It just hit ANOTHER LEVEL with this...

It just hit another level with this as the hype for Dylan Harper has never been higher including Bill Simmons recently speaking out on the young star and what he had to say had Spurs fans absolutely fired up. We have to dive into what Bill Simmons had to say and how Dylan Harper is looking even better than expected and what this means for the Spurs this season but also a recent contract extension in the NBA that happened today in Sacramento does set a very interesting precedent for another Spur who's due for some money all that coming up in this episode Spurs Digest but guys by the way you want to rep Wemby you want to rep Dylan Harper around San Antonio with your friends family this stuff comes from Diehard Addicts legit the best Spurs merch we've ever tried and we're partnered with them using the code digest all caps digest you get 10% off this hoodie this crew neck this Manu t-shirt and so many more check them out in the link in the description and pinned comment we know you guys need to get your stuff for the regular season it's made in Texas 100% cotton it's the best stuff you can get out there let's dive into this and I want to start with something that happened today and it's an extension and it's out of Sacramento like I said it's Keegan Murray now Keegan Murray uh look is he worth this much money I don't know maybe probably the NBA's cap's going up a little bit and it always kind of will so we'll see how this deal ages but they signed him to a five-year 140 million dollar rookie contract extension so they lock in their number four overall pick through 2031 and that is the equivalent of for a guy in Keegan Murray who actually kind of had a bit of a down year last year his third year in the league was kind of worse than his second year second year was averaging 15 points third year down to 12 the efficiency really wasn't there 44 from the field 34 from three that was a guy that was projected to take that leap to 20 points per game last year so why am I talking about this well because it has implications on the San Antonio Spurs and just like I spoke about before a little while ago back in early October a couple weeks ago when Nikola Jovic out of Miami signed his rookie extension his was a four-year 62.4 million dollar deal which was just under 16 million dollars per season so now we have two very interesting comparables in Keegan Murray who again shows a lot of promise has had that 15 point per game season in his sophomore year can score with the ball without the ball he's got some promise and Nikola Jovic was more of a specialized guy who can knock down that three ball decent passer as well can board like you can see the assist numbers Jovic doubles them Jovic is a better three-point shooter he gets a better creator and then you have Jeremy Sohan and Jeremy Sohan in San Antonio again more points more rebounds than these guys well more points than Jovic more rebounds than these guys the three-point percentage is not there but he's efficient he's a better slasher but the big thing is he's a better defender so with these contracts going down you naturally are saying look how how will this affect how the Spurs approach Sohan's extension now when will it come I don't know though if I were a betting man which usually I am not but hey you know if I were one I would say that we'd have to wait and see a little bit this season into what Jeremy Sohan is going to do for the team because like look Sohan's awesome right but he is coming off a calf injury which can be a pretty rough injury to come back from we need to see him at full strength with the Spurs team and can he earn a starting spot for example like again Jovic with that contract 62 million total Keegan Murray at that 28 million per year Jovic at about 16 would Sohan in the middle would he be closer to one or the other I want you guys to comment my prediction Sohan's going to come in a lot closer to Nikola Jovic than he does to Keegan Murray and I don't mean to put down the Sacramento Kings though it's exactly what I'm going to do I would not want to follow their business practices when it comes to contracts I really always want the Kings to do good but look we got Fox out of them I'm okay with it I think it's a bit much for Keegan Murray I think he could age into it very well I don't think it's a horrible deal but I think the Spurs are going to be smarter with Sohan and I think we're going to see it come in probably under 20 million so I want to hear your guys thoughts because I'm seeing some Spurs fans comparing Murray and Sohan's contract extensions together so we'll have to see but the very fun thing about today's video is what Bill Simmons had to say about Dylan Harper and I am so excited Bill Simmons has actually been hyping the Spurs quite a lot we talked about some stuff that he has said recently and look we know Dylan Harper has been putting on a show in the preseason and I mean look his numbers back it up here right in the NCAA 19.4 points four and a half boards four assists he did everything and he shot pretty well all across the board but really in summary you can see that game against the Mavs that game against the Jazz he did great and then in the preseason Jazz and Pacers and my goodness 11 points and nine points