Some NBA fans are beholden to a given moment. Others are students of history. That’s fine – it takes all kinds of people to make this world go around.
If you fall into the former camp, you may not think much of the San Antonio Spurs. After all, they’ve been mired in mediocrity for the last several NBA seasons.
On the other hand, if you know history, you think of this organization differently. You know that the Spurs, for decades, were the standard for sustained excellence in the National Basketball Association.
Throughout the late 90s, and into the mid-10s, the Spurs were perennial championship contenders. They walked away with some hardware too. The Spurs won 5 championships over that period. With that said, in 2022, they do not look likely to repeat that feat any time soon.
LATEST NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: San Antonio Spurs & Jakob Poeltl Updates
In fact, the Spurs have every appearance of a rebuilding squad, having just dealt Dejounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for three first-round picks.
Here are three deals that have them continuing their rebuild by trading Jakob Poeltl.