The Spurs have waived forward Luka Samanic, the 19th overall pick of the 2019 NBA draft. Now the roster stands at 16 players with guaranteed contracts, which means San Antonio will have to waive someone else before the start of the season.
The news would be considered surprising if the move hadn’t been reported as a possibility days ago by the San Antonio Express News. Normally first round picks are given their entire rookie contract to prove their worth, but the Spurs clearly believed they had seen enough of Samanic to be comfortable with parting ways with him.