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At the much-anticipated 2025 NBA Draft Lottery on Monday, 14 teams learned where they’d be picking at this year’s draft.
The San Antonio Spurs were among them, coming in with the eighth-best lottery odds after a 34-48 season. At Monday’s lottery, they came away with the No. 2 overall selection at the 2025 NBA Draft. San Antonio came in with just a 6% chance at landing No. 1, and a much more likely 66% chance at landing either No. 8 or No. 9.
The 2025 NBA Draft is a strong one near the top, boasting franchise-changing talents such as Duke’s Cooper Flagg and Rutgers Dylan Harper, as well as a host of other talented prospects just below and beyond.
Having drafted back-to-back Rookie of the Year winners in 2023’s top pick in Victor Wembanyama and 2024’s No. 3 pick Stephon Castle, the Spurs won’t look to be near the bottom of the West standings for much longer. With De’Aaron Fox now on the roster due to a mid-season, blockbuster trade, San Antonio will look to return to contention as early as next year.
In terms of drafting this year, San Antonio can afford to take the best player available on its board, given Wembanyama’s general versatility at 7-foot-4, as well as the fact the Spurs might not be in this position again for some time. Though drafting shooting in any capacity is certainly still on the table.
Prospects are now in the heat of the 2025 NBA Draft Combine, where they'll showcase their measurements and talents in front of NBA scouts and decision-makers. The full 75-player combine list can be found here. The draft combine will run through May 18.
The 2025 NBA Draft will again be a two-day event starting at 7 p.m. CT on Wednesday, June 25 and Thursday, June 26. You can view NBA Draft on SI's latest big board here. A comprehensive list of scouting reports on all 2025 prospects can be found here.
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Celtics Need to Take Flier on Key Remaining Free Agent
The Boston Celtics have had an incredibly active offseason. They have traded two starters and another player in order to inch closer to getting out of the luxury tax completely. Not only are they out of the second apron, but they are almost out of the first apron, as well. If they can unload Anfernee Simons, they should get under the luxury tax completely. That doesn't mean that they don't want to be competitive next season. They still need some help in the backcourt. Based on their situation, they should sign Ben Simmons. More news: Celtics News: Trainer Reveals Why Jayson Tatum, Other Young Players Are Suffering Achilles Tears The Boston Celtics should sign Ben Simmons Simmons is still a free agent after spending the second half of last season with the Clippers. He certainly has had a fall from grace. After being an All-NBA player with the 76ers, injuries and a lack of confidence have crushed his value. He is no longer a player who can be relied on to carry a franchise. At this point, he's likely just a veteran minimum contract kind of player, but that doesn't mean he can't be useful. For all of the offensive flaws that Simmons has, and there are many, he's still a very good defensive player. His size could also help the Celtics' issues at the center position. Simmons still can't shoot 3's, and he's afraid to get fouled, which makes it impossible to play him in crunch time. His ability to pass the ball and handle would be valuable off the bench. Signing Simmons to a minimum contract and having him play 15 minutes per game off the bench would be a big help. More news: NBA Insider Labels Celtics Offseason the Worst Among All Teams If he's cheap enough, Ben Simmons is worth the gamble for the Celtics Boston doesn't have any illusions of making the NBA Finals next season. If they did, they wouldn't risk screwing up their locker room by bringing Simmons in. His work ethic is certainly a concern. On a one-year flier, while the rest of the team tries to develop? That's a different story. If they can somehow resurrect him into an even average offensive player, that would be a win. Once he was bought out by the Nets and signed with the Clippers, Simmons averaged 2.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game. Latest Celtics News For more news and notes on the Boston Celtics, visit Boston Celtics on SI.
