Spurs have two obvious paths to the perfect NBA Draft night

Draft night is here, and the Spurs have the second overall pick. Dallas will choose first, so Cooper Flagg will be making his home in North Texas. When San Antonio's turn rolls around, the start to a perfect evening really begins, and it starts with selecting Dylan Harper. There are two ways that I see easily see SA pulling off a flawless draft, and both of them start with selecting Harper.

There's no need to consider that part. The Rutgers guard is the consensus second-best player in this draft. We may have entered this offseason thinking that the front office needed to address shooting with their first pick in the draft, but nobody expected them to land the number two pick, so things change. You add this kid to the roster, and don't look back. We can talk after that.

Draft Thomas Sorber with pick 14

Sorber can't shoot. I know. The Spurs need shooting badly. I know. But I don't think Brian Wright should pass up on the chance to take a player with so much explosive potential. At Georgetown, this kid looked like he may be one of the best players in the country. He should be regarded by many as a top lottery pick, and probably would be had he not gotten hurt.

He averaged 15 points, nine rebounds, two blocks, and two steals before he was sidelined. San Antonio is rumored to have interest in Thomas, and their reported interest in Khaman Muluach and Kristaps Porzingis suggests that they're prioritizing adding another big next to Wembanyama, who can play next to him, and man the frontcourt when he's on the bench. Sorber would be perfect for that.

Trade pick 14 for Cam Johnson

The other clear winning strategy would be to trade that second lottery pick to the Nets for Cam Johnson. After getting involved in the Celtics/Hawks trade that saw Porzingis shipped to Atlanta, Brooklyn has five first-round picks in this draft. However, they only have one in the lottery, and they're rumored to have an interest in moving into the top 14. SA could help with that.

If the Spurs could pull it off, they could trade down to 19 or 22, add Johnson, a 39% three-point shooter, and Brooklyn could get their wish. There would likely be other pieces put into this trade to make it as favorable as possible for both parties, but I'll leave that part to Brian Wright.

San Antonio could always opt to go in a different direction and still have an amazing night. But these are two of the most obvious paths to success.