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 can be revisiting the Spurs draft decisions. At this time we keep in mind 2004 NBA Draft.
Whereas the Spurs took a move on the 2003 NBA Draft, they made up for the dearth of picks by taking 4 gamers in 2004.
For starters, the Spurs selected Beno Udrih with their twenty eighth decide. He performed his first three NBA season with the Spurs profitable two NBA Championships in 2005 and 2007. He stayed energetic within the NBA till the 2017-2018 season when he went to Lithuania. In 2020, he transitioned into teaching. He’s at present the pinnacle coach of the Wisconsin Herd, G-League affiliate to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Additionally in 2003, the Spurs picked up the draft rights to Viktor Sanikidze on draft day from the Atlanta Hawks in alternate for 2005 second-round draft decide and money concerns. The Spurs retained his rights all through his profession, however he by no means performed on this aspect of the ocean.
Romain Sato was drafted utilizing a 52nd decide that was acquired from the Memphis Grizzlies when the Spurs traded the draft rights to Gordan Giriček to Memphis in 1999. Sato was subsequently waived by the Spurs close to the commerce deadline. He has by no means suited up or performed an NBA recreation however discovered success abroad.
The Spurs used their quantity 57 decide to draft Russian Sergei Karaulov. He by no means performed with the Spurs, however performed practically twenty years abroad.
So, 4 international born gamers had been drafted. Sadly, there was not quite a lot of exercise within the group.
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