After the retirement of the Big 3 and Kawhi Leonard forcing his way out of town, the San Antonio Spurs chose a path not frequently taken by franchises undergoing major changes. Instead of bottoming out and stockpiling draft assets, they continued pushing for playoff relevancy by blending together their young core with a number of veterans. Whether or not this approach can be considered a success depends on one’s expectations of the team during this period of transition.
Despite the Spurs’ reluctance to enter a full rebuild, they still ended up missing the playoffs each of the past two seasons and are going into an offseason unlike any they have had in a very long time as every veteran on the team over the age of 30 will be an unrestricted free agent.