The San Antonio Spurs struck gold this summer when they took Victor Wembanyama with the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and grabbed the future face of their franchise. While the teenage prodigy offers the organization a cornerstone to build on long-term, their front office has tons of renovations ahead of them before this roster has the pieces to can make the leap from full rebuild to championship contention.
Reports of the Silver and Black showing interest in adding experienced centers to their frontcourt rotation swirled in the rumor mill earlier this offseason. But General Manager Brian Wright didn’t lend credence to the claims as the team went without pay in free agent battles. San Antonio instead used their abundant salary cap space to re-sign homegrown players and absorb expiring contracts in deals for tried-and-true veteran leaders.
Barring any monumental last-minute acquisitions, the Spurs will open training camp with Zach Collins, Khem Birch, Charles Bassey, Sandro Mamukelashvili, and Dominick Barlow battling for minutes on the depth chart. Although several promising names in the talented collection of bigs will help Head Coach Gregg Popovich fill out a lineup with Wembanyama, this squad lacks a true All-Star to take the pressure off. to their dear rookie.
The ball club appears comfortable exercising patience with this young core as they create a timeline that is paramount for Wembanyama. However, a recent article from Bleacher Report put together a hypothetical trade that brought in a scoring juggernaut at 2-1-0 for a reasonable price tag. Should the Spurs entertain this proposal?