Most Spurs fans got their first look at the 2019-20 version of their team on Tuesday. Those who were hoping to discover something new or unexpected about this iteration were probably disappointed. The same strengths and weaknesses San Antonio appeared to have in theory manifested in practice in a 107-89 loss against the Heat that taught few new lessons.
There were no surprises from the get-go. With all the veterans available Gregg Popovich gave us a glimpse at the likely starting lineup for this year, as DeMar DeRozan joined Bryn Forbes, Dejounte Murray, LaMarcus Aldridge and Jakob Poeltl to kick things off.