As the San Antonio Spurs look to build around Victor Wembanyama moving forward, they should constantly be exploring potential opportunities to improve. Head coach Gregg Popovich noted that the team is unlikely to make any such moves this season, as the team is sitting at the bottom of the Western Conference,
That said, if the right player becomes available, the Spurs should be ready to jump at the chance to snag him. Wembanyama has all the talent in the world, and while that hasn’t translated to winning yet this season, putting help around him should be the team’s top priority.
Jonah Kubicek of Inside the Spurs recently suggested Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham as a potential San Antonio trade target.
“The Pistons would demand a massive haul of picks for Cunningham, and the Spurs could entertain that,” Kubicek wrote. “Cunningham showed in college that he can be one of the best pick-and-roll players in the league, but has never really played with a viable partner. Enter Victor Wembanyama. Surrounding that duo with elite shooters already on the roster would immediately make the Spurs infinitely better. A war chest of picks would be the asking price, but it’s only been two calendar years since Cunningham was the undisputed first-overall pick. He’s been playing quite well, but for a horrible team that frankly is not fun to watch, so people have written him off.”
The Pistons just snapped a 28-game losing streak, but it seems unlikely that they part ways with Cunningham, who has been the lone bright spot in Detroit this year.
Adding him would give the Spurs a dynamic duo to lead them into the future, but it would cost a hefty sum, and the Pistons would almost certainly rather keep him and look to turn things around.
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