Dan is joined by Paul Garcia (@PaulGarciaNBA) from Project Spurs to discuss all things San Antonio Spurs ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. They cover San Antonio’s overall direction, Dejounte Murray’s development, the playmaking rotation, Josh Primo, Keldon Johnson’s potential for improvement, Lonnie Walker IV’s future, Devin Vassell’s role, Thaddeus Young’s value, lineup possibilities, the Ben Simmons trade rumors and much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
0:30 – Intro 2:51 – San Antonio’s direction 5:02 – Do they have a primary cornerstone? 6:15 – Dejounte Murray’s next step 7:40 – The Dejounte Murray-Derrick White combination 8:31 – Can Tre Jones (when healthy) fill the playmaking void? 9:32 – Is Josh Primo ready for immediate minutes? 11:13 – The need for San Antonio to experiment/play fast 16:03 – Keldon Johnson’s ceiling 18:25 – Lonnie Walker IV’s future 21:14 – Devin Vassell’s role 23:12 – Thaddeus Young’s value/future 25:06 – The frontcourt rotation 28:01 – The Ben Simmons discussion 30:55 – Best crunch-time lineup 32:51 – Quirky lineups we want to see 33:53 – Win-total prediction/Place in the West 37:30 – Final roster cuts
38:52 – San Antonio’s defensive identity