SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs personal 4 picks on this week’s NBA Draft. They’ve formally made a variety on two of 4.
San Antonio chosen guard Stephon Fortress with the No. 4 total select of Connecticut. Moments later, the Spurs took Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham with the No. 8 decide.
Nonetheless, ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski stated that Dillingham will reportedly not report back to San Antonio.
Wojnarowski stated the Minnesota Timberwolves are buying Dillingham from the Spurs. In alternate, San Antonio will obtain Minnesota’s 2030 protected draft decide swap and its 2031 unprotected first-round draft decide.
The Timberwolves are buying and selling a 2031 unprotected first and a protected 2030 decide swap to the Spurs for Dillingham, supply tells ESPN. https://t.co/jTMUQlhsrh
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 27, 2024
San Antonio and Minnesota are reportedly engaged on a draft-night deal for the second time in two years.
Final yr, the Spurs obtained two future second-round picks from the Timberwolves whereas Minnesota acquired the No. 33 total decide from San Antonio.
That 2023 second-round decide turned G League Ignite ahead Leonard Miller.
Dillingham scored 474 factors as a reserve in 31 of 32 video games through the 2023-24 season. The Southeastern Convention named Dillingham as its Sixth Man of the 12 months.
Earlier than San Antonio chosen Dillingham at No. 8, the Detroit Pistons took Texas native and G League Ignite guard Ron Holland at No. 5. The Charlotte Hornets took French energy ahead Tidjane Salaun with the No. 6 decide.
Fortress’s UConn teammate, heart Donovan Clingan, was taken by the Portland Path Blazers at No. 7 total.
The Spurs selected Fortress after the Houston Rockets took guard Reed Sheppard out of Kentucky at No. 3. The Washington Wizards chosen 7-footer Alex Sarr out of France at No. 2.
The Atlanta Hawks picked small ahead Zaccharie Risacher, Sarr’s fellow Frenchman, as the highest total choice.
Fortress averaged 11.1 factors, 4.7 rebounds and a couple of.9 assists for the nationwide championship-winning Huskies. He was additionally a unanimous choice for 2023-24 Large East Freshman of the 12 months.
San Antonio presently owns two second-round picks (No. 35 and No. 48 total).
Each second-round picks shall be made Thursday afternoon.
KSAT Sports activities Director Larry Ramirez could have a recap of the primary spherical arising tonight on the Nightbeat after ABC’s NBA Draft protection.
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