The 2020 NBA Draft is nearly a month away, and that means the San Antonio Spurs are right around the corner from making their first lottery selection since they took Tim Duncan out of Wake Forest in 1997 and forever changed the fortune of the franchise.
While there almost definitely won’t be an organizational savior at 11 in what many consider to be one of the weaker classes in recent memory, the Silver and Black will have an excellent opportunity to add a building block on their journey back to the postseason.
From a top-five prospect to begin the NBA season to a mid-to-late first-rounder by the All-Star break, let’s explore what the gifted Washington University freshman Jaden McDaniels can bring to the team if PATFO take a risky swing on him at the end of the lottery.