It’s sometimes hard to guess which addition will help a team make a leap. The Knicks did it by finding a young player who was ready to become a star in Julius Randle. The Suns, on the other hand, did it by taking a risk on an older star with a big contract that scared others away with their trade for Chris Paul. Wildly different types of player but a similar result.
We’ve already took a look at the potential Randle types that could be available for San Antonio. Now it’s time to see if there are any highly-paid-but-cheap-to-trade-for veterans that would still be worth adding using cap space to accelerate the rebuild and propel the Spurs to the playoffs next season — assuming that’s what the front office wants.