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Dylan Harper Gives Spurs Flexibility With Multiple Guards _ 2025 NBA Draft Reaction · Bleacher Report

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  Speaker 1: I think we all expect that Dylan Harper is the
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  Speaker 1: play here. There was some early buzz that san Antonio
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  Speaker 1: may explore trading this pick, possibly get into some superstar conversations,
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  Speaker 1: but the idea of pairing Victor woman Yaba with Dylan.
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  Speaker 2: Harper is just too much to pass up.
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  Speaker 1: If you ask me, Carter, what would you do if
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  Speaker 1: you were in the shoes of san Antonio Spurs GM.
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  Speaker 2: I just don't think you want to overthink it.
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  Speaker 3: I think Dylan Harper in any other draft is probably
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  Speaker 3: the number one draft pick, but unfortunately he's in the
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  Speaker 3: same draft as Cooper Flag. Yes you have Stefan Castle,
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  Speaker 3: Yes you have Darren Fox on that team, But I
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  Speaker 3: think you're in a situation where you pick the best
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  Speaker 3: player available, which is Dylan Harper, and you just make
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  Speaker 3: it work. And look, it gives you flexibility. Do you
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  Speaker 3: want to lean into Dylan Harper? Do you want to
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  Speaker 3: maybe lean into Stefan Castle, Maybe Daron Fox becomes expendable.
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  Speaker 3: I think if you find yourself in a situation where
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  Speaker 3: you take the best player available and you just make
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  Speaker 3: it work, if you're the Spurs.
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  Speaker 1: So I'm looking at Wasserman's big board, right now he's
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  Speaker 1: got his best available. He does have Dylan Harper at two.
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  Speaker 1: Was can you take us through your general best available here,
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  Speaker 1: now that we're past the Cooper flag pick?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean at this point, I think it's Harper.
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  Speaker 5: And then a gap and then you know, you can
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  Speaker 5: go in a number of different directions here. I had
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  Speaker 5: DJ at three. I'm sure there are teams that had
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  Speaker 5: Ace Trey Johnson maybe even in the mix there. I'm
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  Speaker 5: kind of the minority with Noh Sangate that high. But
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  Speaker 5: Dylan Harper is the consensus number two prospect in the draft.
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  Speaker 5: In fact, I don't think I talked to anybody around
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  Speaker 5: the league that gave me a different answer for who's
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  Speaker 5: the best player behind Cooper?
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  Speaker 4: And I'm with you, guys. You take the best player
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  Speaker 4: available and you figure it out later.
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  Speaker 2: And that's what the Spurs have just done. The pick
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  Speaker 2: is in.
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  Speaker 1: Dylan Harper from Rutgers is a San Antonio Spur six
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  Speaker 1: and thirteen pound freshman with a knack for hitting clutch
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  Speaker 1: shots when you need them most.
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  Speaker 2: It was an up and.
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  Speaker 1: Down year for Rutgers last season, but when Harper was healthy,
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  Speaker 1: remember he did have about with the flu in the
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  Speaker 1: middle of the season that really hampered him him.
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  Speaker 2: When he was at full strength.
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  Speaker 1: There was not a better guard in all of college
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  Speaker 1: basketball last year.
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  Speaker 2: Card.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, he's a big bodyguard six'. Five he's got good,
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  Speaker 3: link good mid, range and he's just so.
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  Speaker 2: Smooth he can operate in the pick and.
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  Speaker 3: Roll he knows that he's bigger and stronger than, people
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  Speaker 3: and he's able to get to whatever spot he wants.
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  Speaker 3: To truly a guard THAT i think could be a
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  Speaker 3: dominant lead guard at the next level in THE.
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  Speaker 2: Nba wasas what's your? Grade, yeah this is A b.
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  Speaker 5: Plus you, know you could say. Minus the only the
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  Speaker 5: only question is to fit and is it going to
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  Speaker 5: impact his? Development is he going to be able to
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  Speaker 5: maximize his potential h and really hit his stride playing
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  Speaker 5: with the iron fox who's probably gonna have the ball
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  Speaker 5: more so that would be the only. Reason it's just
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  Speaker 5: not the perfect fit on. Paper but, uh he is
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  Speaker 5: the best player available And i'm pretty confident he's going
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  Speaker 5: to figure it. Out, AGAIN i said that a couple of,
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  Speaker 5: times and last night's show and today he was the
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  Speaker 5: thirty nine percent catch and shoot. Guy he takes triple
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  Speaker 5: handoffs pretty. Well he's six and, Shoes SO i got
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  Speaker 5: no issues with him playing the two guard. Slot if
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  Speaker 5: you Consider Daron fox your lead. GUARD i think the
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  Speaker 5: biggest question has had this Effect Stephan castle's. Development that's
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  Speaker 5: a conversation for another. Day But harper is so good
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  Speaker 5: at creating advantages to the point of attack getting. Downhill
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  Speaker 5: is an outstanding finisher around the, hoop and once he starts,
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  Speaker 5: Going once he gets, going his confidence is. Pumping he's
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  Speaker 5: gonna start drilling jumpers off the, dribble off the catch
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  Speaker 5: from a couple of feet behind the. Ark shooting percentages
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  Speaker 5: weren't great from, deep But i'm not really. Worried he's
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  Speaker 5: too good of a shot maker to worry about those.
