While there was a bit of smoke heading into it, the San Antonio Spurs didn’t end up making any significant moves at this year’s trade deadline. They moved Doug McDermott to the Indiana Pacers for a second-round pick and Marcus Morris, who they subsequently bought out, but that’s not a big-time impact deal.
San Antonio isn’t gearing up for a playoff push or anything close to that, but they could have looked to add more talent in an attempt to spearhead Victor Wembanyama’s development. Most notably, adding an upgrade at the point guard position would have been a huge help for the 20-year-old rookie.
Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report wrote an article listing every team’s post-deadline regret, and for the Spurs, he said it was their lack of a move for an impact point guard.
“San Antonio, of course, has time to find its offensive initiator, but if the Spurs had been able to add one at the deadline, they could’ve used the stretch run to see what this group could do and what it still needs to eventually get on a championship track,” Buckley wrote. “Instead, they won’t find their floor general until this offseason at the earliest, meaning it might be a while before San Antonio even starts building a blueprint for constructing a contender around its young star.”
The point guard position continues to be the biggest area of need for the Spurs.
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