The San Antonio Spurs are the only team in the 2025 NBA Draft with two picks inside the lottery. They’ll have opportunities to select players at number two and number fourteen. While the second pick is expected to return a top-level prospect, the fourteenth is a bit more of a toss-up.
The fourteenth pick has a wide range of outcomes throughout history. There are stars like Bam Adebayo, solid starters like Michael Porter Jr. and Marcus Morris, good role players like Aaron Nesmith, and players who are out of the league like Denzel Valentine or Romeo Langford (no disrespect to the former Spur!)
San Antonio is in a unique position where they can select a near-sure thing with the second pick, and take a swing with the fourteenth selection, or select a safer, high-floor player who fits a positional need. The Spurs could use another big man, and players like Thomas Sorber, Collin Murray-Boyles, Derik Queen, and Asa Newell will likely be available at fourteen. There will be a choice selection of young wings at fourteen, including Cedric Coward, Carter Bryant, Nique Clifford, Liam McNeeley, and Rasheer Fleming, all of whom could fill a need for the Spurs.
However, the prevailing thought around the league, according to rumors, is that the Spurs would prefer to trade this pick for a veteran. That could be in a splashy trade for someone like Kevin Durant, or in a more measured move for a veteran wing or big man who would come at a cheaper cost. If nothing of that sort comes to fruition, the Spurs could move out of or back in the draft, acquiring more assets in a move that would resemble the Rob Dillingham trade from the 2024 NBA Draft.
In many ways, there is a more diverse set of options for San Antonio with fourteen, making it one of the most interesting choices of their offseason. What do you think the Spurs should do with the last selection in the lottery? Vote in the poll below and leave your thoughts in the comments. We’ll be back later this week with the results.
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