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The San Antonio Spurs have made a bunch of moves this summer after finishing with a disappointing 22-60 record this past season. Their biggest move was selecting Victor Wembanyama with the first pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, but they’ve changed the roster in other ways, too.
San Antonio re-signed Tre Jones, Julian Champagnie, and Sandro Mamukelashvili and brought in Cedi Osman, Lamar Stevens (who they waived), Reggie Bullock, and Cameron Payne in various different trades. They added a solid veteran presence around their young core, and the offseason isn’t even over yet. There could still be more moves for them to make moving forward.
One player who has been consistently linked to the Spurs is Evan Fournier, and Matt Guzman of Inside the Spurs thinks the deal should be a “no-brainer” for San Antonio.
“Last season, Fournier averaged just 6.1 points on 30 percent shooting from 3, but the year prior he showed his potential, shooting near 40 percent to average 14.1 points a game,” Guzman wrote. “Perhaps the change of scenery would prove beneficial for the vet, who fell out of the Knicks’ rotation down the stretch last season.
“Plus, being able to add a veteran with the same French connection that Wembanyama has would be extremely beneficial for the 19-year-old’s development. That makes it seem like a no-brainer — at least on paper.
“And for now, that’s all that San Antonio has, so if an obviously beneficial trade is considered a “bold move,” then the Spurs should embrace it.”
Fournier’s French connection to Wembanyama makes this trade way too obvious for San Antonio not to consider it.
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