What Lonnie Walker’s injury means to the Spurs

This is certainly not an ideal start to Lonnie Walker IV’s career. The 18th overall pick of the 2018 draft suffered a meniscus tear in the Spurs’ preseason game against the Pistons and will have to undergo surgery on Monday. He’s expected to miss 6-8 weeks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Any injury represents a setback. Those that happen in preseason, when teams are still trying to figure out rotations and establish and identity, are even more inconvenient. This one, however, shouldn’t have a huge effect on the Spurs’ season or, hopefully, Walker’s career.