Welcome to the Open Thread. Throughout the month of June, we’re speaking NBA Draft. As we lead as much as the 2025 NBA Draft on June twenty fifth, we shall be revisiting the Spurs draft decisions. In the present day we keep in mind the 2006 NBA Draft.
Heading into the 2006-07 season, the Spurs should have been fairly content material with their line-up. With Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Brent Barry, Michael Finley and Robert Horry all returning, the Spurs went with expertise bringing in Jacques Vaughn and sharp-shooting with the addition of Matt Bonner. They retained no draft decisions by the tip of the draft day and went into the season with what would turn out to be the 2007 NBA Championship group.
As talked about yesterday, the Spurs traded Malik Rose and consecutive first spherical draft decisions to the Knicks for Nazr Mohammed and Jamison Brewer. New York used the 2005 draft to amass David Lee. In 2006, they selected to draft Mardy Collins on the twenty ninth spot.
Though the Spurs drafted Croatian energy ahead Damir Markota within the 58th decide through the second spherical, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for his or her 2007 second spherical draft decide. What turned of that decide? Effectively, you’ll simply should verify again tomorrow.
Total, the 2006 draft had no speedy affect on the Spurs and didn’t alter their Massive 3-led roster as they earned their fourth title in 9 seasons.
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