Overview
- The Spurs plan to use training camp and the preseason to experiment with lineups and finalize rotations before the regular season begins on Oct. 20.
- San Antonio kept its core intact and added veterans Tobias Harris and Tarris Reed Jr., moves that are likely to shift frontcourt minutes and influence closing units.
- Dylan Harper told GQ that he wants Sixth Man of the Year but then said he will not accept a bench role, raising urgency around backcourt role decisions.
- Coaches must figure out how to make a three-guard group of De’Aaron Fox, Harper and Stephon Castle work after those three posted just 25 minutes together last season and a -26.9 net rating.
- The team is also weighing a more defensive bench without Victor Wembanyama to protect leads, a setup that would change minutes for players such as Julian Champagnie, Keldon Johnson and Luke Kornet.