The NBA is ushering in a fresh and unique class of talent and the San Antonio Spurs are walking away from the Barclays Center with some exciting pieces to build on. This team is welcoming a dynamic trio of rookies in Croatian forward Luka Samanic, SEC Freshman of the Year Keldon Johnson and First-Team All-SEC selection Quinndary Weatherspoon.
As a collective, the 2019 NBA draft class shows tremendous promise, harboring a mixture of sharpshooters, switchable defenders and staggering athletes. With their choices in this season’s draft, the Spurs showed their ability to navigate the trends of the league and conform them into their own system of operation.