Who Will Be the Robin to Wemby's Batman?

[Thomas82]

What about Oscar Wembanyama? On a serious note, I don't think Wemby's running mate is in the league yet.

[Brazil]

Cissoko !

[Bruno]

This "Robin" isn't with the team right now and will be the future PG. It is what makes the most sense roster wise.

Right now, draft seems the most likely way to get him but trades opportunity might quickly appear.

[KingKev]

Number two will come eventually but doubt he is on the squad. Maybe after Kevin Tran finishes year 5 at GT.

[spurs10]

I still feel like its 2.a and 2.b with Parker and Manu.

Parker arguably had to carry the larger load as the teams starting PG...was the more consistent scorer, the head of the snake, more accolades (All-Stars, Finals MVP, MVP voting, etc)

Ginobili was the X-factor and the guy you wanted taking big shots in the biggest moments, and sacrificed stats over winning. Obviously his flair and creativity are legendary.

I love Manu and he was my second favorite player on those teams, but Tony deserves his due and and I feel like he doesn't always get it.

Good point. And moreover it does take a Big 3 to pull off what they did. TP was even underrated as he put on his 4th ring and was rarely mentioned in 'top PG' conversations. His reply was, 'Oh well....I got the rings.' Rightfully so.

[spurs10]

Number two will come eventually but doubt he is on the squad. Maybe after Kevin Tran finishes year 5 at GT.

Let's just hope Kevin doesn't decide to backpack around Europe for a year after he graduates.

[KingKev]

Let's just hope Kevin doesn't decide to backpack around Europe for a year after he graduates.

All those fine southern belles lining up for him would be tough to say no!!

[John B]

Easily Devin will be the 2nd best player behind Wemby, but I think Sochan will be the glue-guy, ala Draymond. To me Draymond is more important than Klay during those championships as someone who dictates the defensive tempo likewise a facilitator out there.

[tim_duncan_fan]

We will have to draft his Robin.

[R. DeMurre]

If you look historically at teams that have landed a potential future superstar in the draft after having very poor seasons, their make up at the time of that star's first championship tends to be almost entirely different from the one in his rookie season. Jordan, Olajuwon, Lebron, Giannis, Jokic, etc., all had nearly total makeovers in their early careers before winning. Even Giannis playing alongside Middleton his entire career is a bit of an outlier situation, and that's only one guy. I think the Spurs might try to be more "homegrown" than some other teams, but still there's a good chance that the composition of this team is drastically and maybe completely different from the current one by the time Wemby is legitimately threatening to secure les. I think people who look at the careers of players like Magic and even Timmy tend to forget that those were teams that were already in the playoff picture, and who landed #1 picks for reasons other than being bad teams-- injuries to stars, smart trades, etc...

Think about this: just four seasons ago, the top five scorers on the Spurs were DeRozan, Aldridge, Patty Mills, Derrick White, and Bryn Forbes. That feels like a different era, but it was less than half a decade ago. The only guy from that '19-20 team that's still around is Keldon Johnson, and he's the most obvious trade asset the Spurs have right now.

[exstatic]

If you look historically at teams that have landed a potential future superstar in the draft after having very poor seasons, their make up at the time of that star's first championship tends to be almost entirely different from the one in his rookie season. Jordan, Olajuwon, Lebron, Giannis, Jokic, etc., all had nearly total makeovers in their early careers before winning. Even Giannis playing alongside Middleton his entire career is a bit of an outlier situation, and that's only one guy. I think the Spurs might try to be more "homegrown" than some other teams, but still there's a good chance that the composition of this team is drastically and maybe completely different from the current one by the time Wemby is legitimately threatening to secure les. I think people who look at the careers of players like Magic and even Timmy tend to forget that those were teams that were already in the playoff picture, and who landed #1 picks for reasons other than being bad teams-- injuries to stars, smart trades, etc...

Think about this: just four seasons ago, the top five scorers on the Spurs were DeRozan, Aldridge, Patty Mills, Derrick White, and Bryn Forbes. That feels like a different era, but it was less than half a decade ago. The only guy from that '19-20 team that's still around is Keldon Johnson, and he's the most obvious trade asset the Spurs have right now.

While they weren't there for Curry's rookie year, Klay and Raymond were both homegrown. It can be done, and I'm not sure the sequence is important. I'm also not sure that Klay or Raymond would have made ASGs or All NBA without Curry there. It's all about playing off the alpha.

[R. DeMurre]

While they weren't there for Curry's rookie year, Klay and Raymond were both homegrown. It can be done, and I'm not sure the sequence is important. I'm also not sure that Klay or Raymond would have made ASGs or All NBA without Curry there. It's all about playing off the alpha.

Yeah, I'm sure RC and Wright are drooling at the prospect of landing a Cam Boozer or Cooper Flagg, even if it does look like "overlap" at first glance.

[RC_Drunkford]

all the Spurs really need to do is trade for an All-Star level PG like a Darius Garland. Trade some of your own draft picks and keep those ATL picks and swaps and just hope one of them hits so you can add another lottery talent to a contender in the future.