About this episode

The episode reviews the Spurs' unconventional draft picks and discusses their future prospects.

Columnist Mike Finger and beat reporters Jeff McDonald and Tom Orsborn review the Spurs’ two unconventional picks in the first round of the NBA draft, discuss the timelines for Jayden Quaintance and Tarris Reed Jr., and examine the Spus’ chances of making a repeat run to the NBA Finals. Suggested reading: Why the Spurs rolled the dice on a pair of big men Why Brian Wright has full confidence in Mitch Johnson, De’Aaron Fox Why after run to NBA Finals, Spurs will look to defy history again Catch us everywhere: More episodes: https://www.expressnews.com/interacti... Spurs Nation Newsletter: https://www.expressnews.com/newslette... Finger on BlueSky : @mikefinger.bsky.social Become a subscriber: https://exne.ws/sub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Mike Finger

Guests: Jeff McDonald, Tom Orsborn

Topics covered

• NBA draft
• Spurs analysis
• player development
• team strategy
• basketball
• sports

Keywords

• Spurs
• NBA draft
• Jayden Quaintance
• Tarris Reed Jr.
• basketball
• NBA Finals
• Brian Wright

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: San Antonio Express-News, Spurs, NBA

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