The San Antonio Spurs made a controversial draft day trade in 2024 that gave up a Top-10 pick. As Rob Dillingham struggles to break through on the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Spurs have to feel vindicated for their decision.
The 2024 NBA Draft was going to be the worst class in years; that was the conversation for months (years, even) heading into draft night in June. The Spurs were in a unique place; they had fleeced the Toronto Raptors out of a first-round pick by trading them Jakob Poeltl, and that pick landed at No. 8. Armed with their own 4th-overall pick, San Antonio had two Top-10 picks, but in the worst draft of the decade.