The San Antonio Spurs need to do everything they can to help Victor Wembanyama win. And according to Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report, the biggest offseason storyline in San Antonio will be finding Wembanyama a point guard.
“It doesn’t really matter where he comes from, but the San Antonio Spurs need to find the man who’ll make the next few years of Victor Wembanyama’s offensive development run smoothly,” Hughes wrote. “The trial-by-fire crowd might prefer to see Wemby struggle through another year without a credible organizer by his side. There’s probably something to be said for keeping the training wheels as far away as possible from a truly ceiling-less prospect because, who knows, maybe Wembanyama could develop into a primary facilitator if he has no other choice.
“It still feels most sensible to spend the summer searching for a setup artist, ideally one with a bright enough individual future to rate as something more than a stopgap…unless Tyus Jones is gettable at a reasonable rate in free agency. That’s as high-end as place-holding point guards get. Outside of mid-tier starters like Jones, the Spurs should take long looks at draft prospects like Serbian Nikola Topic and UConn’s Stephon Castle. Either might be gone before the Spurs pick at No. 4, but it seems like it’ll be easier for motivated teams to trade up in this draft than most in recent memory.
“San Antonio might not want to stop at just one, either. The best course might be pairing a tried-and-true vet like Jones alongside a prospect who’ll eventually take over the position. Wemby is going to make an All-NBA team next year regardless. But there’s no reason to make things harder on him than necessary.”
Bringing in a point guard this summer should definitely be one of the Spurs’ top priorities.
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