Predicting San Antonio Spurs’ Final 15-Man 2016-17 Roster

October 20th, 2016 by David Kenyon Leave a reply »
For the first time in exactly two decades, Tim Duncan's name won't be found on the San Antonio Spurs' 15-man roster. But there's still a Kawhi Leonard.

The two-time defending NBA Defensive Player of the Year is the centerpiece of 2016-17's squad, which has a five-man battle for the final spot as the regular-season opener approaches.

While the winner of that competition will be a first-year player for San Antonio, several new faces are already secured on the roster. The Spurs addressed a few voids after trading Boris Diaw and watching others such as David West and Boban Marjanovic depart in free agency.

San Antonio wasn't going to find someone to perfectly replace Duncan, but after losing five of the top six power forwards and centers, it needed to retool the frontcourt anyway.

The following slides will examine those new additions, highlight the returning members and predict which player will earn the 15th spot on head coach Gregg Popovich's team.

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