When the Spurs drafted 19-year-old Croatian forward Luka Samanic with the 19th pick, some eyebrows were raised. Even in a draft that was already expected to be more interesting than usual due to a relatively flat level of talent after the first few picks, it still felt like a surprising move when there was seemingly more talented prospects available — ignoring the fact that mock drafts had Samanic ranging as high as a mid first round pick (but also as low as a second round pick).
However, when one really thinks about it, this was not a surprising pick by the Spurs at all.