Although becoming more commonplace around the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs are largely credited with popularizing scouting, drafting, and signing foreign talent. In the most recent off-season, the Spurs signed Nicolas Laprovittola to a one year, minimum contract. Going into the off-season, the point guard position was one of several areas of weakness many identified for the Spurs. Tony Parker had been looking older in recent seasons, Patty Mills was in a shooting slump for a large portion of the past two seasons after having shoulder surgery in the summer of 2014, and Dejounte Murray, despite having the tools that could make him a valuable player down the road, had not yet played a minute of NBA basketball.
Laprovittola’s Season so far
