We’re officially at the halfway point for the SneakerReporter NBA Top 30, which means we’re 15 days away from the NBA Season kicking off. Next up on our lis, at the halfway point, we have the San Antonio Spurs.
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15. San Antonio Spurs: Can the new era Spurs be just a dominant as the eras of old?
The San Antonio Spurs had themselves a solid season last year, placing 7th in the Western Conference at 48-34. They unfortunately made an early 1st-Round exit in a grueling 7-game series against the Denver Nuggets. The Spurs are hoping to take the motivation of last year and expand on it by building upon their Playoff push.
For the most part, the Spurs roster has fairly remained the same. The organization has made minor additions such as Demarre Carroll from the Brooklyn Nets, alongside a other names such as Trey Lyles, Luka Samanic, and Quinndary Weatherspoon. Despite not having the biggest names on their roster other than the obvious DeMar DeRozan, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Rudy Gay (to name a few), the Spurs are well-known for fitting players into their scheme, maximizing their styles of play within the offense. These veteran names that have been stated are expected and more than likely to do well this upcoming season, all the while the Spurs are hoping for more breakout seasons for their younger players such as Dejounte Murray, Lonnie Walker, and Derrick White.
As previously stated, the Spurs are hoping for their newly acquired players to fit into their scheme to ultimately make the Playoffs once against this upcoming season. One thing me personally, and most NBA fans, are interested in seeing is how Tim Duncan impacts the team as an Assistant Coach, particularly for the Spurs’ bigs, specifically LaMarcus Aldridge. There is potential for Duncan to help expand on Aldridge’s already decently all-around game. With Duncan’s help, we as NBA fans could be seeing a new form of the Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan trio in Mills, DeRozan, and Aldridge, with Gay on top of it. If the team happens to really mesh well this season, Spurs fans should have much to be excited about for the season to come.
If this season goes as the Spurs and Spurs fans want it to go, there’s a strong chance that we’ll see the Spurs as one of the middle seeds in the Western Conference for the NBA Playoffs, perhaps reaching another 50-win season. This would very much be an impressive feat for a team that is located in a very stacked Western Conference. We’ll all be excited to see how the season unfolds for Gregg Popovich and San Antonio.
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