The San Antonio Spurs should be doing everything possible this summer to improve their team around Victor Wembanyama, and there should be a plethora of stars available on the trade market for them to consider. Dan Favale of Bleacher Report floated the idea of them going after Darius Garland, listing him as an “ambitious trade target” for San Antonio.
“Pairing him with Wemby is next-level perfect,” Favale wrote. “Garland won’t be nudged off the ball as often as he is beside Mitchell, and while he’s on the smaller end, at 6’1″, the Spurs’ 7’4″ alien can cover up for anyone on defense.”
“Prying Garland out of Cleveland won’t come cheap even if he’s pushing for an exit. And any prospective package is complicated by the Cavaliers presumably angling for players over picks. Devin Vassell should remain untouchable in these talks. But Garland fits the Wemby timeline well enough for San Antonio to peddle Keldon Johnson, Jeremy Sochan and first-rounders, and to rally together third-party helpers if the situation demands it.”
Garland’s playmaking and shot creation would take the Spurs’ offense to another level.
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