eight assists against the Pacers which is really the big thing and it's why I include some passes here I mean this finish was just crazy but I mean just nice little reads right nice little pass to Castle nice to see him knocking down some threes as well but Dylan Harper's ability to do everything in that game against the Pacers is what has Spurs fans pumped up and it's what has Bill Simmons saying this saying there's a comfort and ease with how Dylan Harper plays that you see immediately he really knows where to go he's patient already he has the body already I think there's something really special there potentially but this is mirroring what some other Spurs fans have been saying I talked about this the other day uh after one of the games Dylan Harper is so obviously a star in the making but he might even be a star now and that's what I'm saying man like again with the ability that he has now the the opening I should say with De'Aaron Fox being out to start the season there's been a lot of chatter about who's gonna start and it seems like the Spurs are probably looking at Castle maybe Castle Champagne Vassell but my favorite thing with young players and I like to say this all the time is like these guys have the ability to make themselves inevitable if you can prove and you can show like Dylan Harper has to this extent in my opinion that you belong on the court with these other guys and he was the team's best creator against the Pacers like in terms of passing the dude was reading the defense very very well which I was I don't want to say surprised by but that was that's not Dylan Harper's calling card it's not his play making and passing but it looked good right and again not that I expect it to look bad but it was better than I thought and right away he's showing those flashes of smoothness of just like control over his game there's some parts he might get a little flustered but he's a rookie the defense is nice it's there it's intense the new shooting is doing all right shooting so far a couple nice step back mids he's knocking down some threes but the creation in general is looking really nice and I think he builds in very very well for De'Aaron Fox and I think at this point I keep showing that Wemby picture by accident though it's like you know to be fair I like to look at it every time but I keep pressing the wrong button that's my fault but you know I think he's a very good Fox replacement and you know ultimately when Fox does come back Dylan Harper taking his minutes just makes a ton of sense when Fox is off the court right Harper is such a perfect fit with this team and again it's it has everyone talking about how good he is that natural feel he has for the game that ability to find his teammates the like when he's out there doesn't he just feel like an NBA star like he's controlling the flow of the game to such a large extent now I do think it might be a bit overkill to to look at this guy and say look I mean right away he's gonna come in and average 20 points right out the gate no I don't think that's fair right again coming off that thumb surgery I'm glad he's good to go earlier than was first predicted when he had this surgery but you know it's gonna take him time right the rookie wall is real teams are gonna start if he starts playing really well teams are gonna start studying him it's just the the cycle of what happens in the NBA but overall Dylan Harper has looked so good that everyone is talking about him absolutely everyone right a lot of the highlights I took here this is from my six rings of steel is a great another great youtuber talking about how smooth Dylan Harper looks again we have photos like like not that this here Dylan Harper so obviously a star in the making but he might even be a star now a little flash of hockey stuff you didn't know I also have a hockey channel but that's for another day they're never looking like a star a Bill Simmons there's a comfort and ease everything he exudes that star energy is that a thing I think it is I think you can see a player the way they play the game the way they control the way they manipulate the defenses or on the defensive end the offenses into doing what they want so they can create the shot that they want that is a special talent that not everyone has and Dylan Harper is showing it already look I could not be more hyped for Dylan Harper we'll run the highlights one more time I don't know what you guys have to say about Bill Simmons recent comments and how good this is looking because I think it just gets better and better every single day and I can't wait for the regular season it's getting closer I'm super excited hey you want to get something to prep for the regular season again the best first merch out there is through diehard addicts like that is my true honest opinion not just because we're partnered I got this stuff and I can't stop wearing it you see it in every video like it I'm being genuine here like I freaking love this stuff so if you want something check them out in the link down below that'll do it for this episode thank you for tuning in every single day you know we'll be back all kinds of stuff coming this season we're in for something big thank you for watching I've been your host Josh Gossel I'll catch y'all in the next one