According to ESPN cap guru Bobby Marks, the San Antonio Spurs can go in one of two directions at the NBA’s 2024 trade deadline. One would be finding out which of their current young players fit best around rookie wunderkind Victor Wembanyama.
The other direction entails finding a new team for veterans Doug McDermott and Cedi Osman — and getting some assets back in the process to help fuel the next era of Spurs contention. Marks has a deal in mind for one of the two vets, too. He proposed swapping McDermott to the Orlando Magic for veteran wing Gary Harris and a second round pick (the worse of the Magic’s Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies seconds).
We aren’t clear why San Antonio would be interested in trading one vet for another in this case.
Breaking down the defensive impact of Victor Wembanyama https://t.co/9slzKbYEpf pic.twitter.com/IETmkDX0Jb
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But if it were us on the other end of the call, we would be pushing to structure a deal bringing back one of either Wendell Carter, Jr. or Moritz Wagner to put next to Wemby.
Even if it meant ponying up some additional draft capital on the Spurs part to get the deal done.
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