Is the rebuild through the draft complete?

[baseline bum]

My sentiments exactly. And this should include ownership. I'm wondering if the Holt kids get completely snowed by PATFO. Might be in the Spurs best interest if Dell could become majority owner. He's built a multi billion dollar international business and knows the closers from the dead weight.

Dell's a scammer who makes his money conning old people into buying extended warranties and cheaping out at every turn on their PCs. If Dell ever takes 51% ownership this team will be just as ed as it was under cheap ass Red McCombs.

[The Truth #6]

It should be over. Giving Harper #2 feels like a turning point as well, symbolically at least. I didn't think they would have the guts to move on from Nephew.

[poopbox]

Trae, KD… The list goes on who preferred signing with the Spurs. And it’s going to be more once the Spurs are contending. Do you doubt the Wemby effect??

I mean did these players end up signing with the Spurs? Last I checked KD was in Houston and Trae was in Atlanta. Only "i want to play for the spurs" player we got so far is Fox, which is great. But that's 1 out of 3. Nothing to brag about.

[John B]

I mean did these players end up signing with the Spurs? Last I checked KD was in Houston and Trae was in Atlanta. Only "i want to play for the spurs" player we got so far is Fox, which is great. But that's 1 out of 3. Nothing to brag about.

I think you missed the point of Wemby as magnet for FA offering their services to the Spurs. My point is now we have a player on Wemby who will have players wanting to play for the Spurs. That didn’t really happen even during the Big 3. Except for LMA who had to choose between Spurs and Suns, and LMA chose to be closer to his kids, but you know that. My point is Spurs are not limited so much by Drafts. Having the Wemby Effect changes Spurs attracting talents like no other small markets would. It’s not impossible that even a Giannis could be knocking on Spurs doors to have a chance to play alongside Wemby. We got Wemby! Yes, it’s something to brag about.

[poopbox]

I think you missed the point of Wemby as magnet for FA offering their services to the Spurs. My point is now we have a player on Wemby who will have players wanting to play for the Spurs. That didn’t really happen even during the Big 3. Except for LMA who had to choose between Spurs and Suns, and LMA chose to be closer to his kids, but you know that. My point is Spurs are not limited so much by Drafts. Having the Wemby Effect changes Spurs attracting talents like no other small markets would. It’s not impossible that even a Giannis could be knocking on Spurs doors to have a chance to play alongside Wemby. We got Wemby! Yes, it’s something to brag about.

I don't see the value of players wanting to play here when the team doesn't actually sign them to play here. When the spurs actually sign these players then it will mean something. I don't see the value of any player being a free agent magnet anywhere and the team doesn't follow through with signing said players.

Could Giannis come knocking on the Spurs door? Sure. Could he knock somewhere else? Yep. I don't think it's a wise strategy to horde your assets thinking your most coveted player will actually play for you. One thing this free agency has shown is that there is no lengths the Bucks won't go through to try and put a compe ive team around Giannis. Which is in stark contrast to the conservative team building strategy of the Spurs. You think a player who every off season talks about the team he plays for needs to be doing everything they can to improve the team is going to be fine going to a team who has done nothing but wait for gold to fall in their laps the last 5 years like the Spurs have? Giannis would have to do a complete 180 from what he has been doing. Don't see that happening. If Giannis does want to leave I see him wanting to go to a team who is aggressive in free agency. That most certainly isn't the Spurs.

Often times when we talk about nba players and trades, we leave out the human element. A player putting pressure on an organization every off season to improve is highly unlikely to have any interest in a team who has spent years doing almost nothing to improve other than getting high lottery picks.

[TheBallsbreakers]

I always said i expect the Spurs to make the playoffs by Wemby’s third year. From here on out our draft pick next year and ATLs in 27 are gonna at best be high teens where we still might find a role player, but for the most part barring any major injuries, our lottery picks are hopefully a thing of the past. We still have a few swaps left a ways down the road but i dont expect Dallas or Minnesota to fall off with their young cores. I think from here on out this is the team we’re rolling with the next 5 years with a few minor trades or free agency signings to fill some spots. We’ve been blessed with the 1st/4th/2nd picks of the draft the last 3 years. What do yall think?

Sure would like to think so. I am way more optimistic than most. I feel like this team is on the verge of contending.