ESPN's Jonathan Givony is the NBA's premier draft guru.
In wake of his latest report, San Antonio Spurs fans may as well start buying their Dylan Harper gear.
Speaking from the NBA Draft Combine on Thursday, Givony relayed that he's certain the Spurs will end up taking the Rutgers guard No. 2 overall after Duke's Cooper Flagg undoubtedly goes No. 1 overall to the Dallas Mavericks.
“Dylan Harper is going to be the No. 2 pick in the draft,” Givony said (h/t On3). “I am 99.9% sure about it.”
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Givony went on to say that Harper has measurables that compare to a young Dwayne Wade, and the Spurs are making it clear that they have no intention of moving out of that second slot in the draft.
“The San Antonio Spurs are signaling to teams that they are very excited about the opportunity to draft Dylan Harper. They are not pursuing trades from what we’re hearing,” Givony explained. “They think that they can play Dylan Harper together with Steph(on) Castle and De’Aaron Fox in the same backcourt. Obviously, teams have some question marks about the amount of shooting on that roster. That’s something that they are probably going to address at a later stage.”
Harper is a 6-foot-6, 215-pound guard who averaged 19.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game for the Scarlet Knights last season.
He didn't get the national attention that Flagg got for obvious reasons, but he appears to be every bit the NBA prospect.
Looking ahead to the 2025-26 season, a Spurs team that features Harper, Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell and Victor Wembanyama could be very intriguing.
The NBA Draft begins on June 25 at 8 p.m. ET. We'll learn soon after the draft begins how accurate Givony's take is.
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