Why The San Antonio Spurs Do The Deal
It doesn’t! Acquiring Quickley doesn’t help the Spurs maximize their lottery odds. He’s an upgrade over the rookie Wesley. The question is, how much does this deal hurt their lottery odds?
The answer? Not much, if at all. Quickley is immensely talented, but he’s not likely ready to be the type of player who meaningfully impacts a team’s record. If he is, this becomes an incredible deal for the Spurs.
In all likelihood, they’ll still finish this season with one of the league’s worst records following this deal.
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That means they’ll be drafting a top prospect in a loaded draft and pairing him with a shot-creating guard with a strong point-of-attack defense in Quickley.
Are the Knicks getting enough back for such a player?