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The young Spurs are carving a new identity around unity, defensive intensity and chaos

The Spurs begin this season as another litmus test for how far a team can go without bona fide offensive star power. It’s a critique that underpins their low Vegas win projections and muted expectations across the board. Your favorite video game probably hasn’t shown the roster much love with its player ratings, and neither has your favorite analytics wonk, although who can choose just one of the latter these days?

Buckets aren’t made or missed on paper, though, and there’s hope that the offseason exits of DeMar DeRozan, Rudy Gay and Patty Mills can be compensated for by greater opportunity and development for the young guys.