The San Antonio Spurs have long had a reputation for making “all the right moves”, but of course no team is perfect. There can always be a free agent or draft pick that seemed right at the time but didn’t work out. Today we will be looking at few such Spurs, from players we loved and wanted to work out but didn’t, to ones that needed to work for the team’s sake or reputation but failed.
Pau Gasol
When the Spurs first signed Pau Gasol in 2016, it was a comforting move. With Tim Duncan having just retired and the Spurs looking to add another center to pair with LaMarcus Aldridge (who at the time only saw himself as a power forward, plus they were working to talk him off the trade request ledge), they brought in Gasol, who was coming off two straight All Star appearances in Chicago.