With 22 wins and 35 losses, it is fourth from the bottom in the West. Truth be told, spurs' record is not ideal. Because, in the impression of our fans, the Spurs are still stuck in the era of the 20-year running the league, and they are still stuck in the era of Spurs' GDP. After all, the Spurs have been an enduring team. Of course, the reality that the ideal is full is very bone-
However, as the saying goes, "the general trend of the world, the long time will be united, the long time will be divided." I think that's the right thing to say for the Spurs team. To put it bluntly, the Spurs have indeed fallen into a trough in the last two seasons. However, the Spurs understand the principle of "bottoming out", and after some time of trading, the Spurs have now become a team with the most potential. I believe that everyone will ask when you see this, why is it that the Spurs are the most potential team? Why do you say that the Spurs are the most promising team in the future? For everyone's question, I want to talk about it from the three aspects of draft picks, salary space, and combat strength.
Let's start with draft picks. There is no doubt that draft picks are the key to the rise of a team. At the same time, the draft pick is also the most important link in the transaction negotiation. So, how many draft picks will Spurs have in the future? In the first two days of the trade, the Spurs have sent thydis Young, Drew Ubanks and Xiaobai. Although the Spurs have lost three good players, the Spurs will have 9 first-round picks and 10 second-round picks in the next 7 years after the transaction is completed. That is to say, since this summer, the Spurs can flexibly operate whether they choose their own people or use the draft pick as a chip.
After talking about draft picks, let's talk about salary space. Whether a team can rise or not, in addition to having enough chips in hand, there must be enough salary space. You know, today's NBA has a contract of hundreds of millions, or even 200 million, for the better stars. So, how much salary space can the Spurs have in the offseason for them to operate? According to previous news, the NBA salary cap next season is about $121 million. In the previous trade, the Spurs brought in Dragic. Yes, Dragic is now old, even if he is not strong. But don't forget that Dragic's contract expires this summer, and with the contracts of other players, the Spurs will probably have $35 million in salary space this summer, and they can sign a superstar.
After talking about draft picks, talking about salary space, and finally we will talk about the spurs' immediate combat strength now. Yes, the Spurs did lose potential star Xiaobai in the previous trade. However, the Spurs still have a very good lineup. Dejuntai Murray has become an All-Star player, and Vassell is mature enough. Of course, the Spurs also have good players such as Lonnie Walker, Kelden Johnson, Jacob Pelter and so on. All in all, the Spurs are good enough in this lineup right now, they just need a superstar to lead them to win.
Draft picks, salary space, i.e. Spurs now have it, and more importantly, the Spurs have one of the NBA's best head coaches, Popovich, who built a GDP lineup 20 years ago and ran rampant in the league for 20 years. Now, the Spurs have the previous innate conditions, and sincerely hope that Popovich can once again create a GDP lineup through his own efforts and bring the Spurs to the championship-winning lineup again.