After signing Tobias Harris, the blockbuster moves of the San Antonio Spurs' offseason are done and dusted, but there's still some work to be done.
So far this NBA offseason, the San Antonio Spurs have signed free agent Tobias Harris, re-signed both Julian Champagnie and Harrison Barnes, and made it clear that they don't plan on trading De'Aaron Fox.
With that, fans should expect the "big moves" to be done, but there is still room for the team to improve.
Two priorities remain: shore up the frontcourt rotation and find an end-of-the-bench point guard. Right now, only Fox, Dylan Harper, and Stephon Castle can reliably handle the ball for meaningful minutes, so finding a garbage time piece who can step up amid injuries is key.
On top of that, Luke Kornet's long-term future in San Antonio should be called into question. Should the Spurs sign a big or a guard?
Spurs Must Make Free Agent Choice
The Spurs still have the bi-annual exception, good for a one-year, $6 million contract. That's not massive money by any means, but it is enough to work with.
Both Jordan McLaughlin and Lindy Waters III are free agents and have yet to be re-signed. One of them, or someone like Brandon Williams, would fit well.
But there's still the Kornet case. In the regular season, the backup center averaged a solid 6.5 points and 6.1 rebounds, keeping the Spurs afloat while Victor Wembanyama sat. In the Western Conference playoffs, those numbers fell to 4.5 points and 4.4 rebounds. In the Finals, he often got in foul trouble and averaged only eight minutes per game. The Spurs were a putrid -22 when he was on the floor.
Does one bad series spell doom for his time in San Antonio? If that were the case, Fox would also be long gone. But the Spurs do need an upgrade in the frontcourt.
Perhaps Tarris Reed Jr. can take on a bigger role than expected. In his Summer League debut, he scored ten inefficient points, but there is reason to hope that he can both back up and share the floor with Wemby.
Knowing that the Spurs plan on staggering Fox, Castle, and Harper, they need a fourth ball-handler just to round out that rotation. The Spurs still have two roster spots left and could very easily sign a bench center and point guard, but their first order of business should be rounding out the backcourt.
There are plenty of good options, it's just a matter of finding one who fits the budget.
