Grading Each San Antonio Spurs Draft Pick Since Tim Duncan

August 10th, 2013 by Jared Johnson Leave a reply »
The San Antonio Spurs got lucky in 1997, earning the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft despite having the third-worst record in the league. They drafted Tim Duncan, a star center from Wake Forest.

And as they say, the rest is history.

Thanks to their consistent superstar, the Spurs haven't had a single draft spot higher than No. 20 since then. Even so, they have developed a reputation as one of the top drafting teams in the NBA. Drafting outside the lottery can sometimes be a shot in the dark, but the Spurs have made a science of it.

Let's look at all 34 players the Spurs have picked in the NBA draft since Duncan and see how each pick grades on a traditional A-to-F scale. 

Higher picks will obviously be graded more strictly. Also, if a considerable amount of more talented players were available at the time of the pick, the grade will be lower. 

No player will be given an "incomplete."

For clarification, rookies whom the Spurs may have acquired on draft night by trading a player already on their roster to another team (I'm looking at you, Kawhi Leonard) are not considered because they were not officiall ...

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