On Thursday night, the 2018 NBA Draft will take place. It’s two rounds of teams selecting players to become the future of their franchise. Sometimes, it’s to store players in the G League or overseas for the far future, including what the San Antonio Spurs did in 1999 with Manu Ginobili and 2007 with Tiago Splitter.
The Spurs will select at No. 18 overall, their highest spot — without a trade to move them up — since 1997. That’s when Tim Duncan joined San Antonio as the No. 1 overall pick. Every selection afterward has gone in the 20s.