Of all of the years to nosedive to the bottom of the standings, 2023 was the one to do it. Not since Zion Williamson has there been such a tantalizing talent at the top of the NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama is a 7-foot-5 unicorn who can handle the basketball, shoot from outside and erase shots at the rim. He’s perhaps the most hyped prospect in the draft since LeBron James, and made teams like the Spurs, Hornets and Trail Blazers alter their season’s to get a shot at drafting him.
San Antonio lost 60 games this season to give themselves the best possible odds to land this potentially franchise altering talent.