The Kawhi Leonard saga has mercifully ended and DeMar DeRozan is now a Spur. With his addition, San Antonio should remain in the playoff hunt, securing the Spurs’ run of relevance for the foreseeable future.
Yet it’s hard to get too excited about this new iteration. Its ceiling appears relatively low and it might already have an expiration date. The Spurs might be stuck being good-but-not-great, with no recourse to upgrade their roster.
The play to stay relevant cost San Antonio cap flexibility. They could have had room to add a max deal in the summer of 2019 had they not taken back a ton of long term money in DeMar DeRozan.