Upon the start of the 2017-18 season, Davis Bertans seemed lined up to play the usual stretch four role off the bench for the San Antonio Spurs. He did not find that opportunity immediately but rediscovered it in short order.
Bertans barely had a role for all of October and most of November, playing in double-digit minutes per game just four times. It was not due to Joffrey Lauvergne, who missed a chunk of the season’s start, but Rudy Gay‘s use as the new stretch four off the bench.
Then came the injuries which gave Bertans a consistent spot in the rotation.