2025 SPURS OFF-SEASON NEWS THREAD - WHISPERS, RUMBLINGS, REACTIONS

LMAO! He's been running around doing all kinds of stuff all summer. Soccer, Kung Fu, pick up games and whatever. He was sat down last year. A good decision IMO.

Post #168 » by **G R E Y** » Mon Jul 14, 2025 10:45 pm

imagump1313 wrote:
G R E Y wrote:Great relief for great news!

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LMAO! He's been running around doing all kinds of stuff all summer. Soccer, Kung Fu, pick up games and whatever. He was sat down last year. A good decision IMO.

No contact sports, then. You're not also suggesting the surgery was a ruse? Surely your cynicism doesn't reach that far!

Post #169 » by **G R E Y** » Mon Jul 14, 2025 10:46 pm

I love you, Wemby!!!!!!!

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imagump1313 · Post #170 » by **imagump1313** » Tue Jul 15, 2025 2:00 am

G R E Y wrote:No contact sports, then. You're not also suggesting the surgery was a ruse? Surely your cynicism doesn't reach that far!

I never said that. But that's not the reason he was shut down last year IMO.

krakdol · Post #171 » by **krakdol** » Tue Jul 15, 2025 2:12 pm

G R E Y wrote:I love you, Wemby!!!!!!!

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Yes. I'm French and the translation is fine, he clearly said he wanted to spend his whole carreer in San Antonio.

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Post #172 » by **G R E Y** » Tue Jul 15, 2025 11:00 pm

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Post #173 » by **G R E Y** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 6:23 pm

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Post #174 » by **G R E Y** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 6:56 pm

Good bet for good get:

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Sweet!

Post #175 » by **G R E Y** » Thu Jul 17, 2025 12:11 pm

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Post #176 » by **G R E Y** » Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:20 pm

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Post #177 » by **G R E Y** » Sun Jul 20, 2025 10:47 pm

Awesome, Wemby! :love:

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Post #178 » by **G R E Y** » Mon Jul 21, 2025 7:49 pm

We have to address the elephant in the room here. No team in recent NBA history has benefitted more from lottery luck than the Spurs. They have now moved up in three consecutive lotteries. They jumped from No. 3 to No. 1 to get Victor Wembanyama, No. 5 to No. 4 to get Stephon Castle, and, most recently, No. 8 to No. 2 to get Dylan Harper. That's nine total draft slots gained over the course of three years. In the entire history of the NBA Draft Lottery, only the 76ers, Hornets, and Lakers have gained nine or more net draft slots. If San Antonio builds a long-term winner as we expect, lottery luck will have been by far the single biggest factor. But the notion that the Spurs were or will be entirely built on lottery luck is a fallacy. The things they can control, they do so deftly.

They had the self-awareness to recognize in 2022 that they were going nowhere and kickstarted this rebuild by trading Dejounte Murray at the absolute peak of his value.
They've stacked draft assets around their own lottery picks as well as anyone in the NBA. The Jakob Poeltl trade in 2023 ultimately led to an unprotected Minnesota pick and a top-1 protected swap. Their willingness to take on the Harrison Barnes contract in 2024 got them an unprotected Kings swap that looks quite valuable. Moves like this partially funded their De'Aaron Fox acquisition without bankrupting them for future moves.
They manage contracts as well as any team in the NBA. Both Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson signed deals that do not increase in annual salary. Luke Kornet only got two guaranteed years on his deal. Their books are still relatively clean going into 2026, their last cheap Wembanyama season. A Fox extension would change that, but it's worth noting that the Spurs haven't rushed into a new deal with him yet. Their circumstances have changed since his acquisition, as they surprisingly landed Harper, and they're seemingly using that to their advantage to potentially negotiate more favorable terms with Fox.
They were patient enough not to force a Kevin Durant trade. They know they have the chips to get someone younger, and they're comfortable slow-playing this build in ways lesser front offices might not.
While not in the same roles, it's worth noting that the three men who built their dynasty, Gregg Popovich, RC Buford, and Peter Holt, are all still here. The Spurs deservedly get legacy credit for basically everything they've done for the past 30 years.

So yes, the Spurs have absolutely gotten lucky in the lottery. But they've also maximized the opportunities they've been presented with. It's possible to be both lucky and smart. The Spurs are.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-front-office-rankings-okc-on-top-lakers-and-mavericks-low-on-list-new-team-falls-behind-bulls-at-no-30/

Post #179 » by **G R E Y** » Tue Jul 22, 2025 2:30 am

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Sure hope it's with us.

Post #180 » by **G R E Y** » Tue Jul 22, 2025 3:11 am

Classy. Thank you, CP3!

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