The Golden State Warriors didn’t have to go after many free agents this summer, partly because they had no cap space but mainly because there was no need for the defending champions to tweak much with their roster.
But one player they went after was David West, who wound up signing with the Spurs for the veterans’ minimum, turning down a mid-level offer from the Warriors and a $12 million player option with the Pacers.
Whether West is a good fit for the Spurs is a valid question — although a player of his caliber on a minimum salary is a tremendous steal — but he would have been quite an asset for the Warriors to have on the bench.