For years, the Southwest Division has been one of the most consistently competitive collections of teams in the National Basketball Association. Between the three diehard teams in Texas (Dallas, Houston and San Antonio), a rambunctious organization in New Orleans and the gritty Memphis Grizzlies, the Southwest is not a friendly place to settle in the Western Conference. The San Antonio Spurs have reigned supreme in the hierarchy of teams in their division for the majority of the time, although James Harden has pushed Houston ahead as of late.
Following the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery, Gregg Popovich and the Spurs are going to have some serious game planning to do when taking the outcome of Monday evening’s lottery into account.