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  Speaker 5: Percentages so there's no question he's an all star caliber.
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  Speaker 5: GUARD i can't wait to see how he fits With
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  Speaker 5: fox and how much pressure the two of them are
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  Speaker 5: gonna put in the rim because they're gonna have defenses
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  Speaker 5: back pedaling a.
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  Speaker 3: Lot So i've Heard Shay Gilders, Alexander i've Heard Paid
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  Speaker 3: cunningham as a possible comp for. Him what is your
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  Speaker 3: best player cop For Dylan harper WASASS.
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  Speaker 5: I Think i've got With Kad cunningham. Again the guys
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  Speaker 5: he just threw out there. Work he's just a jumbo
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  Speaker 5: ball handler who is so good it, again, creating he
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  Speaker 5: can shoot off the dribble regardless of the. Percentages he's
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  Speaker 5: excellent around the.
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  Speaker 4: Rim he's not known as much for.
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  Speaker 5: PLAYMAKING i Think kid was probably a bigger playmaker coming
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  Speaker 5: out Of Oklahoma, state more of a natural. Passer but,
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  Speaker 5: Again i'm not. Worried he's still gonna get you six
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  Speaker 5: assists per, game AND i think he's smart enough to
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  Speaker 5: read the game and become that passer when the game
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  Speaker 5: calls for. It and when you Have Darren fox, again
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  Speaker 5: they can handle the workload with.
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  Speaker 4: Him i'm not too.
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  Speaker 5: Worried LIKE i like the, complicated but a Bigger Jleb
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  Speaker 5: brunson is. Something i've heard him out. There he kind
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  Speaker 5: of is similar to A James.
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  Speaker 4: Harden but you, know you.
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  Speaker 5: Can make an argument for all three of those. Guys
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  Speaker 5: kid makes sense as.
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  Speaker 1: Well a lot of Fantastic ALL nba caliber. Players speaking
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  Speaker 1: for around With Dylan, HARPER i think that tracks based
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  Speaker 1: on what we saw At. Rutgers was. Mentioned it's not
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  Speaker 1: Just Aaron, fox It's Stefan. Castle and if you remember
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  Speaker 1: back one draft, Cycle Stefan castle and his camp were
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  Speaker 1: very loud about the fact that he.
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  Speaker 2: Is a point. Guard it's not what he played At,
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  Speaker 2: yukon so you.
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  Speaker 1: Know he was used in a variety of ways With
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  Speaker 1: San antonio And year.
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  Speaker 2: One, obviously when you bring Into.
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  Speaker 1: Aaron, FOX i don't think you're banking On Stefan castle
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  Speaker 1: to be a full time point. Guard but point, blank
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  Speaker 1: what do you think De Aaron fox And Stefan castle
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  Speaker 1: are thinking sitting at home Watching Dylan harper.
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  Speaker 2: Be picked to The San Antonio.
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  Speaker 3: Spurs, WELL i think there's definitely some initial shock. Value they're, saying,
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  Speaker 3: WAIT i THOUGHT i was the point. GUARD i Know
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  Speaker 3: Dylan harper wants to play point, Guard but LIKE i,
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  Speaker 3: SAID i think this gives The spurs a little bit of.
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  Speaker 3: Flexibility it's you don't want to overthink it in this.
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  Speaker 3: Spot Dylan harper is that? Good you can't teach that
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  Speaker 3: size that you saw the wingspan at six,' ten the.
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  Speaker 3: PLAY making i think they'll make. It, work now if
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  Speaker 3: there's an ORGANIZATION that i would trust to make it,
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  Speaker 3: work too It Isn't San. Antonio spurs they seem to
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  Speaker 3: be an organization that's extremely.
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  Speaker 2: Well run they'll do.
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  Speaker 3: What's best They'll Put dylan harper in the best position
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  Speaker 3: and they have a really good fun young core over
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  Speaker 3: There with Wemby And, stefan Castle Now dylan harper in.
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  Speaker 1: The mix i'm glad they didn't press the nuclear. Button
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  Speaker 1: here the nuclear button would have been let's not even
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  Speaker 1: see what it looks like with all of. These guards
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  Speaker 1: let's make a move a sense. Of urgency it's fine
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  Speaker 1: if you want to do that in the middle of.
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  Speaker 1: The season you're not going to hear any problems. From
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  Speaker 1: me but you've got to see what. You've Got If
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  Speaker 1: dylan harper gets there and you compare Him and victor
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  Speaker 1: wemanyall on the same exact timeline for the, NEXT decade
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  Speaker 1: i mean that may be the team this entire sport.
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  Speaker 1: Runs through you don't have to make a decision on
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  Speaker 1: your other guards at. This point sponcastle is still. YOUNG
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  Speaker 1: too i Applaud the spurs for.
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  Speaker 2: This move