Why The San Antonio Spurs Do The Deal

The San Antonio Spurs do the deal because they’re rebuilding. Their case is really that simple.

It makes them the perfect organization to roll the dice on Coby White. After all, if the Spurs are concerned with wins and losses next season, it’ll be because they want to see more checkmarks in the L column.

White could take several steps forward next season and still not be ready to lead a team to a significant number of wins. If he evolved from a reserve to the type of player the Spurs would need to make the playoffs next year, that would be astonishing.

It would also be a positive thing for the Spurs. If they acquire a franchise cornerstone at the cost of Poeltl, they won’t need to be concerned with tanking.

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In the more likely event that they don’t, they’ll be in exactly the position they’d hoped to be anyway.