It seems like long ago now, but at one point the Spurs had one of the best records in the West. At the end of February, they ranked fifth in the conference. At the All-Star break they had moved down only a couple of spots in the standings due to a COVID hiatus and were still dreaming of making the playoffs directly.
Since then, the Spurs have logged the third worse winning percentage in the conference, losing fewer games than only the tanking Thunder and Rockets. If the Pelicans had made a push, San Antonio would probably be on the outside of the play-in picture looking in.