The San Antonio Spurs are off to a 5-3 start very early in their NBA season. 47% of the 15-man roster is composed of new players to the team, and to date, the Spurs haven’t even thrown out their expected starting five due to early injuries to Danny Green and Tony Parker.
In looking at the seven new players on the team, five of those players are being asked to play some core minutes and be apart of the rotation on a nightly basis. Those five players are Pau Gasol, David Lee, Dewayne Dedmon, Davis Bertans, and most recently, due to Parker’s injury, Nicolas Laprovittola.