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Jayden Quaintance

San Antonio Spurs
C6'10"255 lbage 18rookieKentuckyCleveland, OH
ROOKIE · NBA RATING PENDING
A switchable defensive-anchor big with rare youth
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Western · Southwest · proj. 48-34 (▲+2.2)
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An 18-year-old rim protector with an enormous defensive ceiling. The ACL recovery and offensive development make him a high-variance, high-upside swing.

Proj. pick #24Range 20–40Comp Nerlens Noel
Strengths
  • Elite shot-blocking and defensive ceiling
  • Mobility for a five
  • One of the youngest in the class
Top concern

Recovering from an ACL injury that cost most of 2025-26; raw offense

Draft grade — a pre-NBA scouting projection from the curated Big Board, graded against the draft class. It is not an NBA rating; an NBA rating appears once he plays a qualifying NBA season.

Contract

2026-27
$3,475,803Rookie scale
2% of the club’s payroll · 12th of 14 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$2,087,600 /yr
Surplus−$1,388,203
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.