Why the Spurs refuse to add a backup point guard

The Spurs recently waived power forward Alize Johnson to sign combo forward Stanley Johnson. The move is not too interesting on its own, since Johnson is a fairly known commodity at this point as a long, athletic defender who can score in transition but lacks a reliable outside shot, and his fit with the Spurs is simple to figure out.

What is actually interesting is that the Spurs brought in another forward instead of the ball handler most people would agree they clearly need. They seem to disagree that addressing the issue should be a priority, which is curious. There are two likely reasons for that.

The Spurs have a lot of faith in Blake Wesley

The simplest answer to the question of why…