NBA Draft Rumors: Scoot Henderson visits, Lakers plan for pick, Spurs can have both worlds

NBA Draft Rumors: How the Spurs can have their cake and eat it too

It’s no secret the Spurs are going to take Victor Wembanyama with he No. 1 pick of the NBA Draft. The draft lottery was as much a lottery for him as it was anything else.

But Scoot Henderson is a talented prospect who in most years would be in contention for the top pick. San Antonio would be lucky to have him…and maybe they can.

FanSided’s Christopher Kline proposed a draft trade between the Spurs and Trail Blazers that would result in the best of both worlds for San Antonio. They would get the No. 3 pick and the right to select Henderson in exchange for Devin Vassell and Jeremy Sochan.

"“[Henderson’s] three-level scoring and adept playmaking would pair instantly with Wemby’s versatile offensive skill set. The Spurs would have two 19-year-olds with the potential to dominate the next decade of NBA basketball. Meanwhole, the Blazers add a legitimate second star in Vassell who can cover gaps in the perimeter defense and relieve some of the playmaking pressure off of Damian Lillard in certain lineups. Sochan would give the Blazers a versatile defensive weapon in the frontcourt with Jerami Grant potentially leaving in free agency.”"

This all supposes the Hornets don’t take Henderson at No. 2, which is certainly a possibility. Still, most mock drafts seem to think Charlotte will pick up Alabama forward Brandon Miller.

Then the task would be to convince the Trail Blazers that Henderson isn’t the answer for them right now.

It’s not the most realistic scenario (that would be none of the top picks changing hands), but the Blazers could be in a selling mood and the Spurs would have incentive to work with them for the chance to pair up Wemby and Scoot for years to come.