As the San Antonio Spurs continue to win games, we are getting a chance to see which players have a role on this team and which don't. With each passing game, it seems increasingly clear that fan favorite Jeremy Sochan is seeing his role diminish.
That has been an unfortunate side effect of his missing all of preseason and the first six games of the regular season. That absence gave free agent signing Luke Kornet a chance to show what he can do, and he has quickly earned minutes that might have otherwise gone to Sochan. In fact, he is currently averaging just 16.