Lost in the San Antonio Spurs drafting Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant, signing De'Aaron Fox to a max extension, and bringing in Luke Kornet was an equally impactful move. The Spurs signed coach Sean Sweeney to be their lead assistant coach and defensive coordinator.
The results have been night and day, with the Spurs boasting the fifth-best defensive rating in the NBA this season after ranking 25th last season. That is only behind the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, who took years to cultivate an elite defense.
Even without Jeremy Sochan for the team's first seven games or Kornet, who missed seven of the team's first 10 contests, Sweeney has cooked.