the playoffs 11 years 10 division tittles, 4 championships its not easy but we did it and also the best power forward that ever played the game Tim Duncan no matter how old he is and we will get 1,2,or 3 more rings before Duncan retires and thats a fact so don't count them out just yet.wait an see. as for me Im from the west side of San Antonio, Tx and a true spurs die hard fan. GO SPURS GO!!!
BOO!!!!!! SPURS NEED YOUNG
BOO!!!!!! SPURS NEED YOUNG GUYS AND WE KNOW THAT.I THINK THEY WILL DO OK THIS YEAR BUT COME NEXT YEAR.THE SPURS WILL HAVE SOME MONEY AND THEY WILL HAVE SOME GO PLAYERS.BUT THERE ARE SOME GOOD PLAYERS THIS OFF SESSION SO I THINK THEY WILL BE OK.I THINK THEY SHUT START HASEEM THABEET IF THEY HAVE A SHOT AT HIM.WELL GO SPURS DO!!!!!!!!!!!
DRAFT 09
Please draft Dante Cunningham from Villanova!!!!
Spurs picks
Spurs need a rookie Center, and a rookie PF. Also, Is there any NBA team that Spurs could trade Tiago Splitters rights to for a high draft picki, or for a live body?...Celtics could take Splitter for Garnett? Knicks could take Splitter for Curry?(Although Curry is a project). Spurs guards are okey, smal forwards are good, A rookie Center, and another 7 footer, plus Matt Bonner as 3rd Center/PF.
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Gooden
Gooden is a key player for me. I think that he could have field a void in the playoffs if he had more time to be with the team before the playoffs began. He has commented that he wants to be a Spur and I think that would be a great signing. With a healthy Duncan and Gooden, opposing teams would get non-stop power forward talent. On the other hand, Finley and Bowen have lost a step and the Spurs need to find a way (draft or FA) to make them 100% bench players.