Assuming the Spurs preserve their two top-8 draft picks, the percentages are fairly excessive they are going to choose a ball-handler with a kind of picks. We’ve heard names like Nikola Matter, Rob Dillingham and Reed Sheppard, however one title that has flown a bit underneath the radar is Stephon Fort: a 6’6” guard out of UConn who gained Massive East Freshman of the Yr and the nationwide championship regardless of taking part in out of place final season.
Currently, he’s been rising up the draft boards, and in accordance with Kelly Iko of The Athetlic, the Spurs are a staff that could be very excessive on him.
“The Spurs are stated to be massive followers of UConn’s Fort, league sources stated, and he’s shifting up their draft board. San Antonio has two top-10 choices and will take Fort with both the No. 4 or No. 8 decide.”
I gained’t go too deep into Fort’s potential match with the Spurs since his Prospect Preview is developing, however to summarize, he may play the function of jumbo level guard or secondary ball-handler/wing. He’s good at attending to and ending on the rim, however his outdoors shot wants some work. He’s additionally thought of a powerful defender who may guard the 1-4 spots. Mainly, he’s loads of issues the Spurs would need and is a constant three-point shot away from being perfect. He has gone from merely a lottery prospect to some mock drafts having him of their prime 5, so the Spurs would possibly must nab him with the 4th decide in the event that they determine he’s their man.
Although this draft class has been downplayed a bit as a result of lack of a franchise participant (and it doesn’t assist that it’s sandwiched between the drafts of Victor Wembanyama and Cooper Flagg), it’s turning into an increasing number of intriguing primarily based on the quite a few prospects for doubtlessly high-end function gamers, and Fort is one other in an extended checklist of gamers who would match the invoice.
