San Antonio Spurs Receive: C Richaun Holmes, C Alex Len, 2023 Second-Round Pick (SAC), 2024 Second-Round Pick (GSW via CLE)
Sacramento Kings Receive: G/F Caris LeVert
Cleveland Cavaliers Receive: G/F Josh Richardson
Of course, as you’re cooking from your recipe, you may come to realize it wasn’t as perfect as you thought. If your third taste test doesn’t inspire confidence, you might want to go back to the drawing board.
In NBA terms, that means trading your best player and starting from scratch. Suddenly, you don’t have any semblance of a recipe – you’re creating a whole new one.
The San Antonio Spurs find themselves in that exact position. This summer, they traded Dejounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for three first-round picks. Now, the Spurs are an entirely blank slate.
They don’t have much flavor, and they don’t have much nutritional value. That’s fine – in year one of a rebuild, the goal is to maximize your lottery odds.
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If the Spurs get lucky and land in a position to draft Victor Wembenyama or Scoot Henderson, suddenly, they’ve got a very intriguing ingredient to start working with.
Does this deal do enough to get them closer to that goal?
