San Antonio Spurs receive: G Patty Mills, G Cameron Thomas
Brooklyn Nets eceive: C Jakob Poeltl
With that said, for a long time, life was easy in the NBA for the Spurs.
Three things in life were certain thought the 00s: death, taxes, and a playoff appearance for the Spurs. How did this organization manage to be so successful for so long?
Well, in all actuality, they tanked. The Spurs worked to earn high lottery odds ahead of the 1997 daft. Their efforts were rewarded, as they selected Tim Duncan with the first overall pick.
Duncan was the model of consistency throughout his career. He spent the entirety of it with the Spurs. You do the math.
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The Spurs won a lot of games following that daft.
Could they use the same strategy ahead of the next one?