With just under 20 games left in the season, the Spurs find themselves in a race to the bottom, as they battle with the Hornets, Rockets and Pistons for the best odds of the top pick in the draft.
While there isn’t much to play for in terms of accolades in the final stretch, this is a chance to experiment with lineups and see what combinations of the young core works best together. Can all three 19-year-olds play together at once? Can Tre Jones and Malaki Branham coexist in the back court? What players keep the team in the game defensively?