Urban Meyer pushes for Chargers or NFL to suspend Jim Harbaugh
Former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer thinks the Los Angeles Chargers or the NFL should take it upon themselves to punish Jim Harbaugh. On Aug. 15, the NCAA punished Michigan for violations connected to the Connor Stalions sign-stealing scandal. Harbaugh received a 10-year show-cause order. During Wednesday's episode of "The Triple Option" podcast, Meyer compared Harbaugh's situation to that of Jim Tressel in 2011. Meyer argued that the league or the Chargers should suspend Harbaugh, like the Indianapolis Colts did to Tressel. "There's an elephant in the room here, boys, though, that no one's talking about," Meyer said. "When Jim Tressel was fired at Ohio State and he was given a suspension, Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League, came out and said that, 'We're going to honor that suspension.' And you remember, he went to the Indianapolis Colts to work in the replay room or something. "The Colts, because of the respect they had for the NCAA and the suspension, you realize suspended Jim Tressel? So he was unable to perform his duties for the first six games of the year for the Indianapolis Colts. I think we all know the answer. Any chance that Roger Goodell and the NFL, of course not. And I don't know why." There is a belief that Harbaugh bolted to the Chargers after winning the national title in 2023 because he knew the NCAA was getting ready to punish the Wolverines. A six-game suspension is not comparable to a 10-year show-cause order, and punishing Harbaugh so lightly would be more symbolic than substantive. Frankly, it's bad business for the league to suspend Harbaugh and to connect the outspoken head coach to a trivial scandal that happened in college. Punishing Harbaugh would draw unwanted attention to the Chargers and the league, who knew what happened before he jumped to the NFL before the 2024 season.
Jerry Jones: Micah Parsons' agent told me where we could stick contract details
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wants to deal with David Mulugheta insofar as to get Micah Parsons' agent to fill out the paperwork on the contract extension that was already negotiated. During an appearance with Michael Irvin on Thursday, Jones said Mulugheta told him to shove the paperwork up their heinie. "When we wanted to send the details to the agent, The agents told us to stick it up our a--," Jones said. "Just so we're clear. (Parsons) and I talked, and then we were going to send it over to the agent, and we had our agreements on term, amount, guarantees, everything. "We were going to send it over to the agent, and the agent said, 'Don't bother, because we've got all that to negotiate.' Well, I'd already negotiated. I'd already moved off my mark on several areas." Following an incoherent analogy to a child going between a mom and dad to negotiate, Jones accused Mulugheta of trying to "stick his nose" in negotiations to try to get the Cowboys to cave for a better deal for his client. Jones has no plans to back down from the agreement he had already worked out with Parsons. "In my mind, for the Dallas Cowboys, we've got it done," Jones said. "And if the agent wants to finish up the details, which he should, and do all the paperwork, he can do that, and we're ready to go. But as far as the amount of money, the years, the guarantees, all of that we negotiated." Dallas is set to conclude its preseason against the Atlanta Falcons on Friday night with no end in sight to the biggest distraction on the team this summer. Jones should have avoided the situation with Parsons by dealing with Mulugheta directly, but that might have caused the theatre to be much less dramatic before the regular season.
Giants rookie shines again completing promising preseason
Preseason football can produce some misleading results, but the New York Giants have to be ecstatic with what they have seen from first-round pick quarterback Jaxson Dart so far. He impressed again on Thursday night against the New England Patriots, before being removed from the game to be evaluated for a concussion. The Giants said he cleared the concussion protocol. Prior to that, however, Dart was showing all of his skills in leading the Giants offense. While his final stat line only shows a 6-for-12 passing performance for 81 yards, some of those incompletions were passes that could — and, perhaps, should — have been caught. He did not get a lot of help from his wide receivers. Even so, he still completed a 50-yard pass to Gunner Olszewski, and then connected with Greg Dulcich for a touchdown on a laser of a pass. Along with the passing, Dart also showed off his ability to run with a 23-yard gain. The only downside to that run, however, is that it ended his night when his head hit the ground, resulting in him leaving the game to be evaluated for the potential concussion. Dart does not figure to be in serious competition for the starting job as veteran Russell Wilson seems to have that locked down, at least for now. But Dart has done everything he can in the preseason to show that he has the ability to play at the NFL level. Including his performance on Thursday, he leaves the preseason having completed 32-of-47 passes for 372 yards, three touchdowns, zero interceptions and also ran six times for 52 yards and a touchdown. It is hard for a rookie to do better than that in their first look in the NFL. The Giants have been searching for a long-term quarterback solution ever since Eli Manning retired and have gone through a revolving door of bad options. They are hoping Dart can finally put an end to that for the foreseeable future. There is still a long way to go before he gets to that level, but he has certainly made a great first impression.
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