A year after K.J. McDaniels threatened to change the way teams deal with early second round picks, DeShaun Thomas is doing the same with the American draft-and-stash.
DeShaun Thomas is going to accept the Spurs' required tender if it's offered, according to international basketball insider David Pick. The deadline to do so is September 6.
This bit of early-September news about a marginal NBA prospect actually has some interesting repercussions for every NBA franchise. It could, in fact, alter the way teams use their second round selections. To understand why that is, we need a little background.