For decades, the San Antonio Spurs have been known to be a dominant force in the NBA, but for back-to-back seasons now, they have missed the playoffs and this trend likely will continue into the 2021-22 season.

With DeMar DeRozan, Patty Mills and Rudy Gay all leaving in the offseason, the Spurs are now rebuilding with their young talents, but they are not in a terrible spot.

Dejounte Murray, Derrick White, Lonnie Walker IV and Keldon Johnson are all high-level, young talents that San Antonio has to build with, but they are still in need of some more firepower if they are to remain contending for a play-in spot in the Western Conference playoff picture.

First-round pick Joshua Primo is going to be a “work-in-progress,” as are some other young pieces on this roster, but Doug McDermott and Thaddeus Young are guys who can help win right away. 

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The Spurs are definitely not going to be the Spurs of old during the 2021-22 season, but if they added another key talent, could they potentially be a sneaky team in the Western Conference?

Perimeter hooting is definitely a main concern for San Antonio, as they ranked 24th in the league last season in three-point shooting, so maybe Buddy Hield is a player they look to target. 

Hield has been a focused of trade rumors at times and has shot 40.6% from three-point range in his first 5 seasons in the NBA, making him a potential valuable asset for the Spurs to target. He is owed $61.5M over the next three seasons, so the Spurs would be tied down to him long-term, but he could actually help them drastically this upcoming year. 

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Could San Antonio look to “beef up” their roster and particularly their talent on the wing by adding Buddy Hield before or during the 2021-22 season? Let’s take a look at what this trade could look like.