Why cant the spurs pull off any big trades?

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Well, we landed Richard Jefferson for a bag of potato chips. That should tell you all you need to know.

Not really. The Warriors got Festus Ezeli who could have probably have solved our bigman issues.

[therealtruth]

Been saying this for years. Now I'm not excusing Jefferson in any way shape or form and I'm glad we got rid of him, but he is a perfect example of a super athletic guy that came into the Spurs "system" and somehow turned into only a spot-up 3 point shooter.

Pop just doesn't know how to use those guys, so he hides behind the system. He'd rather have a flat footed, no hops 35 yr old that is "in the right spot" on D, than someone that will occasionally leave his man to go make a athletic play.

The problem is it restricts the amount of players they can trade for because it has to be someone who will fit the system.