NBA – His son announced to the Spurs, five-time champion Ron Harper calms things down: “Keep dreaming”

Par Guillaume Kagni | Journaliste sportif

Since the lottery, it’s been announced that Cooper Flagg will be selected by the Mavericks with the first pick, and that Dylan Harper will be his runner-up to the Spurs. But be warned, the latter’s father, a five-time champion, was keen to set the record straight.

If there’s one thing the latest NBA lottery has demonstrated, it’s that tanking is no longer a viable method for rebuilding your roster and hoping for better days. What’s needed now is a good dose of luck, as much in the order of selection on draft night as in the quality of the draft.

The Dallas Mavericks, mocked after the Luka Doncic trade at the deadline, only had to suffer a few months before smiling again. Even though they were eliminated in the last play-in game, Jason Kidd’s men inherited the coveted first pick. 12 months ago, they would have had the choice between Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr. Today, they’ll be welcoming the phenomenon Cooper Flagg.

Ron Harper cools Spurs fans down

The Spurs are another franchise that has had nothing to be ashamed of in recent years in terms of luck. After Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, San Antonio has inherited another top draft pick. All the experts think they’re going to get Dylan Harper, a point guard compared to Cade Cunningham. But be warned, his father, Ron Harper, was keen to calm everyone’s nerves on social networks.

I love all the NBA GM’s talking on Twitter, but, as I like to repeat to everyone, until June 25 and the draft, until a franchise names Dylan, he belongs to no one. Keep dreaming.

There’s a chance he’ll go to the Nets in a trade. The Knicks gave them a lot for Mikal Bridges.

Seeing him play with Victor Wembanyama could be special.

Five-time NBA champion with Michael Jordan’s Bulls and then with Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant’s Lakers, Ron Harper knows all there is to know about the league behind the scenes. He knows that, until his son has been called by Adam Silver to the Barclays Center stage, there’s no point in getting ahead of ourselves. In fact, he advises fans to stop confidently projecting, a trade is bound to happen.

A message clearly aimed at Spurs Nation, who are already imagining rotations with Harper, Stephon Castle and De’Aaron Fox. Is there concern in the point guard’s camp? It has to be said that in Texas, his progress would be slowed by the reigning Rookie of the Year and by a veteran recruited to be Victor Wembanyama’s partner…