Heading into draft night, there were plenty of rumors that the Spurs might be willing to trade the 29th pick for a variety reasons — to move up in the draft, for an established veteran, for cap space considering their roster is already pretty full, etc — but as they did with the 19th pick and Luka Samanic, the Spurs stuck to their guns and appeared to get their guy once again, this time in Keldon Johnson.
Johnson was expected to go higher, including by R.C. Buford who referred to him as “the best player at his position,” but once again the Spurs appear to have gotten another steal at a spot that has been kind to them this decade (see: Cory Joseph, Dejounte Murray, Derrick White).