The former UCLA Bruin didn't have an auspicious rookie season but he did show flashes of the unique talent that could make him a valuable rotation player in the future.
Every Spurs draft pick faces pressure, no matter how low they are selected. All fanbases hope for the best case scenario and daydream about landing a star but because San Antonio has unearthed Hall-of-Famers with late first and second round picks, the Spurs' faithful have for years assumed they would again.
Expectations started to lower after James Anderson and DeJuan Blair failed to become key players but Cory Joseph's improvement renewed our collective faith in PATFO's ability to find talent.