Beginning with Dejounte Murray in 2016, Derrick White in 2017, and Lonnie Walker IV this past summer, the Spurs have selected guards in the first round of the past three drafts, presumably laying the foundation for the backcourt of the future that we might have been able to preview as early as, well, now.
Like many things in San Antonio lately, that hasn’t gone according to plan — Murray was lost indefinitely to an ACL injury in preseason, Walker to a knee injury he’s still rehabbing from, and White, after dealing with his own leg issues, is still finding his comfort level within the San Antonio rotation.