Making the Case: San Antonio Spurs
One angle to consider here: If the San Antonio Spurs make a splash trade for one of the best players in the NBA, could they parlay that into attracting a top free agent?
Zach LaVine reportedly doesn’t view the Spurs as being close enough to title contention to consider signing with them. Would his thinking shift if they were to have Dejounte Murray and Anthony Davis as players to team up with?
Could the Spurs get even bolder by trying to convince a superstar like James Harden to come by offering a full four-year max? Of course, these are just hypotheticals we’re floating out there. Having two All-Star talents already in the fold with young wings developing make such scenarios fascinating to ponder.
The Spurs would experience a near net neutral outcome for salary cap spending by trading their three veteran talents in exchange for Davis — preserving flexibility for free agency.
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San Antonio will surely adopt a much more conservative offseason approach this offseason. However, making an aggressive push could open up some fascinating possibilities to make the most of the end of Gregg Popovich’s coaching career.
