I don’t know about you, but I had no idea what to expect coming into the season. From a talent perspective, adding DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and another year of experience to our youngsters seemed like a net positive to last season’s Kawhi-less team. I knew it would take time for all the new pieces to gel, and to be completely honest, I wasn’t sure that adding another mid-range player would be a good fit alongside LaMarcus Aldridge.
If you had forced me to make a guess before the season, I probably would have guessed that the Spurs would be battling for the 5th or 6th spot in the extremely competitive Western Conference.