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Will teams be hesitant to trade with the Spurs during the draft?

Does anyone feel that because the Spurs were so successful with the Kawhi trade, teams will be more cautious of trading with them now? I mean, if any team has a 10-20th pick and the Spurs want it, something tells me that teams will be asking a lot for it not because they know what the Spurs sees, but because they know that whatever it is the Spurs will come up at top. Especially the more the Spurs are willing to put in the trade. Now it could be that the Spurs won't disclose whose Pop's favorite player on the team from now on so teams won't be able to guage things.

Posted Mar 15, 2016, 8:31 PM UTC

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SsKSpurs21•

I dont think so. There are still some GM's who think they can "outsmart" the front office.

With the Kawhi trade, the Pacers had no interest in Kawhi. They already had Paul George. They needed a point guard and George Hill was a rising star in the Spurs system.

If teams can find value in what the Spurs are offering then they will do it.

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yamaha2k11•

Plus the fact that our coaching staff is the best at developing players, we'll usually have some assets to trade.

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chriscucumber•

Plus they're in the east

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shord143•

One of the best things about having the network of GM's, assistant and head coaches across the league who started because of the Spurs organization is that they have built a trust with other organizations who are more than willing to assist the Spurs for a mutual gain.

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SpursFan9000•

well its not just the draft that makes the player good, remember kawhi was only a decent defender coming out of college. I dont think any other teams would have been able to mold him into what he is today.

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fightintxag13•

I mean, sure he's definitely made strides on defense, but he's always been a plus defender.

I do agree that he would not have become what he has with most, if not all, other teams, but I think that has more to do with his massive improvement on offense than going from 'decent' to elite on defense.

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siphillis•

The Pacers didn't get screwed. They needed a Point Guard, we needed a Forward, and both benefited. Indiana made several championship runs with Hill, while the Spurs were able to coast along for a couple years while Kawhi's game was scrapped and retooled.

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