Creating the Perfect Offseason Plan for the San Antonio Spurs

June 22nd, 2013 by David Kenyon Leave a reply »

The San Antonio Spurs lost the 2013 NBA Finals to the Miami Heat in devastating fashion after holding a 3-2 series advantage, but the offseason marks the beginning of a new year.

Gregg Popovich coached his team to the finals for the first time since 2007. So, how much does a squad just one win away from an NBA championship need to improve?

Exactly that. One playoff win better.

While the Oklahoma City Thunder were undoubtedly handicapped in the playoffs after losing All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook to injury, San Antonio proved it is a real contender once again.

Popovich will not be leaving the team, and the Spurs are not expected to be players on the trade market, so their offseason decisions consist of the draft and free agency.

 



Draft

San Antonio holds the 28th pick in the first round of the upcoming draft, and it is a spot very familiar to the team. International prospects Tony Parker (France, 2001) and Tiago Splitter (Brazil, 2007) were snagged as the third-to-last picks in their respective drafts by the Spurs.

Sure enough, a pair of internatio ...

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