We are at the midway point of the 2022-23 season, and it has been unlike any season many Spurs fans have ever been a part of. They’re rebuilding with the goal of the top NBA Draft pick, but unlike the last two times they were aiming for (and won) the number one pick, the odds are much more stacked against winning the lottery these days thanks to the league’s new anti-tanking measures, not to mention they have plenty of company at the bottom of the standings.
As a result, the uncertain future can sometimes lead to overreactions, with a recent example coming from a recent interview from two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic (which I can’t find the original source for, but a translation was provided on Reddit, so it was presumably with his home country of Serbia).