Not too long ago, there was a growing concern that the current iteration of the Spurs weren’t going to be good enough for. . .anything. After a blockbuster summer trade sent their two best defenders (one also being their MVP on offense) to Toronto, the Spurs initially struggled.
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The defense was horrible, especially after Dejounte Murray was lost for the season to a torn ACL, and the offense leaned too heavily on DeMar DeRozan, LaMarcus Aldridge, and at times Rudy Gay to produce.