That all sounds nice, but everyone claimed that they were tanking last year for this draft. Now they traded the 8th pick away. They acquired an ancient Chris Paul, who as was pointed out, will miss half of the year being injured. How many seasons of 50-60 losses do you think Wemby is going to put up with?

@@MrOctober44 they didn't tank last year, they just sucked. The plan always was to see how the players fit around Wemby first season. 2nd season will be much of the same, with the odd veteran here and there. CP3's value is as much for his mentorship and off-court leadership as his own-court production. Given Wemby has preached patience from the fanbase, I would say he is fine with one more season. He's still only 20!

Wemby is so good people forgot there was a reason the Spurs got the number 1 pick to begin with. The Spurs were a bad team. They didn't tank in Wemby's first season. 100% agree next off season is the time to make bold moves. CP will do wonders for Castle's development.

@@MrOctober44they got the player they really wanted in the draft, Stephon Castle (if not Sheppard). He gets a year of mentoring from one of the smartest and greatest PGs ever. They still have Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassel. There’s no promise Dillingham will pay off, if he does the trade looks stupid, if not they got 2 firsts for a role player (or he’s out of the league, his size makes him very boom or bust potential). Players will want to play with Wemby, and the spurs are not going to be as bad with CP3 being able to get Wemby good looks, and Castle can at the very least play elite defense.

Until all the good free agents resign and ask for trades before they even get to free agency. I wouldn't be holding out for fa in the nba these days

Lol. The Knicks also massively overpaid for Bridges, Ntm they were trading with a rival with the Nets. That sounds nice to do a painstakingly slow rebuild. Let's see how many 50-60 losses a year type of seasons Wemby will put up with

@@MrOctober44 rebuilds are slow. Just look at OKC. The Paul George trade was 5 years ago.

Totally agree, this take was really bad. Pop and RC methodically planned having the best shot for Wemby. Now they have a generational talent and tons of assets. They have a boat load of cap space next year. Fire them? Bring in new guys after their plan worked? These guys are playing the long game and now Spurs are primed to have a long run at championships. There is plenty of evidence that trying to speed things up doesn't work. It's so ironic to me that everyone pumps up OKC all the time but are so short sighted and can't respect what/how OKC got where they are.

Wosny complaining about us trading the 8th pick when those picks we picked up will be in Wemby’s 7th and 8th year, Minnesota won’t have Gobert, KAT will be old, and they’ve given up all their picks for the next 8 years. Also, Ant may be off the team, I think his second contract is up in 29(?), good chance they’ll be lottery picks

@@patrickcauthorn985 Two major problems with the whole slow burn rebuild. How many 50-60 loss seasons do you think Wemby is going to put up with? What makes you believe they're capable of doing a good rebuild? What positive move have they made in the past seven years other then drafting the biggest, most hyped prospect since LeBron?

At this point you're looking at another 50 plus loss season. How many do you think Wemby will put up with?

@@MrOctober44You can’t be serious right? It’s literally been ONE SEASON. Holy hell casuals man

@@MrOctober44 it’s a great question, and I’d guess he’d be pissed if they aren’t in the playoffs by year 3. With that being said, the way they finished last year I think they have a good shot at making the play-in this year. Biggest difference for me long term is I feel like Wemby genuinely wants to be in San Antonio. And because of the assets SA has acquired the past few off seasons, at some point they’re gonna cash those in for a player they think will fit with Wemby. Can’t see them just sitting on those assets just to let Wemby walk

@@MrOctober44 Wemby is extremely patient, he has stated this multiple times and has talked about how much he trust the FO. He also talks about how much he loves San Antonio (even going out of his own way to say he hates big markets). Wemby grew up a Spurs fan and is a Spur through and through. He's here for a long time

why would they rush it, so many have rushed it and didn't succeed. Yes, definitely a bad take

@@sqx22 we ain’t rushing it but we bringing in someone who can help us build winning habits and help wemby , castle and the rest pick up some tricks of the trade. Cp3 isn’t gonna make us a contender but help maybe regain some of his value and help out the younger players

@@sqx22wemby is not like any other player, he is the One

That move now in hindsight was fookin brilliant

Not to mention the Poeltl trade and the DeRozan trade were also huge surplus value

Exactly!! The draft capital stored up in San Antonio is insane right now. I trust Pop and RC more than anybody else.

To me it's a slightly risky bet that doesn't pay off. Dejounte may be good with Trae Young. They believe themselves I think. Sad that it doesn't pay off. As a Spurs fan I still hold some soft spot for the kid, no matter what he has said.

These dudes at the Ringer smoking good shit, they still think like the NBA is operating in 2008 when no one cares about draft assets… let dumb teams swing for the fences and give up all their picks. Smart teams like the spurs tank, trade valuable players to short sighted teams, draft wemby and have a surplus of picks to replenish talent, we see teams like the nuggets hit a wall because when you win a ring, your role players look for bigger contracts and you can’t pay everyone. Then you’re too good to draft anyone cause you’re always drafting in the late first round. The way the Spurs have set it up, they have a lot of picks to bring in top talent when the spurs will be championship contenders.

Yes! Didn't think about that.

The crossover we never knew we needed

Took OKC 2 years to be competitive. Playoffs in 2020. Tore it down and back in the play-in in 2023. 1 seed in 2024. Only had 2 tank seasons 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 and then right back in playoff contention.

@@britaneejustinmosley1900 yeah it was brilliantly done. They are good now because they aquired a ton of draft capital and patiently developed their young players. Now they are legit championship contenders.

Totally forgot that up to now the Spurs are still benefitting from the Kawhi trade.

@@britaneejustinmosley1900Yeah, but Spurs are on a similar path as OKC: - 22 wins. - 24 wins or something. - 40 wins. - And last season, first seed. Beginning their serious contention window. Spurs just finished that second 20 something wins year and could get closer to the 40 wins OKC had during their 3rd year. (Probably around 33-35 for the Spurs next year). The timeline is pretty similar. And even if they need one more yea to get there, it would still be a fast and successful rebuild for the long term, while keeping their assets intact. Next year’s FA and Draft class are where the Spurs want to go hard. Keep your options open and your assets until then, build organically with one of the most experienced and best mentors in the league, and be the Behemoth at the negotiation table when it matters next summer. The Spurs one of the most well-ran organizations in team sport history for a reason.

For real. The reason why I never follow them

He’s ancient