Welcome to the Open Thread. In the course of 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 selections. At the moment we bear in mind the 2013 NBA Draft.
With the twenty eighth choose within the draft, the Spurs selected Livio Jean-Charles. Jean-Charles was a draft-and-stash who returned to play in France till being known as as much as play with the Spurs within the 2016 NBA Summer season League. He signed with San Antonio, however was waived two months later after enjoying in 5 preseason video games. Jean-Charles signed with Austin Spurs the place he performed two seasons. Sadly, he left the Austin earlier than the Spurs clenched their 2018 G-League Championship. Since 2018, he has performed in Spain, France Greece, and at the moment with CSKA Moscow.
The Spurs used their second spherical choose to draft Ohio State Buckeye Deshaun Thomas. He performed with the Spurs throughout Summer season League in 2013 and 2014. Thomas signed with the Spurs in September 2015, however was waived after two preseason video games. He joined the Austin Spurs throughout that season. He’s at the moment enjoying in Israel the place he has thrived. You may learn a 2018 interview with Deshaun Thomas right here. He discusses a younger participant named Luka Doncic.
Two draftees, seven preseason video games and $1.2M to Jean-Charles to play 5 of these video games. There should be a better technique to decide if a participant is correct for one’s group.
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