San Antonio Spurs dey see am for inside say Dylan Harper na dia second-best player behind Victor Wembanyama, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN The Hoop Collective. The assessment dey put the 20-year-old guy ahead of veteran men like De'Aaron Fox and Devin Vassell, plus second-year guard Stephon Castle. "I go just say am. The Spurs believe inside say Dylan Harper na dia second best player," Windhorst tok for the podcast. "I no dey talk say Mitch Johnson go come out and tok that one. E no suppose come out and tok am."
Windhorst make am clear say the assessment no be say e dey shade Fox or Castle. "That one no be slight on De'Aaron Fox. That one no be slight on Stephon Castle. Harper na stud," e tok, e still add say rival front offices share the same view about the young guard.
Dem pick Harper second overall for San Antonio for the 2025 NBA Draft, e average 11.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists for 69 regular-season games, e shoot 50.5 percent from the field. E role grow during the playoffs, where e show for all the 23 postseason games and e average 14.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists while e dey shoot 51.5 percent from the field. E finish fourth for the team for postseason scoring behind Wembanyama, Castle and Fox.
Wembanyama lead the Spurs with 25.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game for regular season, e collect All-NBA first-team and Defensive Player of the Year honours. San Antonio end the season 62-20 before dem lose the NBA Finals to New York Knicks for five games.
